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ARID1B-related disorder in 87 adults: Natural history and self-sustainability

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P.J. van der Sluijs¹ ID, M. Gösgens¹, A.J.M. Dingemans², P. Striano³,⁴, A. Riva⁴,⁵,
C. Mignot⁶, A. Faudet⁷, G. Vasileiou⁸,⁹, M. Walther⁸, S.A. Schrier Vergano¹⁰,¹¹, M. Alders¹²,
F.S. Alkuraya¹³,¹⁴, I. Alorainy¹⁵, H.S. Alsaif¹³,¹⁶, B. Anderlid¹⁷, I. Bache¹⁸, I. van Beek¹²,
M. Blanluet¹⁹, B.W. van Bon²⁰, T. Brunet²¹,²², H. Brunner², M.L. Carriero²³, P. Charles⁶,
N. Chatron²⁴,²⁵, E. Coccia²⁶, C. Dubourg²⁷,²⁸, R.K. Earl²⁹, E.E. Eichler³⁰,³¹, L. Faivre³²,³³,
N. Foulds³⁴, C. Graziano³⁵, A.M. Guerrot³⁶, M.O. Hashem¹³, S. Heide⁷, D. Heron⁷,
S.E. Hickey³⁷,³⁸, S.M.J. Hopman³⁹, A. Kattentidt-Mouravieva⁴⁰, J. Kerkhof⁴¹,
J.S. Klein Wassink-Ruiter⁴², E.C. Kurtz-Nelson²⁹,⁴³, K. Kušíková⁴⁴, M. Kvarnung¹⁷,
F. Lecoquierre³⁶, G.S. Leszinski²¹, L. Loberti²³,⁴⁵, P.L. Magoulas⁴⁶, F. Mari²³, I. Maystadt⁴⁷,
G. Merla⁴⁸,⁴⁹, J.M. Milunsky⁵⁰, S. Moortgat⁴⁷, G. Nicolas³⁶, M.O.' Leary⁵¹, S. Odent²⁸,⁵²,
J.R. Ozmore⁵³, K. Parbhoo³⁷,⁵⁴, R. Pfundt², M. Piccione⁵⁵,⁵⁶, A.M. Pinto²³, B. Popp⁵⁷,
A. Putoux²⁴, H.L. Rehm⁵¹, A. Reis⁸,⁹, A. Renieri²³,⁴⁵, J.A. Rosenfeld⁴⁶,⁵⁸, M. Rossi²⁴,
E. Salzano⁵⁵, P. Saugier-Veber³⁶, M. Seri²⁶, G. Severi²⁶, F.M. Sonmez⁵⁹,
G. Strobl-Wildemann⁶⁰, K.E. Stuurman⁶¹, E. Uctepe⁶², H. Van Esch⁶³, G. Vitetta²⁶,
B.B.A. de Vries², D. Wahl⁶⁴, T. Wang³⁰,⁶⁵,⁶⁶,⁶⁷, P. Zacher⁶⁸, K.R. Heitink⁶⁹, F.G. Ropers⁷⁰,
D. Steenbeek⁷¹, T. Rybak⁷², G.W.E. Santen¹,*, ID

ARTICLE INFO

Article history:

Received 30 November 2023

Received in revised form

9 July 2024

Accepted 11 July 2024

Available online 23 July 2024

Keywords:

Adult

ARID1B

ABSTRACT

**Purpose:** *ARID1B* is one of the most frequently mutated genes in intellectual disability cohorts. Thus, far few adult-aged patients with *ARID1B*-related disorder have been described, which limits our understanding of the disease's natural history and our ability to counsel patients and their families.

**Methods:** Data on patients aged 18+ years with *ARID1B*-related disorder were collected through an online questionnaire completed by clinicians and parents.

**Results:** Eighty-seven adult patients with *ARID1B* were included. Cognitive functioning ranged from borderline to severe intellectual disability. Patients identified through the genetic workup of their child were either mosaic or had a variant in exon 1. New clinical features identified in this population are loss of skill (16/64, 25%) and recurrent patella luxation (12/45, 32%). Self-

The Article Publishing Charge (APC) for this article was paid by Gijs W.E. Santen under an agreement between the LUMC and Elsevier.

*Gijs Santen, Department of Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, Postbus 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, the Netherlands. Email address: santen@lumc.nl

Affiliations are at the end of the document.
Coffin–Siris syndrome
Developmental delay
Intellectual disability

sustainability data showed that 88% (45/51) could eat independently, and 16% (7/45) could travel alone by public transport. Facial photo analysis showed that patients' photographs taken at different ages clustered consistently, separate from matched controls.

**Conclusion:** The *ARID1B* spectrum is broad, and as patients age, there is a significant shift in the medical aspects requiring attention. To address the changing medical needs with increasing age, we have formulated recommendations to promote timely intervention in an attempt to mitigate disease progression.

© 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

## Introduction

*ARID1B* (HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee: 18040) is one of the most frequently mutated genes in intellectual disability (ID) and neurodevelopmental delay (NDD) cohorts at around 1%.¹⁻⁴ The phenotypic spectrum of *ARID1B*-related disorder is broad, ranging from severe ID in Coffin–Siris syndrome (CSS) patients (OMIM 135900) to normal IQ scores in patients with developmental delay.⁵

Although many challenges faced by patients during childhood are well-documented (such as feeding difficulties, failure to thrive, and seizures)⁵⁻⁸ there remains a significant knowledge gap regarding the obstacles they encounter later in adult life. This knowledge gap is common in genetic ID and NDD, as most published patients are minors.

Although there are sporadic case reports of adult patients with *ARID1B*-related disorder,⁷⁻¹¹ it is unclear whether these represent a biased subset of the phenotype. Thus, studies documenting the development, functioning, and challenges faced by adult-aged patients in large cohorts are needed to improve the counseling of parents about the diagnosis, provide appropriate screening and guidance to diagnosed patients, and facilitate the transition of patients from pediatric to adult care.¹² To provide a more complete overview of adult patients with *ARID1B*-related disorder, we acquired and analyzed data from 87 adult-aged patients, investigated the natural history of this disorder, assessed functional (in) dependence, identified potential comorbidities associated with aging, and aggregated these data into screening recommendations.

## Materials and Methods

### Patient collection

Patients with a heterozygous pathogenic variant in *ARID1B* and aged 18 years and above were identified through the following diverse sources: national and international colleagues approaching us with their patients; ClinVar; Leiden Open Variant Database; contacts from the Baylor Genetics Laboratories; physician referrals for second opinions; and the Facebook group named "Coffin-Siris Syndrome Group". Additionally, recruitment took place through the outpatient CSS

expertise center at Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.

## Data collection

Data were collected through an online questionnaire which was completed by the referring physician. If possible, parents were also asked to complete an online questionnaire (languages available were English, Dutch, French, German, Italian and Japanese). The clinical questionnaire focused on medical history and physical examination. Although several questions overlapped with those in the parental questionnaire, the parental questionnaire also included additional inquiries about activities of daily living and overall functioning. Variable labels of all questions are included in Supplemental Excel 1. When 2 patients with the same pathogenic variant were included, their phenotypes were compared. If overlapping features were observed, contributing clinicians were contacted to verify whether these were different patients. In this manner, we were able to identify 2 duplicate entries.

## Data assessment

Alamut Visual Plus version 1.6.1 was used to translate the genetic variant or derive the missing genomic location if a genetic variant was reported on a different *ARID1B* transcript, if another genomic build was used, or if the genomic location was not reported. If the standard deviation score (SDS) was not reported, and raw data on weight, height, or occipital-frontal circumference (OFC) were available, the SDS was determined using published growth charts.¹³,¹⁴ Furthermore, we contacted clinicians of published patients with *ARID1B*-related disorders (now aged 18+) by email to request an update. All analyses were executed using SPSS version 25. R version 4.2.1 was used to create graphs. Control data for survival were derived from the Human Mortality database as reported by Beltrán-Sánchez et al¹⁵ and Verguet et al¹⁶, data on developmental milestones were derived from Sheldrick et al¹⁷ and data on toilet training from Schum et al.¹⁸

## PhenoScore

To assess whether the individuals in this study had a facial gestalt distinguishable from other NDD patients, the facial
module of PhenoScore was utilized. PhenoScore is a next-
generation phenomics framework that uses artificial intelli-
gence to assess whether the phenotype of a specific group is
different from that of age-, sex- and ethnicity-matched
controls with neurodevelopmental disorders.¹⁹ In this case,
we used QMagFace²⁰ as the facial feature extraction method
in PhenoScore and then trained it to see whether the facial
features of the investigated individuals were different from
those of matched controls with NDD. Matched NDD con-
trols were derived from the in-house database of the Rad-
boud University Medical Center with over 1,200 individuals
seen at their outpatient clinic.¹⁹ The individuals included in
this study comprise a sample of patients with Neuro-
developmental Disorders (NDD) seen at the Radboud Uni-
versity Medical Center. This cohort encompasses both
individuals with known genetic causes of NDD and those
with unknown causes. Most of the individuals in this group
have undergone exome sequencing to identify potential
genetic factors contributing to their condition. This sample
is not biased or overrepresented by specific genetic disor-
ders; rather, it represents a random and non-selected subset
of the NDD population. In other words, it reflects the di-
versity and heterogeneity typically observed within the
NDD population. For the full methodology of PhenoScore,
please see Dingemans et al.¹⁹ These analyzes were per-
formed for the whole study group and different subgroups
based on age.

