Table 3.

Imprinting disorders and methylation disturbances in short children born SGA

Syndrome [OMIM]Epigenetic defectIncidenceMean BW/BL SDSClinical features besides SGATreatment
Silver-Russell syndrome [180860]11p15 LOM (30%-60%), upd(7)mat (5-10%), upd(20)mat, upd(16)mat act CDKN1C, HMAG2, PLAG1 and CNVs
Exception # Paternal IGF2 mutation (see Table 1)
1:30,000-100,00011p15:−3.2/−4.5
UPD7:−2.3/−2.5
Clinical: −2.7/−1.8
Relative macrocephaly, protruding forehead, body asymmetry, feeding problems and/or low BMIGH effective (in label of registered GH treatment for short SGA)
Temple syndrome [616222]14q32 abnormalities: upd(14)mat, paternal microdeletions, hypomethylation of DLK1/GTL2 IG-DMR< 100 cases−1.9/−1.6Postnatal growth failure, hypotonia, delayed development of motor skills, feeding problems in infancy, early puberty, broad forehead, short nose with wide nasal tip, small hands and feetInsufficient data
IMAGe syndrome [614732]Maternally inherited activating mutations in CDKN1C≈ 15 cases−2.0 to −4.0Relative macrocephaly at birth, no or mild intellectual disability, frontal bossing, low-set ears, flat nasal bridge, short nose, congenital adrenal hypoplasia, metaphyseal and/or epiphyseal dysplasia, male genital anomalies, early-onset type 1 DMInsufficient data
Prader-Willi syndrome [176270]Paternal 15q11.2q13 deletion (60%), upd(15)mat (40%), or imprinting center mutation (1-3%). Loss of SNRPN and NDN expression1:16.000−1.2/−1.1Diminished fetal activity, obesity, muscular hypotonia, intellectual disability, short stature, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, small hands and feetGH registered for PWS
Pseudohypopara-thyroidism type 1a/ca [103580]Heterozygous GNAS1 mutation inherited from the mother1:150.000−0.6/−1.1
35% born SGA
Resistance to PTH and other hormones (TSH, LH, FSH and GHRH), Albright hereditary osteodystrophy (short stature, obesity, round face, subcutaneous ossifications, brachydactyly, mild intellectual disability)Insufficient data
Pseudopseudo-hypoparathyroi-dism [612463])Heterozygous GNAS1 mutation inherited from the father1:150.000−2.7/−3.0
95% born SGA
Albright hereditary osteodystrophy without multiple hormone resistance and no hypocalcemiaInsufficient data
Syndrome [OMIM]Epigenetic defectIncidenceMean BW/BL SDSClinical features besides SGATreatment
Silver-Russell syndrome [180860]11p15 LOM (30%-60%), upd(7)mat (5-10%), upd(20)mat, upd(16)mat act CDKN1C, HMAG2, PLAG1 and CNVs
Exception # Paternal IGF2 mutation (see Table 1)
1:30,000-100,00011p15:−3.2/−4.5
UPD7:−2.3/−2.5
Clinical: −2.7/−1.8
Relative macrocephaly, protruding forehead, body asymmetry, feeding problems and/or low BMIGH effective (in label of registered GH treatment for short SGA)
Temple syndrome [616222]14q32 abnormalities: upd(14)mat, paternal microdeletions, hypomethylation of DLK1/GTL2 IG-DMR< 100 cases−1.9/−1.6Postnatal growth failure, hypotonia, delayed development of motor skills, feeding problems in infancy, early puberty, broad forehead, short nose with wide nasal tip, small hands and feetInsufficient data
IMAGe syndrome [614732]Maternally inherited activating mutations in CDKN1C≈ 15 cases−2.0 to −4.0Relative macrocephaly at birth, no or mild intellectual disability, frontal bossing, low-set ears, flat nasal bridge, short nose, congenital adrenal hypoplasia, metaphyseal and/or epiphyseal dysplasia, male genital anomalies, early-onset type 1 DMInsufficient data
Prader-Willi syndrome [176270]Paternal 15q11.2q13 deletion (60%), upd(15)mat (40%), or imprinting center mutation (1-3%). Loss of SNRPN and NDN expression1:16.000−1.2/−1.1Diminished fetal activity, obesity, muscular hypotonia, intellectual disability, short stature, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, small hands and feetGH registered for PWS
Pseudohypopara-thyroidism type 1a/ca [103580]Heterozygous GNAS1 mutation inherited from the mother1:150.000−0.6/−1.1
35% born SGA
Resistance to PTH and other hormones (TSH, LH, FSH and GHRH), Albright hereditary osteodystrophy (short stature, obesity, round face, subcutaneous ossifications, brachydactyly, mild intellectual disability)Insufficient data
Pseudopseudo-hypoparathyroi-dism [612463])Heterozygous GNAS1 mutation inherited from the father1:150.000−2.7/−3.0
95% born SGA
Albright hereditary osteodystrophy without multiple hormone resistance and no hypocalcemiaInsufficient data

Abbreviations: act, activating; BL, birth length; BMI, body mass index; BW, birth weight; DM, diabetes mellitus; FSH, follicle-stimulating hormone; LH, luteinizing hormone; LOM, loss of methylation; SGA, small for gestational age; upd()mat, maternal uniparental disomy.

Pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1b [OMIM 603233] is associated with normal or increased birth weight and overgrowth in childhood.

