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We describe three unrelated patients with global developmental delay (GDD) or ID, macrocephaly and additional features. Using whole exome sequencing, each of the probands was found to harbor a distinct <jats:italic>de novo<\/jats:italic> heterozygous disease-causing variant in <jats:italic>KMT5B<\/jats:italic>: c.541C &amp;gt; G (p.His181Asp); c.833A &amp;gt; T (p.Asn278Ile); or c.391_394delAAAG (p.Lys131GlufsTer6). We discuss herein their clinical presentations, and compare them to those of previously reported patients. Furthermore, using a three-dimensional computational model of the <jats:italic>KMT5B<\/jats:italic> protein, we demonstrate the predicted structural effects of the two missense variants. 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