Results

Eighty-seven adult-aged patients with pathogenic variants in *ARID1B* were included. For all patients, an online clinical survey was completed by the clinician. In 53 cases (61%) parents also completed an online questionnaire about their child. Forty-five patients have previously been published, and in 38 of them (84%) clinical data were updated (Supplemental Table 1). Facial photographs were available for 55 patients, and parents or caretakers provided consent for publication for 38 patients (Figure 1A and Supplemental Figure 1).

Genotype

Figure 1B and Supplemental Table 1 give an overview of the *ARID1B* variants in our cohort. In 6 cases, the variant was passed on to 1 or more children (currently < 18 years of age, therefore their data was not included in this manuscript). Two of these patients had a mosaic variant. In 62 patients the pathogenic variant was *de novo*. In the remaining 19 patients, inheritance could not be determined or only 1 parent was available for testing. One inherited variant (ie., NM_020732.3:c. c.63_73del p.(Glu22Glnfs*206)) was identified through exome sequencing and was initially classified as a variant of uncertain significance due to its location early in the transcript. Additional DNA methylation

analysis on DNA derived from blood showed a BAFopathy
episignature (Supplemental Figure 2), after which this
variant was reclassified as pathogenic. All patients have
variants predicted to lead to haploinsufficiency. A prior
suspicion of CSS was present in 22.8% (18/79) of the cases.
Figure 1B shows the distribution of pathogenic variants and
degree of ID. Aside from the pathogenic variants in
ARID1B, no other pathogenic deletions, duplications, or
single nucleotide variants were identified in our patient
cohort.

Phenotype

An overview of patients’ characteristics is given in Table 1 and Supplemental Table 2. Ages ranged from 18 to 69 years with a median of 23.3 years. One patient died at the age of 24 years due to renal abscesses, and 1 patient died at the age of 47.2 years by asphyxiation due to choking on food (see also Figure 1C).

Frequencies reported henceforth concern the 85 non-mosaic patients.

Congenital anomalies

Frequently reported congenital anomalies are agenesis of the
corpus callosum (27/58, 47%), cardiac anomalies (9/65,
14%), renal abnormalities (18/42, 43%), and cryptorchidism
(18/30, 60%).

Growth

Birthweight below 2 SDS was observed in 11% (6/53) of patients (Figure 1D), and feeding difficulties were reported in 65% (53/81). For the majority, feeding issues started at birth (74%, 34/46) and were transient in 79% of cases (brief: 40%, 17/42; several years: 38%, 16/42), with 21% (9/42) experiencing ongoing difficulties.

Histograms of the SDS of height, weight, and occipital-frontal circumference (OFC) are shown in Figure 1E-G. The majority of patients have a height below 0 SDS (97%, 67/69); 56% (39/70) have a body mass index above 25 kg/m² or are reported to be overweight; OFC is distributed normally around 0 SDS.

Development

Ninety-three percent of patients have ID (Table 1, Figure 1H-I), with total IQ scores (n = 32) ranging from 20-80 (Figure 1I). Eight patients had borderline or normal intelligence (i.e. an estimated normal intelligence or an IQ score of 80 or higher). IQ values were available for only 3 patients with an estimated borderline or normal IQ score. One patient had a total IQ of 80 measured at the age of 14 years, another patient had a verbal IQ of 92 and a performance IQ of 70 at the age of 18 years, and the last patient
<figure><img src="image_2.png" /><figcaption>**Figure 1** General characteristics of the adult *ARID1B* population. A. Facial photos of *ARID1B* patients. B. *ARID1B* transcript with pathogenic variants identified in our patients. C. Survival plot for death *n* = 87. Histogram of the SDS of (D) Birthweight, *n* = 53; (E) Height, *n* = 69; (F) weight for length, *n* = 55; (G) OFC, *n* = 55. H. Distribution of ID severity *n* = 87. I. IQ score *n* = 32. Cumulative distribution of developmental milestones (J) sitting, *n* = 61; (K) walking, *n* = 74; (L) first words, *n* = 63; (M) toilet trained stool, *n* = 44. *Percentiles of mortality are based on data derived from the Human Mortality database as reported by Beltrán-Sánchez et al<sup>15</sup> and Verguet et al.<sup>16</sup> Percentiles of developmental milestones are based on normative data of children without developmental delay.<sup>17,18</sup> ID, intellectual disability; IQ, intellectual quotient; SDS, standard deviation score.</figcaption></figure>
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had a verbal IQ of 83 and a performance IQ of 70 at an unknown age. Of the 8 patients with a borderline or normal IQ, 5 had behavioral anomalies: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in 4 patients and autistic features in 2 patients. Self-mutilation was not reported in this group.

