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The condition is characterized by developmental delay, hypotonia, hypertrichosis, and joint laxity. However, long-term data remain limited, and systemic manifestations are incompletely defined. Case Description: We report a 22-year-old male with a de novo BICRA frameshift variant, c.2479_2480delinsA (p.Ala827Thrfs*15), previously included in the original cohort reported by Barish et al. Longitudinal follow-up revealed an expanded phenotype extending beyond neurodevelopmental features. Early findings included global developmental delay, growth hormone deficiency, short stature, and joint hypermobility. In adolescence and adulthood, he developed severe intestinal dysmotility requiring total colectomy, recurrent spontaneous pneumothoraces from bilateral apical bullous disease, and portal-vein thrombosis, representing visceral and vascular complications not previously emphasized in BICRA-related disorders. The identified BICRA variant truncates the coiled-coil domain critical for BRD9\/BRD4 interaction, consistent with a loss-of-function mechanism. The patient\u2019s systemic features suggest that BICRA haploinsufficiency affects not only neurodevelopmental pathways but also smooth-muscle and connective-tissue integrity. Conclusions: This case expands the phenotypic spectrum of BICRA-related CSS12, demonstrating that visceral and vascular involvement can occur alongside neurodevelopmental and connective-tissue features. Recognition of these broader manifestations underscores the need for lifelong multidisciplinary surveillance and contributes to understanding the diverse biological roles of the ncBAF complex in human development.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/genes17010081","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,12]],"date-time":"2026-01-12T09:13:01Z","timestamp":1768209181000},"page":"81","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Beyond Neurodevelopmental Delay: BICRA-Related Coffin\u2013Siris Syndrome 12 with Severe Intestinal Dysmotility and Recurrent Pneumothorax"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Hua","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, 11175 Campus Street, CP 11121E, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"376","DOI":"10.1038\/ng.2219","article-title":"Mutations affecting components of the SWI\/SNF complex cause Coffin-Siris syndrome","volume":"44","author":"Tsurusaki","year":"2012","journal-title":"Nat. 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