Table 1

Demographical status of the 131 probands with fibrillin-1 mutations

CharacteristicsNumber (%)
Cases131
Man/woman82/49
Age0–3 years old17 (12.98)
4–8 years old68 (51.91)
9–20 years old19 (14.50)
>20 years old27 (20.61)
RegionEastern China99 (75.57)
Other regions of China32 (24.43)
ZonulopathyColoboma lentis1 (0.76)
Microspherophakia15 (11.45)
Lens with irregular edge*12 (13.63)
Ocular comorbiditiesCataracts10 (7.63)
Glaucoma7 (5.34)
Posterior staphyloma41 (31.30)
Strabismus8 (6.11)
Ciliary body cyst†7 (19.44)
Family historyPositive54 (41.22)
Negative77 (58.78)
Diagnosis‡Marfan syndrome42 (32.06)
Potential Marfan syndrome57 (43.51)
Ectopia lentis syndrome25 (19.08)
Non-specific connective tissue disorder1 (0.76)
  • *Edge of the lens was evaluated in 88 patients with medical records of anterior eye photography.

  • †Reports were reviewed in 36 patients with medical records of ultrasound biomicroscopy.

  • ‡Diagnoses were not made in six patients due to insufficient evidence.