Hypotonia was observed in 77% (57/74). Figures 1J-L show developmental milestones. Motor and speech are delayed in most patients. While almost all patients eventually walk, approximately one-third of patients do not develop speech. Seventy-five percent of patients are toilet
<table><caption>**Table 1** Clinical characteristics of ARID1B patients</caption><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Patient Groups:<br/>Clinical Features <sup>+</sup></th><th colspan="4">18+ (LoF)</th><th colspan="2">LoF Exon 1</th><th colspan="2">LoF > Exon 1</th><th colspan="2">Mosaic</th></tr><tr><th>n = 85</th><th>%</th><th>P Value<sup>a</sup></th><th>Test<sup>a</sup></th><th>n = 16</th><th>%</th><th>n = 69</th><th>%</th><th>n = 2</th><th>%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Age (nr, min-max)</td><td>85</td><td>(18-69)</td><td>0.64</td><td>T</td><td>16</td><td>(18,5-48,5)</td><td>69</td><td>(18-69)</td><td>2</td><td>(35-37)</td></tr><tr><td>Sex (female)</td><td>85</td><td>61%</td><td>0.78</td><td>Chi</td><td>16</td><td>56%</td><td>69</td><td>62%</td><td>2</td><td>50%</td></tr><tr><td>Died</td><td>85</td><td>2%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>16</td><td>0%</td><td>69</td><td>3%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><strong>Growth parameters & development</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Gestational age, weeks (mean)</td><td>73</td><td>224</td><td>0.19</td><td>T</td><td>11</td><td>275</td><td>62</td><td>213</td><td>1</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Birthweight (&lt;-2 SDS)</td><td>53</td><td>11%</td><td>0.58</td><td>F</td><td>7</td><td>0%</td><td>46</td><td>13%</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Height at birth (&lt;-2 SDS)</td><td>16</td><td>31%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td><td>14</td><td>36%</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>OFC at birth (&lt;-2 SDS)</td><td>18</td><td>6%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>3</td><td>0%</td><td>15</td><td>7%</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Age last measurements, years (nr, min-max)</td><td>83</td><td>(4,2-69)</td><td>0.59</td><td>T</td><td>16</td><td>(11,8-40)</td><td>67</td><td>(4,2-69)</td><td>2</td><td>(35-37)</td></tr><tr><td>Weight (&lt;-2 SDS)</td><td>55</td><td>0%</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>6</td><td>0%</td><td>49</td><td>0%</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>BMI &gt;25 kg/m<sup>2</sup> or overweight</td><td>70</td><td>56%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>10</td><td>60%</td><td>60</td><td>52%</td><td>1</td><td>100%</td></tr><tr><td>Length (&lt;-2 SDS)</td><td>69</td><td>54%</td><td>0.49</td><td>F</td><td>9</td><td>67%</td><td>60</td><td>52%</td><td>2</td><td>50%</td></tr><tr><td>OFC (&lt;-2 SDS)</td><td>55</td><td>5%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>9</td><td>0%</td><td>46</td><td>7%</td><td>1</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Motor delay</td><td>78</td><td>92%</td><td>0.01</td><td>F</td><td>14</td><td>71%</td><td>64</td><td>97%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Motor skills gross, delayed</td><td>78</td><td>76%</td><td>0.31</td><td>F</td><td>14</td><td>64%</td><td>64</td><td>78%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Motor skills fine, delayed</td><td>78</td><td>65%</td><td>0.07</td><td>F</td><td>14</td><td>43%</td><td>64</td><td>70%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Speech, delayed</td><td>81</td><td>98%</td><td>0.35</td><td>F</td><td>15</td><td>93%</td><td>66</td><td>98%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Sleeping problems</td><td>59</td><td>36%</td><td>0.24</td><td>F</td><td>8</td><td>13%</td><td>51</td><td>39%</td><td>1</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Obstructive sleep apnea</td><td>85</td><td>1%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>16</td><td>0%</td><td>69</td><td>1%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Laryngomalacia</td><td>53</td><td>9%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>10</td><td>10%</td><td>43</td><td>9%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Feeding difficulties</td><td>81</td><td>65%</td><td>0.03</td><td>Chi</td><td>15</td><td>40%</td><td>66</td><td>71%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Duration of feeding problems</td><td>42</td><td></td><td>0.17</td><td>F</td><td>5</td><td></td><td>37</td><td></td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Brief</td><td></td><td>40%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>60%</td><td></td><td>38%</td><td></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Several years</td><td></td><td>38%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>0%</td><td></td><td>43%</td><td></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Ongoing</td><td></td><td>21%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>40%</td><td></td><td>19%</td><td></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Recurrent infections</td><td>71</td><td>39%</td><td>0.75</td><td>F</td><td>12</td><td>33%</td><td>59</td><td>41%</td><td>1</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Upper airway tract</td><td>71</td><td>4%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>12</td><td>0%</td><td>59</td><td>5%</td><td>1</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Lower airway tract</td><td>71</td><td>3%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>12</td><td>0%</td><td>59</td><td>3%</td><td>1</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>ENT infections</td><td>71</td><td>17%</td><td>0.68</td><td>F</td><td>12</td><td>8%</td><td>59</td><td>19%</td><td>1</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Otitis media</td><td>71</td><td>14%</td><td>0.67</td><td>F</td><td>12</td><td>17%</td><td>59</td><td>14%</td><td>1</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Urinary tract</td><td>71</td><td>8%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>12</td><td>8%</td><td>59</td><td>8%</td><td>1</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><strong>Neurological features</strong></td></tr><tr><td>IQ (nr, min-max)</td><td>32</td><td>(20-80)</td><td>0.48</td><td>T</td><td>4</td><td>(54-65)</td><td>28</td><td>(20-80)</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Intellectual disability</td><td>85</td><td>93%</td><td>0.08</td><td>F</td><td>16</td><td>81%</td><td>69</td><td>96%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Borderline</td><td>0</td><td>7%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>19%</td><td></td><td>4%</td><td></td><td>50%</td></tr><tr><td>Mild</td><td>0</td><td>28%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>38%</td><td></td><td>26%</td><td></td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Mild-moderate</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Moderate</td><td>0</td><td>42%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>31%</td><td></td><td>45%</td><td></td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Moderate-severe</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Severe</td><td>0</td><td>20%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>13%</td><td></td><td>22%</td><td></td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Profound</td><td>-</td><td>0%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>0%</td><td></td><td>3%</td><td></td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Hypotonia</td><td>74</td><td>77%</td><td>0.13</td><td>F</td><td>12</td><td>58%</td><td>62</td><td>81%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Seizures</td><td>81</td><td>47%</td><td>0.67</td><td>F</td><td>14</td><td>36%</td><td>67</td><td>49%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>No seizures, but abnormal EEG</td><td>-</td><td>7%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>7%</td><td></td><td>7%</td><td></td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Still experiencing seizures</td><td>20</td><td>15%</td><td>0.15</td><td>F</td><td>1</td><td>100%</td><td>19</td><td>11%</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Loss of skill</td><td>64</td><td>25%</td><td>0.45</td><td>F</td><td>10</td><td>0%</td><td>54</td><td>30%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Motoric</td><td>0</td><td>11%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>0%</td><td></td><td>13%</td><td></td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Speech</td><td>0</td><td>8%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>0%</td><td></td><td>9%</td><td></td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Unspecified</td><td>0</td><td>8%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>0%</td><td></td><td>9%</td><td></td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Agenesis of the corpus callosum</td><td>58</td><td>47%</td><td>0.94</td><td>F</td><td>8</td><td>50%</td><td>50</td><td>46%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Partial/hypoplasia</td><td>-</td><td>31%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>38%</td><td></td><td>30%</td><td></td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Brain abnormality</td><td>67</td><td>55%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>10</td><td>60%</td><td>57</td><td>54%</td><td>2</td><td>50%</td></tr><tr><td>MRI performed</td><td>78</td><td>85%</td><td>0.05</td><td>Chi</td><td>15</td><td>67%</td><td>63</td><td>89%</td><td>1</td><td>100%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><strong>Vision and hearing impairments</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Vision impaired</td><td>82</td><td>83%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>15</td><td>87%</td><td>67</td><td>82%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<table><caption>**Table 1** Continued</caption><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Patient Groups:<br>Clinical Features <sup>+</sup></th><th colspan="4">18+ (LoF)</th><th colspan="2">LoF Exon 1</th><th colspan="2">LoF > Exon 1</th><th colspan="2">Mosaic</th></tr><tr><th>n = 85</th><th>%</th><th>P Value<sup>a</sup></th><th>Test<sup>a</sup></th><th>n = 16</th><th>%</th><th>n = 69</th><th>%</th><th>n = 2</th><th>%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Myopia</td><td>60</td><td>78%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>12</td><td>83%</td><td>48</td><td>77%</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Hypermetropia</td><td>53</td><td>26%</td><td>0.09</td><td>F</td><td>8</td><td>0%</td><td>45</td><td>31%</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Cataract</td><td>43</td><td>7%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>7</td><td>0%</td><td>36</td><td>8%</td><td>1</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Hearing loss</td><td>79</td><td>28%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>15</td><td>27%</td><td>64</td><td>28%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Hearing loss, conductive</td><td>79</td><td>14%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>15</td><td>13%</td><td>64</td><td>14%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Hearing loss, perceptive</td><td>79</td><td>8%</td><td>0.59</td><td>F</td><td>15</td><td>0%</td><td>64</td><td>9%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Eartubes</td><td>56</td><td>41%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>11</td><td>36%</td><td>45</td><td>42%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Hearing aid</td><td>17</td><td>35%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>3</td><td>33%</td><td>14</td><td>36%</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Musculoskeletal anomalies</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Orthopedic anomalies<br>(scoliosis+patella+pes pedes)</td><td>85</td><td>61%</td><td>0.16</td><td>Chi</td><td>16</td><td>44%</td><td>69</td><td>65%</td><td>2</td><td>50%</td></tr><tr><td>Scoliosis</td><td>82</td><td>30%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>15</td><td>27%</td><td>67</td><td>31%</td><td>2</td><td>50%</td></tr><tr><td>Degree scoliosis</td><td>3</td><td>(37-75)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>0</td><td>-</td><td>3</td><td>(37-75)</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Operation scoliosis needed</td><td>22</td><td>32%</td><td>0.52</td><td>F</td><td>3</td><td>0%</td><td>19</td><td>37%</td><td>1</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Pes planus</td><td>46</td><td>67%</td><td>0.65</td><td>F</td><td>6</td><td>83%</td><td>40</td><td>65%</td><td>2</td><td>50%</td></tr><tr><td>Patella luxation</td><td>45</td><td>27%</td><td>0.84</td><td>F</td><td>8</td><td>13%</td><td>37</td><td>30%</td><td>1</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Recurrent</td><td>12</td><td>67%</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>1</td><td>100%</td><td>11</td><td>64%</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Pectus, excavatum</td><td>80</td><td>3%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>15</td><td>0%</td><td>65</td><td>3%</td><td>1</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Primary