Table 1:

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study cohort

VariablenAge, Mean ± SD, yHead Circumference, Mean ± SD, cmClinical Severity Scores, Mean ± SD
TotalHead GrowthSeizuresRespiratory IrregularitiesScoliosisGait Abnormalities
All RTT subjects228.6 ± 1.849.5 ± 2.17.8 ± 2.42.5 ± 0.81.2 ± 1.01.7 ± 0.80.7 ± 1.01.6 ± 1.0
Affected MZ twin8.450.5831202
More severe (gait criterion)128.8 ± 1.649.3 ± 2.49.6 ± 1.3*2.6 ± 0.71.4 ± 1.01.8 ± 0.81.7 ± 1.2*2.4 ± 0.7*
Less severe (gait criterion)108.3 ± 2.149.4 ± 1.85.9 ± 1.52.5 ± 1.01.0 ± 1.11.6 ± 0.80.1 ± 0.30.7 ± 0.7
Control subjects258.9 ± 1.9
  • Note:—RTT indicates Rett syndrome; MZ, monozygotic. Age represents age at time of MR imaging scan. The maximum total clinical severity score is 15. The “more severe” group included the following mutations: R106W (n = 1), T158M (n = 3), R255X (n = 1), R270X (n = 2), R294X (n = 2), and C-terminal deletions (n = 3). The “less severe” group included the following mutations: R133C (n = 1), R168X (n = 1), R255X (n = 1), R294X (n = 4), R306C (n = 2), and G451T/D151Y (n = 1 each).

  • * P < .05 when comparing more severe versus less severe gait.