Table 2 Phenotypic characteristics of patients with GRIN mutations of the SNUH cohort

From: Exploring gene-phenotype relationships in GRIN-related neurodevelopmental disorders

Patient

Gene

Age at onset

Sex/age (y)a

Latest developmental status

Developmental milestone

HCb

Movement/behavior

Brain MRI

Seizure

Other features

SNUH 1

GRIN1

<1 m

F/7.5

Head control, cannot roll over, no meaningful words

NA

WNL

Myoclonus, irritability, dystonia

Chiari I malformation

Y

Increased CSF-to-plasma glycine ratio, tracheostomy, rectal prolapse,

SNUH 2

GRIN1

11 m

M/2.5

Sit with support, no meaningful words

Head control unavailable, poor eye contact at 24 m

Myoclonus

Delayed myelination, diffuse brain atrophy

Y

Nystagmus, increased CSF-to-plasma glycine ratio, sudden cardiac arrest (2 y 11 m)

SNUH 3

GRIN1

7 m

M/6

Walk with holding, eye contact, visual tracking

Roll over at 6 m, sit alone, babbling only at 18 m

Rett-like behaviorc, sleep disturbance

WNL

N

Strabismus

SNUH 4

GRIN1

5 m

M/9

Roll over, cannot recognize parents

Social smile, poor head control at 4 y 6 m

Jitteriness, hyperkinetic movement, facial dyskinesia

Delayed myelination

N

 

SNUH 5

GRIN1

4 m

F/4.5

Walk upstairs with support, say 6–7 words

Head control at 4 m, roll over at 6 m, crawl and babbling at 18 m

WNL

NA

WNL

N

Preterm birth (GA 33 + 2 weeks, 1.9 kg)

SNUH 6

GRIN1

6 m

M/3.5

Head control, rolling, no meaningful words

Cannot head control and roll over at 20 m

NA

WNL

N

 

SNUH 7

GRIN1

7 m

M/6

Run alone, moderate ID

Walk alone at 24 m

NA

ASD

WNL

Y

FSIQ 42

SNUH 8

GRIN1

1 y

F/2

Walk a few steps, only babbling

Sit alone and babbling at 1 y

WNL

Normal

WNL

N

Preterm birth (GA 33 + 6 weeks, 2.0 kg)

SNUH 9

GRIN2A

1 y

F/15.5

Walk alone, no meaningful words (regression during infancy)

Stand with holding, recognize parents at 6 y

NA

Rett-like behaviorc, hyperkinetic movement

WNL

N

Strabismus, polydactyly

SNUH 10

GRIN2A

3 m

F/2

Head control, eye contact, cannot sit alone

Incomplete head control at 6 m

Dystonia, dyskinesia

WNL

N

Hypothyroidism, Leber congenital amaurosis

SNUH 11

GRIN2A

1 y 1 m

M/2

Stand with holding, only babbling

NA

WNL

Myoclonus

WNL

Y

 

SNUH 12

GRIN2A

4 y 10 m

M/8

GDD

NA

NA

NA

WNL

Y

 

SNUH 13

GRIN2B

8 m

F/16

Sit with support, no meaningful words

Roll over at 6 y

Rett-like behaviorc, ASD

WNL

N

 

SNUH 14

GRIN2B

1 y 7 m

F/3.5

10–20 words, simple obey command

Head control at 3 m, stand alone, babbling at 20 m

NA

Normal

WNL

N

FSIQ 76

SNUH 15

GRIN2B

1 y 3 m

M/3

Running, say 2–3 words

Roll over at 6 m, walk alone at 2 y

WNL

Normal

WNL

N

 

SNUH 16

GRIN2B

1 y 2 m

M/5.5

2-word sentence, running

Walk alone, say 2 words at 2 y

WNL

ASD, ADHD

WNL

Y

FSIQ 60

SNUH 17

GRIN2B

5 m

F/1.5

Roll over, social smile

Cannot control head at 5 m

WNL

NA

Mild brain atrophy

N

 

SNUH 18

GRIN2B

8 m

F/6

Can recite some English letters and numbers

Stand with support, 2–3 words at 2 y

WNL

NA

Arachnoid cyst

N

FSIQ 47, intestinal duplication

SNUH 19

GRIN2B

2 m

F/7

Cannot walk alone, sit alone, developmental regression

Roll over, babbling at 4.5 y

Rett-like behaviorc

WNL

N

Cortical visual impairment

SNUH 20

GRIN2B

6 m

M/4.5

Sit alone, do not see when called

Roll over at 1 y, babbling at 1.5 y

WNL

NA

WNL

N

 

SNUH 21

GRIN2B

11 m

M/3

Sit alone, see when called, recognize parents

Babbling, eye contact, cannot control head at 10 m

WNL

Normal

WNL

N

 

SNUH 22

GRIN2B

10 m

F/10.5

Cannot roll over, sit alone, babbling only

Head control at 26 m, see when called at 39 m

NA

Cortical thickening, polymicrogyria

Y

Facial dysmorphism (downward slanted palpebral fissure)

SNUH 23

GRIN2B

6 m

F/3.5

Walk alone, no meaningful words

Stand alone, say 2 words at 2 y

NA

WNL

N

 

SNUH 24

GRIN2B

3 y 3 m

M/30

Severe ID

Roll over at 9 m, walk with support at 2 y

WNL

NA

WNL

N

FSIQ 37

SNUH 25

GRIN2B

1 y

M/8.5

Autistic behavior, severe GDD

Stand with holding at 2 y, 2-word sentence at 4 y

WNL

ASD

WNL

N

FSIQ 44

SNUH 26

GRIN2B

2 y

F/6.5

2-word sentence, simple obey command

Walk alone at 2 y

WNL

ASD

NA

N

FSIQ 47

SNUH 27

GRIN2B

2 y 6 m

M/4

Running, a few words

Walk alone at 19 m, first word at 2 y

ASD

NA

N

FSIQ 47, facial dysmorphism (cupped ear, micrognathia)

SNUH 28

GRIN2B

1 y 9 m

M/2

A few words, walk alone

Stand alone, meaningful words at 21 m,

WNL

NA

NA

N

 

SNUH 29 d

GRIN2B

10 m

F/2

Sit with support, imitative action, babbling

Head control at 7 m

WNL

NA

T2 hyperintensities from midbrain to medulla

N

 

SNUH 30 d

GRIN2B

10 m

F/2

Roll over, no meaningful words

Head control at 7 m

WNL

NA

Nodular T2 hyperintensities at brainstem and cerebellum

N

 

SNUH 31

GRIN2D

1 y 1 m

F/3

Walk alone, babbling, simple obey command

Stand with support, cannot perform a pincer grasp at 15 m

WNL

NA

WNL

Y

 
  1. y year, HC head circumference, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, F female, CSF cerebrospinal fluid, M male, m month, GA gestational age, ID intellectual disability, ASD autism spectrum disorder, GDD global developmental delay, FSIQ full-scale intelligence quotient, ADHD attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, WNL within normal limit, NA not available.
  2. aAge at last review with pediatric neurologists.
  3. b▲represents macrocephaly (head circumference for age >97%) and represents microcephaly (head circumference for age <3%).
  4. cIncludes stereotypical features, such as habitual or uncontrollable hand stereotype, and bruxism.
  5. dMonozygotic twins sharing the same variant (GRIN2B c.2287G>A, p.Gly763Ser).