Research Article
Variant Analysis of Alkaptonuria Families with Significant Founder Effect in Jordan
Table 2
Main clinical manifestations observed in AKU patients involved in the current study. M: male; F: female.
| Patients’ ID (pedigree) | Age of diagnosis (years) | Age and gender of the AKU patient | Dark urine | Main AKU signs and symptoms appeared in the patient | Ear symptoms | Brown spots in eye sclera | Skin pigmentation | Pigmentation of the teeth | Recurrent renal stones | Ochronotic arthropathy | Morning stiffness and low back pain | Replacement of shoulder joints | Achilles tendon rupture | Foot pain and swelling of interphalangeal joints | Black ear wax | Bluish discoloration of ear cartilage | Hearing impairments | Spine | Shoulder | Knee | Hip |
| AKU_AII:3 | 40 | 51/M | + | + | + | + | - | - | + | + | + | - | - | + | + | - | - | - | AKU_AII:4 | 35 | 46/M | + | + | + | + | - | - | + | + | + | + | - | - | + | - | - | + | AKU_AIII:1 | 9 | 18/F | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | AKU_BII:2 | 42 | 52/F | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | AKU_BII:3 | 50 | 60/F | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | AKU_BIII:6 | 36 | 41/M | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | - | + | - | - | - | AKU_BIV:2 | 1 | 9/M | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | AKU_BIV:3 | 4 | 12/M | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | AKU_BIV:4 | 7 | 15/M | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | AKU_BIV:6 | 6 | 11/M | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | AKU_BIV:7 | 4 | 9/F | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | AKU_CII:3 | 41 | 44/M | + | + | + | - | - | - | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | - | AKU_CII:4 | 34 | 37/M | + | + | + | - | - | - | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | - | - | + | AKU_CIII:2 | 6 | 8/M | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | AKU_CIII:3 | 1 | 3/M | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | AKU_DII:1 | 33 | 43/M | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | - | AKU_DII:2 | 25 | 35/M | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | - | + | - | AKU_DII:3 | 22 | 32/M | + | + | + | + | - | - | + | - | + | - | - | + | + | - | - | + |
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