PhenomeGene — Human Disease Gene Website SeriesPOLR3GL

Clinical Characteristics

Two distinct phenotypes have been described, depending on the type of variant affecting POLR3GL.

All individuals with biallelic POLR3GL variants share the following features:
•    Short stature
•    Oligodontia

Individuals with biallelic variants affecting splicing have the following features:
•    Endosteal sclerosis (3/3)
•    Mild dysmorphisms (3/3) including:
         o    Upslanting palpebral fissures
         o    Thin lips
         o    Downturned corners of the mouth
         o    Flat philtrum
         o    Long columella
         o    Retrognathia
•    Motor delay (3/3)
•    Club feet (3/3)
•    Delayed puberty (2/3)
•    Hearing loss (1/3)
•    Premature coxarthrosis (1/3)

The only individual with a homozygous loss-of-function variant has the following features:
•    Intrauterine growth retardation
•    Recognizable dysmorphisms:
        o    Prominent forehead
        o    Prominent scalp veins
        o    Persistent fontanel
        o    Triangular face
•    Significant developmental delay
•    Hypotonia
•    Mild ventriculomegaly
•    Bicuspid aortic valve
•    Atrial septal defect type II
•    Choanal atresia