dentition, delayed</td><td>47</td><td>23%</td><td>0.66</td><td>F</td><td>9</td><td>11%</td><td>38</td><td>26%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Permanent dentition, delayed</td><td>47</td><td>40%</td><td>0.28</td><td>F</td><td>9</td><td>22%</td><td>38</td><td>45%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Widely spaced teeth</td><td>47</td><td>15%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>9</td><td>11%</td><td>38</td><td>16%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Abnormal dentition</td><td>36</td><td>69%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>4</td><td>75%</td><td>32</td><td>69%</td><td>2</td><td>50%</td></tr><tr><td>Dental surgeon operation/<br>treated by a dental surgeon</td><td>34</td><td>50%</td><td>0.38</td><td>F</td><td>5</td><td>20%</td><td>29</td><td>55%</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Joint laxity</td><td>46</td><td>50%</td><td>0.24</td><td>F</td><td>8</td><td>25%</td><td>38</td><td>55%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Early arthritis</td><td>33</td><td>6%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>7</td><td>0%</td><td>26</td><td>8%</td><td>1</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Clinodactyly</td><td>65</td><td>12%</td><td>0.63</td><td>F</td><td>12</td><td>17%</td><td>53</td><td>11%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Brachydactyly fifth finger</td><td>65</td><td>25%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>12</td><td>25%</td><td>53</td><td>25%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Small nails</td><td>66</td><td>38%</td><td>1.00</td><td>Chi</td><td>13</td><td>46%</td><td>53</td><td>36%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Which nails, 5th finger, and/or toe</td><td>66</td><td>29%</td><td>0.17</td><td>Chi</td><td>13</td><td>46%</td><td>53</td><td>25%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Intestinal</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Inguinal hernia</td><td>53</td><td>8%</td><td>0.54</td><td>F</td><td>9</td><td>11%</td><td>44</td><td>7%</td><td>1</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Intestinal problems</td><td>73</td><td>42%</td><td>0.54</td><td>F</td><td>13</td><td>31%</td><td>60</td><td>45%</td><td>1</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Constipation</td><td>73</td><td>27%</td><td>0.10</td><td>F</td><td>13</td><td>8%</td><td>60</td><td>32%</td><td>1</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Gastroesophageal reflux</td><td>73</td><td>11%</td><td>0.63</td><td>F</td><td>13</td><td>15%</td><td>60</td><td>10%</td><td>1</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Diarrhea</td><td>73</td><td>0%</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>13</td><td>0%</td><td>60</td><td>0%</td><td>1</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Pyloric Stenosis</td><td>73</td><td>0%</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>13</td><td>0%</td><td>60</td><td>0%</td><td>1</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Umbilical hernia</td><td>73</td><td>4%</td><td>0.08</td><td>F</td><td>13</td><td>15%</td><td>60</td><td>2%</td><td>1</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Cardiac & urogenital anomalies</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cardiac anomalies</td><td>65</td><td>14%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>12</td><td>8%</td><td>53</td><td>15%</td><td>1</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>ASD</td><td>65</td><td>6%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>12</td><td>0%</td><td>53</td><td>8%</td><td>1</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>VSD</td><td>65</td><td>0%</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>12</td><td>0%</td><td>53</td><td>0%</td><td>1</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Aortic valve abnormality</td><td>65</td><td>3%</td><td>0.34</td><td>F</td><td>12</td><td>8%</td><td>53</td><td>2%</td><td>1</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Mitralis insufficiency</td><td>65</td><td>2%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>12</td><td>0%</td><td>53</td><td>2%</td><td>1</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Renal anomalies</td><td>42</td><td>43%</td><td>0.01</td><td>F</td><td>6</td><td>0%</td><td>36</td><td>50%</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Hydronephrotic kidney</td><td>42</td><td>10%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>6</td><td>0%</td><td>36</td><td>11%</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Nephrolithiasis</td><td>42</td><td>21%</td><td>0.31</td><td>F</td><td>6</td><td>0%</td><td>36</td><td>25%</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Renal sonography, abnormal</td><td>43</td><td>42%</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>6</td><td>0%</td><td>37</td><td>49%</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Age identification of first renal<br>stone (nr, min-max)</td><td>5</td><td>(7-59)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>0</td><td>-</td><td>5</td><td>(7-59)</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Cryptorchidism</td><td>30</td><td>60%</td><td>0.66</td><td>F</td><td>6</td><td>50%</td><td>24</td><td>63%</td><td>1</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Endocrinological abnormalities</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Diabetes mellitus</td><td>54</td><td>11%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>8</td><td>13%</td><td>46</td><td>11%</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Type 2 diabetes mellitus</td><td>54</td><td>11%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>8</td><td>13%</td><td>46</td><td>11%</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Hypothyroidism</td><td>54</td><td>15%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>8</td><td>13%</td><td>46</td><td>15%</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Growth hormone deficiency</td><td>54</td><td>2%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>8</td><td>0%</td><td>46</td><td>2%</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<table><caption>**Table 1** Continued</caption><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Clinical Features <sup>+</sup></th><th colspan="4">18+ (LoF)</th><th colspan="2">LoF Exon 1</th><th colspan="2">LoF > Exon 1</th><th colspan="2">Mosaic</th></tr><tr><th>n = 85</th><th>%</th><th>P Value<sup>a</sup></th><th>Test<sup>a</sup></th><th>n = 16</th><th>%</th><th>n = 69</th><th>%</th><th>n = 2</th><th>%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Other</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Anemia</td><td>54</td><td>6%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>8</td><td>0%</td><td>46</td><td>7%</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Elevated cholesterol</td><td>54</td><td>7%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>8</td><td>0%</td><td>46</td><td>9%</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Hypertension</td><td>35</td><td>17%</td><td>0.56</td><td>F</td><td>5</td><td>0%</td><td>30</td><td>20%</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Behavioral abnormalities</td><td>80</td><td>85%</td><td>0.40</td><td>F</td><td>13</td><td>77%</td><td>67</td><td>87%</td><td>2</td><td>50%</td></tr><tr><td>Hyperactivity</td><td>75</td><td>7%</td><td>0.59</td><td>F</td><td>13</td><td>0%</td><td>62</td><td>8%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>High pain threshold</td><td>53</td><td>64%</td><td>0.26</td><td>F</td><td>9</td><td>44%</td><td>44</td><td>68%</td><td>1</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Psychiatric disorders</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>ADHD</td><td>80</td><td>9%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>13</td><td>8%</td><td>67</td><td>9%</td><td>2</td><td>50%</td></tr><tr><td>Autistic traits</td><td>80</td><td>26%</td><td>0.50</td><td>F</td><td>13</td><td>15%</td><td>67</td><td>28%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Autism</td><td>80</td><td>31%</td><td>0.75</td><td>F</td><td>13</td><td>23%</td><td>67</td><td>33%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Age autism diagnosis<br>(nr, min-max)</td><td>21</td><td>(0-25)</td><td>0.89</td><td>MW</td><td>3</td><td>(3-12)</td><td>18</td><td>(0-25)</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Auto-mutilation</td><td>80</td><td>19%</td><td>0.11</td><td>F</td><td>13</td><td>0%</td><td>67</td><td>22%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Malignancies</td><td>73</td><td>1%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>12</td><td>0%</td><td>61</td><td>2%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Lifestyle</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Daycare</td><td>49</td><td>65%</td><td>0.15</td><td>F</td><td>7</td><td>57%</td><td>42</td><td>67%</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Regular</td><td>0</td><td>22%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>43%</td><td></td><td>19%</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Special</td><td>0</td><td>43%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>14%</td><td></td><td>48%</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Primary education</td><td>59</td><td>100%</td><td>0.15</td><td>F</td><td>8</td><td>100%</td><td>51</td><td>100%</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Regular</td><td></td><td>2%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>13%</td><td></td><td>0%</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Special</td><td></td><td>69%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>88%</td><td></td><td>67%</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Secondary education</td><td>45</td><td>73%</td><td>0.38</td><td>F</td><td>7</td><td>86%</td><td>38</td><td>71%</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Regular</td><td>0</td><td>67%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>14%</td><td></td><td>5%</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Special</td><td>0</td><td>0%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>71%</td><td></td><td>66%</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Living situation</td><td>57</td><td></td><td>0.22</td><td>F</td><td>8</td><td>0%</td><td>49</td><td>0%</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>At home/with parents</td><td></td><td>67%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>75%</td><td></td><td>65%</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Independently guided/assisted living</td><td></td><td>9%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>13%</td><td></td><td>8%</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Residential group<br>(&gt;residents/caretaker)</td><td></td><td>19%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>0%</td><td></td><td>22%</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Residential group<br>(1 on 1 guidance)</td><td></td><td>5%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>13%</td><td></td><td>4%</td><td>0</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Medication</td><td>65</td><td>74%</td><td>0.69</td><td>F</td><td>9</td><td>67%</td><td>56</td><td>75%</td><td>2</td><td>100%</td></tr><tr><td>Anti-epileptics</td><td>65</td><td>23%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>9</td><td>22%</td><td>56</td><td>23%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Anti-depressants</td><td>65</td><td>12%</td><td>0.31</td><td>F</td><td>9</td><td>22%</td><td>56</td><td>11%</td><td>2</td><td>50%</td></tr><tr><td>Anti-psychotics</td><td>65</td><td>12%</td><td>0.59</td><td>F</td><td>9</td><td>0%</td><td>56</td><td>14%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Diuretics/Anti-hypertensives</td><td>65</td><td>12%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>9</td><td>11%</td><td>56</td><td>13%</td><td>2</td><td>50%</td></tr><tr><td>Amphetamines</td><td>65</td><td>5%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>9</td><td>0%</td><td>56</td><td>5%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Anti-diabetics</td><td>65</td><td>8%</td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>9</td><td>0%</td><td>56</td><td>9%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Hypo-/hyperthyroidism medication</td><td>65</td><td>8%</td><td>0.14</td><td>F</td><td>9</td><td>22%</td><td>56</td><td>5%</td><td>2</td><td>50%</td></tr><tr><td>Laxatives</td><td>65</td><td>15%</td><td>0.33</td><td>F</td><td>9</td><td>0%</td><td>56</td><td>18%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>PPI</td><td>65</td><td>11%</td><td>0.58</td><td>F</td><td>9</td><td>0%</td><td>56</td><td>13%</td><td>2</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Other</td><td>65</td><td>43%</td><td>0.07</td><td>F</td><td>9</td><td>11%</td><td>56</td><td>48%</td><td>2</td><td>50%</td></tr></tbody></table>

