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Existing descriptions have largely focused on structural features and presenting manifestations, with fewer reports examining functional neurodevelopmental outcomes over time, particularly in individuals with large interstitial deletions. Here, we present a 16-year longitudinal analysis of an individual with a\n                    <jats:italic>de novo<\/jats:italic>\n                    13.58\u00a0Mb interstitial deletion of 5q14.3 to q21.1 encompassing\n                    <jats:italic>NR2F1<\/jats:italic>\n                    (ClinVar accession SCV007328941), consistent with NR2F1-related neurodevelopmental disorder, historically described under OMIM:615722 (Bosch-Boonstra-Schaaf optic atrophy syndrome). We integrate longitudinal clinical, visual, neurological, and developmental data to examine relationships between optic nerve findings, periventricular heterotopia (PH; OMIM:612881, chromosome 5q14.3 deletion syndrome), cerebral visual impairment (CVI), epilepsy, hypotonia, and long-term functional outcomes. The index case manifested PH and severe CVI from infancy, with profound hypotonia associated oromotor and airway dysfunction. Epilepsy first manifested during adolescence. Longitudinal in-depth analysis suggests that CVI may represent a key mediating factor underlying cognitive, behavioral, and communicative difficulties. Substantial latent cognitive capacity was revealed once visual complexity was reduced and environments appropriately adapted. Analysis of published cases indicates that PH is an uncommon but recurrent feature of\n                    <jats:italic>NR2F1<\/jats:italic>\n                    haploinsufficiency and suggests that optic atrophy can be secondary to cerebral visual pathway dysfunction. This case highlights that longitudinal functional assessment can enhance genotype\u2013phenotype interpretation in rare genomic disorders and provide clinically actionable insights for diagnosis, management, and outcome prediction.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fgene.2026.1793726","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,7]],"date-time":"2026-05-07T04:56:20Z","timestamp":1778129780000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The NR2F1-Related 5q14.3\u2013q21.1 deletion causing periventricular heterotopia with cerebral visual impairment: a longitudinal case report and genotype\u2013phenotype analysis"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Helen","family":"St Clair Tracy","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Infection and Global Health Division, School of Medicine, University of St Andrews","place":["St Andrews, United Kingdom"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gordon N.","family":"Dutton","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Glasgow Caledonian University","place":["Glasgow, United Kingdom"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hildegard Nikki","family":"Hall","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ophthalmology Department, Queen Margaret Hospital, NHS Fife","place":["Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Andrew","family":"Blaikie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Infection and Global Health Division, School of Medicine, University of St Andrews","place":["St Andrews, United Kingdom"]},{"name":"Ophthalmology Department, Queen Margaret Hospital, NHS Fife","place":["Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"377","DOI":"10.1002\/ajmg.a.35650","article-title":"NR2F1 haploinsufficiency is associated with optic atrophy, dysmorphism and global developmental delay","volume":"161","author":"Al\u2010Kateb","year":"2013","journal-title":"Am. 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