Table 3.

Imprinting disorders and methylation disturbances in short children born SGA

Syndrome [OMIM]Epigenetic defectIncidenceMean BW/BL SDSClinical features besides SGATreatment
Silver-Russell syndrome [180860]11p15 LOM (30%-60%), upd(7)mat (5-10%), upd(20)mat, upd(16)mat act CDKN1C, HMAG2, PLAG1 and CNVs
Exception # Paternal IGF2 mutation (see Table 1)
1:30,000-100,00011p15:−3.2/−4.5
UPD7:−2.3/−2.5
Clinical: −2.7/−1.8
Relative macrocephaly, protruding forehead, body asymmetry, feeding problems and/or low BMIGH effective (in label of registered GH treatment for short SGA)
Temple syndrome [616222]14q32 abnormalities: upd(14)mat, paternal microdeletions, hypomethylation of DLK1/GTL2 IG-DMR< 100 cases−1.9/−1.6Postnatal growth failure, hypotonia, delayed development of motor skills, feeding problems in infancy, early puberty, broad forehead, short nose with wide nasal tip, small hands and feetInsufficient data
IMAGe syndrome [614732]Maternally inherited activating mutations in CDKN1C≈ 15 cases−2.0 to −4.0Relative macrocephaly at birth, no or mild intellectual disability, frontal bossing, low-set ears, flat nasal bridge, short nose, congenital adrenal hypoplasia, metaphyseal and/or epiphyseal dysplasia, male genital anomalies, early-onset type 1 DMInsufficient data
Prader-Willi syndrome [176270]Paternal 15q11.2q13 deletion (60%), upd(15)mat (40%), or imprinting center mutation (1-3%). Loss of SNRPN and NDN expression1:16.000−1.2/−1.1Diminished fetal activity, obesity, muscular hypotonia, intellectual disability, short stature, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, small hands and feetGH registered for PWS
Pseudohypopara-thyroidism type 1a/ca [103580]Heterozygous GNAS1 mutation inherited from the mother1:150.000−0.6/−1.1
35% born SGA
Resistance to PTH and other hormones (TSH, LH, FSH and GHRH), Albright hereditary osteodystrophy (short stature, obesity, round face, subcutaneous ossifications, brachydactyly, mild intellectual disability)Insufficient data
Pseudopseudo-hypoparathyroi-dism [612463])Heterozygous GNAS1 mutation inherited from the father1:150.000−2.7/−3.0
95% born SGA
Albright hereditary osteodystrophy without multiple hormone resistance and no hypocalcemiaInsufficient data
Syndrome [OMIM]Epigenetic defectIncidenceMean BW/BL SDSClinical features besides SGATreatment
Silver-Russell syndrome [180860]11p15 LOM (30%-60%), upd(7)mat (5-10%), upd(20)mat, upd(16)mat act CDKN1C, HMAG2, PLAG1 and CNVs
Exception # Paternal IGF2 mutation (see Table 1)
1:30,000-100,00011p15:−3.2/−4.5
UPD7:−2.3/−2.5
Clinical: −2.7/−1.8
Relative macrocephaly, protruding forehead, body asymmetry, feeding problems and/or low BMIGH effective (in label of registered GH treatment for short SGA)
Temple syndrome [616222]14q32 abnormalities: upd(14)mat, paternal microdeletions, hypomethylation of DLK1/GTL2 IG-DMR< 100 cases−1.9/−1.6Postnatal growth failure, hypotonia, delayed development of motor skills, feeding problems in infancy, early puberty, broad forehead, short nose with wide nasal tip, small hands and feetInsufficient data
IMAGe syndrome [614732]Maternally inherited activating mutations in CDKN1C≈ 15 cases−2.0 to −4.0Relative macrocephaly at birth, no or mild intellectual disability, frontal bossing, low-set ears, flat nasal bridge, short nose, congenital adrenal hypoplasia, metaphyseal and/or epiphyseal dysplasia, male genital anomalies, early-onset type 1 DMInsufficient data
Prader-Willi syndrome [176270]Paternal 15q11.2q13 deletion (60%), upd(15)mat (40%), or imprinting center mutation (1-3%). Loss of SNRPN and NDN expression1:16.000−1.2/−1.1Diminished fetal activity, obesity, muscular hypotonia, intellectual disability, short stature, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, small hands and feetGH registered for PWS
Pseudohypopara-thyroidism type 1a/ca [103580]Heterozygous GNAS1 mutation inherited from the mother1:150.000−0.6/−1.1
35% born SGA
Resistance to PTH and other hormones (TSH, LH, FSH and GHRH), Albright hereditary osteodystrophy (short stature, obesity, round face, subcutaneous ossifications, brachydactyly, mild intellectual disability)Insufficient data
Pseudopseudo-hypoparathyroi-dism [612463])Heterozygous GNAS1 mutation inherited from the father1:150.000−2.7/−3.0
95% born SGA
Albright hereditary osteodystrophy without multiple hormone resistance and no hypocalcemiaInsufficient data

Abbreviations: act, activating; BL, birth length; BMI, body mass index; BW, birth weight; DM, diabetes mellitus; FSH, follicle-stimulating hormone; LH, luteinizing hormone; LOM, loss of methylation; SGA, small for gestational age; upd()mat, maternal uniparental disomy.

Pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1b [OMIM 603233] is associated with normal or increased birth weight and overgrowth in childhood.

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