A, ANOVA; ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ASD, Atrial Septal Defect; BMI, body mass index; Chi, Chi-square; EEG, electroencephalography; ENT, ear nose throat; F, Fisher's exact; KW, Kruskal-Wallis; LoF, loss of function variants; MW, Mann-Whitney U; OFC, occipital-frontal circumference; SDS, standard deviation score; T, T-test; VSD, ventricular septal defect.

+ the total number of a feature can differ from the sum of subcategories because in some cases it was possible to answer with more than 1 option or to report the existence of a feature without specifying.

aGroups compared are patients with a pathogenic variant in exon 1 versus patients with an exon 2-20 variant or a deletion in ARID1B.

trained (Figure 1M, Supplemental Figure 3A). Fifty-five patients can read, and 33 patients can write. The age of puberty onset (n = 39) varied between 9 and 21 years (Supplemental Figure 3B).

Seizures occurred in 47% (38/81) of patients, with an additional 7% (6/81) with an abnormal electroencephalogram

(EEG). The age of onset (n = 80) varied between 0 and 41 years (Figure 2A). Loss of skills was noted in 25% (16/64) of patients. No specific triggering event was reported. The age of onset was documented in 4 cases. This age ranged from 31 to 54 years (Figure 2B). Loss of motor skills, particularly in walking ability (with increased tripping and decreased
<figure><img src="image_13.png" /><figcaption>**Figure 2** Survival analysis of features developing later in life in adult *ARID1B* patients. Kaplan-Meier plot for the age of (A) onset first seizure, *n* = 80; (B) loss of skill, *n* = 54; (C) diabetes mellitus, type 2, *n* = 53; (D) hypothyroidism, *n* = 51; (E) nephrolithiasis, *n* = 38; (F) first patella luxation, *n* = 43.</figcaption></figure>

balance) was the most common (7/16), followed by loss of speech (5/16). Some patients required the use of a wheelchair (5/62).

## Vision and hearing

Most patients had impaired vision 83% (68/82), usually due to myopia (78%, 47/60). Myopia severity (*n* = 27) ranged from -1 to -25 (Supplemental Figure 3C), with 14 patients having a severity below -10. Hearing loss was present in 28% (22/79) of patients; with 6 patients needing a hearing aid. Both conductive and perceptive hearing impairment are reported, with conductive hearing impairment being slightly more prevalent (Supplemental Table 2).

## Other features

Diabetes mellitus type 2 was reported in 11% (6/54) of patients (Figure 2C), hypothyroidism in 15% (8/54) of patients (Figure 2D), and nephrolithiasis in 21% (9/42) (Figure 2E). Recurrent infections were present in 39% (28/71) of patients. Anemia was identified in 6% (3/54),

elevated cholesterol in 7% (4/54), and hypertension in 17% (6/35) of patients. Sleeping problems were reported in 36% (21/59).

Behavioral anomalies were reported by clinicians in 85% (68/80). Seventy-five percent (36/48) of parents report the behavior of their child as being problematic (“sometimes” 25/48 [52%] or “often” 11/48 [23%]). Auto-mutilation was reported in 19% (15/80) of patients.

Abnormal dentition was noted in 69% (25/36) of patients, and 50% (17/34) received treatment from a dental surgeon. Although the specific reasons for dental treatment were not explicitly asked, it was reported that several patients required the extraction of multiple teeth.

Approximately one-third (30%, 25/82) of patients developed scoliosis, with 32% of those (7/22) requiring surgery. Pes planovalgus was reported for 67% (31/46), and 60% (25/42) of patients used support insoles. Talocalaneo-navicular dislocation was reported in the surveys' open fields. Patella luxation (Figure 2F) was reported in 12/45 patients, and in 8 cases these were recurrent. Patella luxation occurred at ages between 4 and 49 years with a median of 27.9 years. At least 3 patients were reported to have undergone surgery for recurrent patella luxation, as noted in
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the free text, although no specific question regarding this surgery was included.

One patient in our cohort was reported to have a lung tumor, but based on radiological examination and consultation with a pulmonologist, it was determined to be likely benign. Therefore, a biopsy was deemed to be overly burdensome in this patient with severe ID.

## Functioning

Table 2 and Supplemental Table 3 show to what extent the included adult patients with *ARID1B*-related disorder were able to perform activities of daily living based on our parental questionnaire. Many (45/51, 88%) patients were able to eat and drink independently, 73% (37/51) were able to dress without help, 30% (15/50) independently shop for groceries and 8% (4/49) could prepare dinner independently. Sixty-five percent of the patients (30/46) could stay home alone for 30 minutes, and 16% (7/45) could travel alone by public transport. Most patients lived at home with parents (38/57, 67%), 9% of patients (5/57) lived in assisted living, and the remaining patients lived in groups or had 1 on 1 guidance.

## Medication use

Medication is utilized by 74% (48/65) of patients in the cohort. Among the reported medications, anti-epileptic drugs (23%, 15/65) are the most frequently used, followed by laxatives (15%, 10/65), anti-depressants (12%, 8/65), and anti-psychotics (12%, 8/65) (Table 1). A combination of antidepressant or antipsychotic medication is used by 20% (13/65) of patients. Other medications include antihyper- tensive drugs (12%, 8/65), anti-diabetics (8%, 5/65), and medication for hypo/hyperthyroidism (8%, 5/65). Response to medication was assessed only for seizure medication. Frequently prescribed anti-convulsive medications were valproic acid (n = 5), lamotrigine (n = 3), carbamazepine (n = 3), and, levetiracetam (n = 3). Ninety percent of pa- tients (18/20) responded well to anti-convulsive therapy.

## Variants in exon 1 lead to a milder phenotype than deletions or variants in exon 2-20

All pathogenic *ARID1B* variants inherited from non-mosaic parents are located in exon 1 (Figure 1A). Among patients
<table><caption>**Table 2** Activities of daily living: parent-reported outcomes for their adult children</caption><thead><tr><th rowspan="2"></th><th colspan="3">18+ (LoF)</th><th colspan="2">LoF patients exon 1</th><th colspan="2">LoF patients >exon 1</th></tr><tr><th>n = 85</th><th>%</th><th>P Value<sup>a</sup></th><th>Test</th><th>n = 16</th><th>%</th><th>n = 69</th><th>%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Can your child make his/her own bed?</td><td>49</td><td></td><td>0.48</td><td>F</td><td>7</td><td></td><td>42</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>With help</td><td></td><td>53%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>57%</td><td></td><td>52%</td></tr><tr><td>Independently</td><td></td><td>31%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>43%</td><td></td><td>29%</td></tr><tr><td>Can your child clean up, and do light housework?</td><td>51</td><td></td><td>0.73</td><td>F</td><td>7</td><td></td><td>44</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>With help</td><td></td><td>59%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>71%</td><td></td><td>57%</td></tr><tr><td>Independently</td><td></td><td>27%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>29%</td><td></td><td>27%</td></tr><tr><td>Can your child do the groceries?</td><td>50</td><td></td><td>0.06</td><td>F</td><td>7</td><td></td><td>43</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>With help</td><td></td><td>34%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>43%</td><td></td><td>33%</td></tr><tr><td>Independently</td><td></td><td>30%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>57%</td><td></td><td>26%</td></tr><tr><td>Can your child replace a lamp, or tighten a screw?</td><td>50</td><td></td><td>0.00</td><td>F</td><td>7</td><td></td><td>43</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>With help</td><td></td><td>32%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>71%</td><td></td><td>26%</td></tr><tr><td>Independently</td><td></td><td>14%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>29%</td><td></td><td>12%</td></tr><tr><td>Can your child do the laundry?</td><td>49</td><td></td><td>0.03</td><td>F</td><td>7</td><td></td><td>42</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>With help</td><td></td><td>47%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>57%</td><td></td><td>45%</td></tr><tr><td>Independently</td><td></td><td>16%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>43%</td><td></td><td>12%</td></tr><tr><td>Can your child take a bath or shower?</td><td>51</td><td></td><td>0.05</td><td>F</td><td>7</td><td></td><td>44</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>With help</td><td></td><td>51%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>14%</td><td></td><td>57%</td></tr><tr><td>Independently</td><td></td><td>41%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>86%</td><td></td><td>34%</td></tr><tr><td>Can your child brush his/her teeth and comb his/her hair?</td><td>51</td><td></td><td>0.19</td><td>F</td><td>7</td><td></td><td>44</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>With help</td><td></td><td>47%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>29%</td><td></td><td>50%</td></tr><tr><td>Independently</td><td></td><td>37%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>71%</td><td></td><td>32%</td></tr><tr><td>Can your child dress and undress him/herself?</td><td>51</td><td></td><td>0.26</td><td>F</td><td>7</td><td></td><td>44</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>With help</td><td></td><td>22%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>0%</td><td></td><td>25%</td></tr><tr><td>Independently</td><td></td><td>73%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>100%</td><td></td><td>68%</td></tr><tr><td>Can your child go to the toilet?</td><td>51</td><td></td><td>0.74</td><td>F</td><td>7</td><td></td><td>44</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>With help</td><td></td><td>16%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>0%</td><td></td><td>18%</td></tr><tr><td>Independently</td><td></td><td>78%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>100%</td><td></td><td>75%</td></tr><tr><td>Can your child make sandwiches?</td><td>51</td><td></td><td>0.16</td><td>F</td><td>7</td><td></td><td>44</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>With help</td><td></td><td>29%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>14%</td><td></td><td>32%</td></tr><tr><td>Independently</td><td></td><td>51%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>86%</td><td></td><td>45%</td></tr><tr><td>Can your child fry an egg, make pancakes, or heat food in the microwave</td><td>50</td><td></td><td>0.25</td><td>F</td><td>7</td><td></td><td>43</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>With help</td><td></td><td>48%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>57%</td><td></td><td>47%</td></tr><tr><td>Independently</td><td></td><td>16%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>29%</td><td></td><td>14%</td></tr><tr><td>Can your child prepare dinner?</td><td>49</td><td></td><td>0.02</td><td>F</td><td>7</td><td></td><td>42</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>With help</td><td></td><td>37%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>57%</td><td></td><td>33%</td></tr><tr><td>Independently</td><td></td><td>8%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>29%</td><td></td><td>5%</td></tr><tr><td>Can your child set and clear the table?</td><td>50</td><td></td><td>0.41</td><td>F</td><td>7</td><td></td><td>43</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>With help</td><td></td><td>30%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>14%</td><td></td><td>33%</td></tr><tr><td>Independently</td><td></td><td>58%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>86%</td><td></td><td>53%</td></tr><tr><td>Can your child drink from a cup?</td><td>51</td><td></td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>7</td><td></td><td>44</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>With help</td><td></td><td>0%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>0%</td><td></td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Independently</td><td></td><td>96%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>100%</td><td></td><td>95%</td></tr><tr><td>Can your child eat from a plate?</td><td>51</td><td></td><td>1.00</td><td>F</td><td>7</td><td></td><td>44</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>With help</td><td></td><td>8%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>0%</td><td></td><td>9%</td></tr><tr><td>Independently</td><td></td><td>90%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>100%</td><td></td><td>89%</td></tr><tr><td>Can your child do the dishes or load the dishwasher?</td><td>47</td><td></td><td>0.64</td><td>F</td><td>7</td><td></td><td>40</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>With help</td><td></td><td>30%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>29%</td><td></td><td>30%</td></tr><tr><td>Independently</td><td></td><td>55%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>71%</td><td></td><td>53%</td></tr><tr><td>Can your child handle money, and pay in the store?</td><td>46</td><td></td><td>0.21</td><td>F</td><td>7</td><td></td><td>39</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>With help</td><td></td><td>35%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>43%</td><td></td><td>33%</td></tr><tr><td>Independently</td><td></td><td>13%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>29%</td><td></td><td>10%</td></tr><tr><td>Can your child stay home alone for 30 minutes?</td><td>46</td><td></td><td>0.39</td><td>F</td><td>7</td><td></td><td>39</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>65%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>86%</td><td></td><td>62%</td></tr><tr><td>Can your child travel alone by public transport?</td><td>45</td><td></td><td>0.30</td><td>F</td><td>7</td><td></td><td>38</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>16%</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>29%</td><td></td><td>13%</td></tr></tbody></table>

