MEIS2

Clinical Characteristics for Families

Nearly all affected individuals have the following three features: cleft palate, cardiac defects and developmental delay or intellectual disability.

A large proportion of the individuals also have:
•    A distinct facial phenotype with thin and arched eyebrows, thin upper lip, prominent nasal tip with short nasal wings, large ears.
•    varying degrees of feeding problems
•    varying degrees of developmental delay
      o    mild to moderate motor delay (the ability to crawl or walk)
      o    severe speech delay
•    autism spectrum disorder

Some of the patients have:
•    low muscle tone
•    seizures
•    hearing loss
•    behavioral abnormalities e.g., repetitive or aggressive behaviour
•    skeletal system abnormalities
      o    hypermobile joints
      o    scoliosis
      o    sandal gap
      o    syndactyly of toe II–III
      o    broad thumbs and toes
      o    genu valgum
•    congenital lobar emphysema
•    neutropenia
•    dermatitis/eczema