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Br J Ophthalmol 87:1291-1295 doi:10.1136/bjo.87.10.1291
  • Laboratory science - Extended reports

Frizzled 4 gene (FZD4) mutations in patients with familial exudative vitreoretinopathy with variable expressivity

Table 2

Mutations in FZD4 gene and the associated clinical findings

Family Individual/ age(years)/sex Sequence change Visual acuity Symptoms Ectopic macula Retinal exudate Peripheral non-perfusion Retinal hole Retinal detachment Falciform retinal fold Vitreous opacity/membrane
Identifications are referable to Figure 1.
*Findings on the other eyes were not available because of corneal opacity and/or cataract associated with chronic total retinal atrophy. LP = light perception; NLP = no light perception.
1 II:2/47/M M105V Normal, both eyes No No No Both eyes No No No No
III:1/4/M (proband) M105V 0.08 Right eye; LP left eye Both eyes Right eye Both eyes Both eyes No No Left eye Both eyes
2 II:2/50/M R417Q NLP right eye; 1.0 left eye Right eye No* No* Left eye* No* Chronic, atrophic, right eye No* Right eye*
III:1/18/M (proband) R417Q 0.05 Right eye; NLP left eye Both eyes Right eye* Right eye* Right eye* Right eye* Chronic, atrophic, left eye Right eye* Both eyes
III:2/16/F R417Q 1.0 Both eyes No No No Both eyes No No No No
3 I:1/46/F R417Q 0.3 Right eye; 1.0 left eye Right eye No No Both eyes No No No Right eye
II:1/21/F (proband) R417Q LP right eye; 0.9 left eye Right eye No Right eye Both eyes Left eye Exudative, right eye No No
II:3/22/M R417Q 1.5 Both eyes No No No Both eyes No No No Both eyes
III:1/0/M R417Q Fix, follow both eyes No No No Both eyes No No No Both eyes
4 I:1/31/F G488D Normal both eyes No No No Right eye Right eye No No No
II:1/1 /M (proband) G488D LP both eyes Both eyes Both eyes No Both eyes No No Both eyes Right eye
5 II:1/1/F (proband) W319X LP both eyes Both eyes Left eye* No* Left eye* No* Chronic, atrophic, right eye Left eye* Left eye*

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