F, Fisher's exact; LoF: loss of Function variants.

<footnote><sup>a</sup>Groups compared are patients with a pathogenic variant in exon 1 versus patients with an exon 2-20 variant or a deletion in *ARID1B*.</footnote>
with exon 1 variants, 19% (3/16) exhibit borderline to no ID; in comparison, only 4% (3/69) of individuals in the exon 2-20 group are described as having borderline to no ID (P = .07). In addition, exon 1 patients tend to have less fine motor delay (P = .01), fewer feeding difficulties (P = .03) and no reported renal anomalies (P = .01) (Table 1, Supplemental Table S2, Supplemental Figure 4). On all activities of daily living mentioned in Table 2, a higher proportion of patients with the exon 1 variant score as ‘independent’, indicating that they have a higher level of self-sustainability. For example, 86% of patients with exon 1 variants can take a bath or shower independently compared to 34% in the exon 2-20 and whole gene deletion group (P = .05).

## Facial features

Using the most recent facial photographs, patients with *ARID1B*-related disorders (n = 48) were distinguishable from age and sex-matched NDD controls (analysis 1: *P* < .01) (Supplemental Table 4, Supplemental Figure 5). This distinction held true when stratified by age groups (0-4, 5-10, 11-17, 18-25, and 25+ years) (analysis 2: *P* < .01). Notably, the age group 11-17 years displayed the lowest Brier score and the highest area under the curve (AUC). Using 14 facial photos of patients aged below 11 years and the same 14 patients aged above 25 years, the photos of these patients aged below 11 years were more significantly different from controls (analysis 3a: *P* < .01) compared to photos of these patients aged above 25 years (analysis 3b: *P* = .05). Facial photos of 8 patients with variants in exon 1 were not distinguishable from NDD controls (analysis 4a: *P* = .65), while the 43 photos of patients with variants outside exon 1 or whole gene deletions differed from NDD controls (analysis 4b: *P* < .01). Additionally, when comparing the 7 photos (one photo could not be age-matched) of patients with exon 1 variants to those with variants in other exons, no significant difference was observed (analysis 4c: *P* = .84).

Facial photos of patient 066, who had a mosaic *ARID1B* pathogenic variant, were analyzed at different ages (0.6, 4, 10, 18, and 40 years) and were found to cluster with photos of patients with non-mosaic pathogenic variants (Supplemental Table 5). When comparing each photo to the photos of patients and controls in the corresponding age group, those taken at ages 11 and 17 years exhibited the most consistent clustering patterns.

## Discussion

We report the first adult-aged cohort of 87 patients with pathogenic *ARID1B* variants. We confirmed our previous hypothesis¹¹ that patients with variants predicted to lead to haploinsufficiency in exon 1 tend to have a milder ID phenotype. In addition, we determined that (adult-aged) patients with *ARID1B*-related disorder have a risk of

recurrent patella luxation, loss of skills, and auto-mutilation. Additionally, we confirmed our previous findings that patients with *ARID1B*-related disorder have a risk of seizures, myopia, nephrolithiasis, hypothyroidism, diabetes mellitus type 2, and scoliosis.

## Genotype

All patients in our cohort have variants predicted to lead to haploinsufficiency. Some pathogenic missense variants have been reported in literature,⁸,²¹⁻²³ but they are much less common than predicted loss-of-function variants. Further research is necessary to study these missense variants and determine if patients carrying such variants differ from those with predicted loss-of-function variants, which have been shown to lead to nonsense-mediated decay on several occasions.²⁴⁻²⁶ Further studies are needed to confirm that nonsense-mediated decay is happening with most predicted loss-of-function variants versus the formation of truncated proteins.

Most of the variants occurred *de novo*, but several variants were inherited. All variants inherited from nonmosaic parents were located in exon 1. In retrospect, these parents have several features fitting with *ARID1B*-related disorder, indicating a full penetrance of these variants.²⁷

## Genotype-phenotype

As shown in Figure 1B, patients with pathogenic variants in exon 1 of *ARID1B* tend to have milder ID. It is hypothesized that variants at the start of exon 1 may not be pathogenic.⁵,¹¹ Based on our current data, we conclude that predicted loss-of-function variants in exon 1 are pathogenic, but tend to lead to a milder phenotype compared to variants located further on the transcript.

This phenomenon might be explained by a partial rescue because of an alternative start site.²⁸ For example, in the GTEx portal²⁹ there are several transcripts starting later than the exon 1 start site of NM_020732.3, and there are also several transcripts starting before exon 1 start site of NM_020732.3.

## Phenotype

This study provides the first comprehensive assessment of the self-sustainability of adult-aged patients with pathogenic *ARID1B* variants. Parents of newly diagnosed individuals often inquire about the extent to which this patient group is toilet trained, able to read and/or write, has received education, and can perform activities of daily living, and those questions can now be answered.

Our study confirms the wide spectrum of individuals with *ARID1B*-related disorders. This spectrum includes individuals without ID who live independently, typically associated with very early exon 1 variants or mosaic variants. On the other end of the spectrum are individuals with
<table><caption>**Table 3** Recommendations surveillance guidelines ARID1B patients</caption><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Evaluation (Inquire/Perform physical examination)</th><th rowspan="2">After diagnosis</th><th colspan="3">Age category</th><th rowspan="2">Frequency (para) medic<sup>a</sup></th></tr><tr><th>Children (0-18 years)</th><th>Adults (18+)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Congenital abnormalities (heart, kidneys and cryptorchidism)</td><td>Yes</td><td>Upon indication</td><td></td><td>Upon indication</td><td>Treating physician</td></tr><tr><td>Feeding difficulties</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>At every visit</td><td>Pediatrician</td></tr><tr><td>Constipation</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>At every visit</td><td>Treating physician</td></tr><tr><td>Growth and weight</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>At every visit, to avoid excessive weight gain</td><td>Pediatrician, dietitian</td></tr><tr><td>Seizures</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>At every visit</td><td>Treating physician</td></tr><tr><td>Endocrine/hormonal</td><td>Upon indication</td><td>Upon indication</td><td>At every visit<sup>b</sup></td><td>Upon indication or every 3 years if there are risk factors (i.e. overweight)</td><td>Treating physician</td></tr><tr><td>Vision</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Every 2 years, the frequency can be adjusted if the patient is able to report on eyesight</td><td>Ophthalmologist</td></tr><tr><td>Hearing</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Upon indication</td><td>At every visit ask for signs of hearing loss and refer to an audiologist if suspected</td><td>Treating physician</td></tr><tr><td>Nephrolithiasis</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Upon indication</td><td>At every visit</td><td>Treating physician/ urologist</td></tr><tr><td>Scoliosis</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Upon indication</td><td>Periodically, until length growth is complete</td><td>Orthopedic surgeon/ physiatrist/ pediatrician</td></tr><tr><td>Patella luxation</td><td>Yes</td><td>Upon indication</td><td>Upon indication</td><td>Upon indication</td><td>Orthopedic surgeon/ physiatrist/ pediatrician</td></tr><tr><td>Pedes (plano)valgi</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Upon indication</td><td>Periodically</td><td>Orthopedic surgeon/ physiatrist/ pediatrician</td></tr><tr><td>Dentition/dental health</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Twice a year</td><td>Dentist</td></tr><tr><td>Motor development and/ or loss of skill</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Upon indication</td><td>At every visit</td><td>Pediatrician/ physiatrist/ physical therapist/ treating physician</td></tr><tr><td>Cognitive development</td><td>If aged &lt;16</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>At every visit</td><td>Pediatrician/ psychologist</td></tr><tr><td>Communication/language development and/or loss of skill</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Upon indication</td><td>Screening at age 2 and 3 years, then on indication</td><td>Pediatrician/ physiatrist/ speech therapist/ treating physician</td></tr><tr><td>Behavioral and social development/ impairments</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>At every visit</td><td>Treating physician</td></tr><tr><td>Sexual development</td><td>When applicable</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>When applicable</td><td>Treating physician</td></tr><tr><td>Transition to adult care</td><td>When applicable</td><td>When applicable</td><td></td><td>From the age of 16 years</td><td>Physiatrist/ pediatrician</td></tr></tbody></table>

<footnote><sup>a</sup>treating physician (eg, general practitioner, pediatrician).</footnote>

<footnote><sup>b</sup>especially, glucose and thyroid lab.</footnote>
severe ID requiring 24-hour care. Between these extremes, we found patients with varying levels of independence (Table 2).

We also confirmed that height in *ARID1B* patients is lower than that of the general population with an average SDS of -2.0. We used published growth charts to impute missing SDS. These growth charts are based on a predominantly White population. It could, therefore, be possible that in the 7 cases with a mixed or non-White ancestry SDS for height was overestimated. However, based on these growth charts, 3 of 7 patients had a height below -2 SDS, which is similar to the distribution of the group as a whole. Myopia (78%) and hypermetropia (26%) are more prevalent in our population, compared with the general population where myopia is present in 4.9% to 18.2% and hypermetropia in 2.2% to 14.3%.³⁰ Age of puberty onset is at an average of 14.7 years, with several outliers starting at the age of 17 to 21 years. These numbers are based on both clinician and parent reports.

New features identified in this cohort are recurrent patella dislocation and loss of skill. Recurrent patella luxation can have several causes, including weakness of the thigh muscles, or excess pronation of the feet. Both factors can play a role in our population as many patients (77%) experience hypotonia, 67% have pes planovalgus and in 1 patient, a talocalaneonavicular dislocation has been reported. The loss of skills observed in 25% of patients is important to consider when caring for a patient with a pathogenic *ARID1B* variant. This number may be biased, as loss of skills may be the reason to refer an adult to a genetic center for diagnostic evaluation. Further investigation is required to assess whether timely interventions can, for example, improve functioning or aid in restoring motor function. In instances where the onset of loss of skills can be linked to a specific event, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy may offer valuable support.

Interestingly, although feeding problems are frequent in childhood, we observe that over half of our adult cohort is overweight (body mass index > 25 kg/m², or as reported by a parent). People with intellectual disabilities are generally less physically active,³¹ and research has demonstrated the benefits of exercise in improving cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness.³² Given the correlation of obesity and type 2 diabetes (4/5 individuals with this disease had obesity in our cohort), on indication, diabetes should be tested. This also goes for other features that develop with age (Supplemental Tables 6-7), and therefore, we have formulated screening recommendations (Table 3). Furthermore, it is noteworthy that aside from laxatives, anti-epileptic drugs, anti-depressants, and anti-psychotics are the most prescribed medications in our patient group, reflecting the impact of behavior on daily living and patient management.

We also noted some differences with current frequency estimates, compared to our previous work. For example, in one publication⁵ 75% of patients had developed speech by the age of 5 years. In our cohort, only 60% of patients have developed speech by the age of 5 years, although this estimate rises toward 75% at the age of 7 years (Figure 1L).

This difference may be caused by random variation, but may also point to a more severely affected cohort because of either ascertainment bias (genetic testing is more often done in more severely affected adult-aged patients) or a reduced quality of care in this older cohort. Similarly, Figure 2A indicates that 60% will develop epilepsy whereas previously this estimate was 35%.⁵ This difference seems to be caused by a substantial proportion having their first seizure after the age of 20 years, which we previously missed because of reduced follow-up.

Somatic variants in *ARID1B* have been associated with several types of cancer.³³ In the literature only occasional cases of *ARID1B* patients with cancer are reported.⁵,³⁴ We did not identify an increased cancer risk in our cohort. Based on our cohort and literature, there is no indication that germline variants in *ARID1B* give an increased cancer risk at pediatric age. Although there is currently no evidence to suggest an elevated cancer risk in adult-aged patients, it is important to acknowledge that our study had a limited representation of patients over the age of 50 years, and further longitudinal research is needed to confirm this.

## Pediatric versus adult cohort

Compared to the previously published predominantly pediatric cohort⁵ (Supplemental Figure 6), our adult cohort exhibits a notable shift in phenotype (Supplemental Table 6-7). One example is the previously mentioned shift from feeding difficulties in children to overweight in adults. Similarly, recurrent infections are significantly less prevalent in our adult cohort (39% compared to 57%,⁵ *P* = .03). In children with *ARID1B*-related disorder, the primary emphasis often revolves around development and the acquisition of new skills. However, as these patients transition into adulthood, the focus shifts towards the preservation of current skills or the prevention of loss of skills and maintenance of muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness. This divergence in focus underscores the evolving needs and priorities of individuals with this condition as they grow older.

## Facial photograph analyses

Our study demonstrated that *ARID1B* patients are distinguishable from matched NDD controls based on facial features in infancy. However, in our earlier analysis, there was an indication these distinctive facial features may become less specific as individuals with *ARID1B*-related disorders age,¹¹ whereas in the current analysis, all age groups clustered separately from matched NDD controls. When using fewer photographs, we did see less significant clustering results for photos of patients aged 25+ years (Supplemental Table 5), indicating the difference in results from our previous analysis may be explained by the then limited number of available photos.

Nonetheless, if facial analysis is implemented to assist with interpretation, we recommend using childhood photographs,
especially since most available photos are still of patients aged below 18 years. This approach can provide a more reliable basis for accurate diagnosis and interpretation.

## Limitations

Our study has several potential limitations that should be considered. One is that multiple clinicians contributed to data entry, which may have introduced variability and dataset inconsistencies. There is also a risk of overestimating the prevalence of certain features due to the unknown status regarding specific features in some patients as, in our experience, a clinician is more likely to tick the box “unknown” for a feature than “absent.” In addition, there may be ascertainment bias in our study towards more severe cases as genetic diagnostics may be performed more often on more severely affected adult patients. We tried to limit this by including as many adult-aged patients as we could find.

## Conclusion

The ARID1B spectrum is broad, and as patients age, there is a significant shift in the medical aspects that need attention. Several features warrant extra attention in adult patients, and screening and treatment of these features may prevent progression. Therefore, we have updated our screening recommendations⁵,³⁵ for all age groups to promote timely intervention in an attempt to potentially improve health outcomes (Table 3).

## Data Availability

De-identified patient data will be made available on request to the corresponding author.

## Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Johan den Dunnen for his assistance in adding patient data to the Leiden Open Variant Database (LOVD).

## Funding

This work was supported, in part, by US National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant MH101221 to E.E.E. (E.E.E. is an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute), by “the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities” starting fund (BMU2022RCZX038) to T.W., by the Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca via PNRR-MUR-M4C2 PE0000006 Research Program “MNESYS”—A multiscale integrated approach to the study

of the nervous system in health and disease (to Pa.S.). IRCCS ‘G. Gaslini’ is a member of ERN-Epicare, and by the Dutch Organisation for Health Research and Development: ZON-MW grants 912-12-109 (to B.B.A.d.V.) and Donders Junior researcher grant 2019 (B.B.A.d.V.).

Sequencing and analysis of individual 101 was provided by the Broad Institute Center for Mendelian Genomics funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute grants UM1HG008900 (with additional support from the National Eye Institute, and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute) and R01HG009141.

## Author Contributions

Conceptualization: P.J.S., G.W.E.S.; Data curation: P.J.S., M.G.; Formal Analysis: P.J.S., M.G., A.J.M.D., G.W.E.S.; Funding acquisition: P.J.S., P.S., B.B.A.V., T.W., G.W.E.S.; Investigation: P.J.S., M.G.; Methodology: P.J.S., M.G., G.W.E.S.; Project administration: P.J.S., M.G.; Resources: P.J.S., M.G., A.J.M.D., P.S., A.R., C.M., A.F., N.D., G.V., M.W., S.A.S., M.A., F.S.A., I.A., H.S.A., B.A., I.B., I.B., M.B., B.W.B., T.B., H.B., M.L.C., P.C., N.C., E.C., C.D., R.K.E., E.E.E., L.F., N.F., C.G., A.M.G., M.O.H., S.H., D.H., S.E.H., S.M.J.H., A.K., J.S.K., E.C.K., K.K., M.K., F.L., G.S.L., L.L., P.L.M., F.M., I.M., G.M., J.M.M., S.M., G.N., M.O., S.O., J.R.O., K.P., R.P., M.P., A.M.P., B.P., A.P., H.L.R. An.R., A.R., J.A.R., M.R., E.S., P.S., M.S., G.S., F.M.S., G.S., K.E.S., E.U., H.V., B.B.A.V., D.W., T.W., P.Z., K.R.H., F.G.R., D.S., T.R., G.W.E.S.; Software: P.J.S., M.G., A.J.M.D.; Supervision: P.J.S., G.W.E.S.; Validation: P.J.S., A.J.M.D.; Visualization: P.J.S., M.G.; Writing-original draft: P.J.S.; Writing-review & editing: P.J.S., M.G., A.J.M.D., P.S., A.R., C.M., A.F., N.D., G.V., M.W., S.A.S., M.A., F.S.A., I.A., H.S.A., B.A., I.B., I.B., M.B., B.W.B., T.B., H.B., M.L.C., P.C., N.C., E.C., C.D., R.K.E., E.E.E., L.F., N.F., C.G., A.M.G., M.O.H., S.H., D.H., S.E.H., S.M.J.H., A.K., J.S.K., E.C.K., K.K., M.K., F.L., G.S.L., L.L., P.L.M., F.M., I.M., G.M., J.M.M., S.M., G.N., M.O., S.O., J.R.O., K.P., R.P., M.P., A.M.P., B.P., A.P., H.L.R., An.R., A.R., J.A.R., M.R., E.S., P.S., M.S., G.S., F.M.S., G.S., K.E.S., E.U., H.V., B.B.A.V., D.W., T.W., P.Z., K.R.H., F.G.R., D.S., T.R., G.W.E.S.

## Ethics Declaration

The research included in this report was conducted in a manner consistent with the principles of research ethics. The Leiden University Medical Center's Institutional Review Board granted approval waivers for using de-identified and aggregated data (no: G18.098) without requiring specific informed consent. Patient data was de-identified using assigned numbers, and, when feasible, informed consent was obtained through the referring clinician. Written
consent was obtained and archived for all included patient
photos.

## Conflict of Interest

Jill A. Rosenfeld: The Department of Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine receives revenue from clinical genetic testing completed at Baylor Genetics Laboratories. Evan E. Eichler is a scientific advisory board (SAB) member of Variant Bio, Inc. All other authors declare no conflicts of interest.

## Additional Information

The online version of this article (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gimo.2024.101873) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

## Affiliations

¹Department of Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; ²Department of Human Genetics, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; ³Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy; ⁴Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genova, Genova, Italy; ⁵IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy; ⁶Service de génétique médicale, APHP Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; ⁷Département de Génétique, Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris Sorbonne Université, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière et Trousseau, Paris, France; ⁸Institute of Human Genetics, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany; ⁹Centre for Rare Diseases Erlangen (ZSEER), Erlangen, Germany; ¹⁰Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, Norfolk, VA; ¹¹Department of Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA; ¹²Section Clinical Genetics, Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; ¹³Department of Translational Genetics, Center for Genomic Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; ¹⁴Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; ¹⁵Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, King Khalid University Hospital and College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; ¹⁶Centre of Excellence for Biomedicine, Joint Centers of Excellence Program, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; ¹⁷Clinical Genetics Karolinska Universitet Hospital and Department of Molecular Medicine and

Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; ¹⁸Department of Clinical Genetics, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; ¹⁹Service de Génétique Oncologique, Institut Curie, Paris, France; ²⁰Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; ²¹Institute of Human Genetics, Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany; ²²Department of Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Medicine and LMU Center for Children with Medical Complexity, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, LMU Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, D-80337 Munich, Germany; ²³Medical Genetics, University of Siena, Siena, Italy; ²⁴Service de génétique, Hospices Civils de Lyon ERN ITHACA, INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon, GENDEV Team, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Bron, France; ²⁵Institut Neuromyogène, Laboratoire Physiopathologie et Génétique du Neurone et du Muscle, Equipe Métabolisme énergétique et développement neuronal, CNRS UMR 5310, INSERM U1217, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France; ²⁶Department of Medical and Surgical Science, Postgraduate School of Medical Genetics, Alma Mater Studio rum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; ²⁷Service de Génétique Moléculaire et Génomique Médicale, CHU de Rennes, Rennes, France; ²⁸Univ Rennes, CNRS, INSERM, IGDR (Institut de génétique et développement de Rennes) - UMR 6290, ERL U1305, RENNES, France; ²⁹Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; ³⁰Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA; ³¹Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle, WA; ³²Centre de Référence Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs, FHU TRANSLAD, CHU Dijon, Dijon, France; ³³Genetics of Developmental Disorders, INSERM - Bourgogne Franche-Comté University, UMR 1231 GAD Team, Dijon, France; ³⁴Wessex Clinical Genetics Service, University Hospital Southampton, Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom; ³⁵Medical Genetics Unit, AUSL Romagna, Cesena, Italy; ³⁶Department of Genetics and reference Center for Developmental Disorders, Univ Rouen Normandie, Normandie Univ, Inserm U1245 and CHU Rouen, Rouen, France; ³⁷Division of Genetic & Genomic Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH; ³⁸Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH; ³⁹Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands; ⁴⁰Stichting Zuidwester, Middelharnis, the Netherlands; ⁴¹Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada; ⁴²Department of Genetics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands; ⁴³Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; ⁴⁴Department of Pediatric Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University and National Institute of Children's Diseases, Bratislava,
Slovakia; ⁴⁵Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Med Biotech Hub and Competence Centre, University of Siena, Siena, Italy; ⁴⁶Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; ⁴⁷Centre de Génétique Humaine, Institut de Pathologie et de Génétique, Gosselies, Belgium; ⁴⁸Department of Molecular Medicine & Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy; ⁴⁹Laboratory of Regulatory & Functional Genomics, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy; ⁵⁰Center for Human Genetics Inc, Cambridge, MA; ⁵¹Broad Center for Mendelian Genomics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA; ⁵²Centre de Référence Maladies Rares CLAD-Ouest, ERN-ITHACA, FHU GenOMedS, CHU de Rennes, RENNES, France; ⁵³Medical Genetics, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH; ⁵⁴The Steve and Cindy Rasmussen Institute for Genomic Medicine at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH; ⁵⁵Medical Genetics Unit, AOR Villa Sofia-Cervello Hospitals, Palermo, Italy; ⁵⁶Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; ⁵⁷Berlin Institute of Health at Charité, Universitätsklinikum Berlin, Centre of Functional Genomics, Berlin, Germany; ⁵⁸Baylor Genetics Laboratories, Houston, TX; ⁵⁹Department of Child Neurology, Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine, Retired Lecturer, Trabzon, Turkey; ⁶⁰MVZ Humangenetik Ulm, Ulm, Germany; ⁶¹Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; ⁶²Acıbadem Labmed Ankara Tissue Typing Laboratory, Ankara, Turkey; ⁶³Center for Human Genetics, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; ⁶⁴Department of Clinical Genetics, MVZ Martinsried, Munich, Germany; ⁶⁵Department of Medical Genetics, Center for Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China; ⁶⁶Neuroscience Research Institute, Peking University Key Laboratory for Neuroscience, Ministry of Education of China & National Health Commission of China, Beijing, China; ⁶⁷Autism Research Center, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China; ⁶⁸Epilepsy Center Kleinwachau, Radeberg, Germany; ⁶⁹Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; ⁷⁰Willem-Alexander Children's Hospital, department of Pediatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; ⁷¹Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center / Adelante Rehabilitation, Maastricht, The Netherlands; ⁷²'s Heeren Loo Noordwijk, Noordwijk, the Netherlands

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