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. 2010 Nov 10;19(3):247–252. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2010.174

Table 1. Clinical features of patients carrying a complete FBN1 allele deletion described in this study.

Patient Age Gender MR Aortic root dilatation Aortic root surgery (age) Aorta dissection (age) MVP Eye (age) Skeletal Face Skin Pneumothorax DE Family Ghent Other
1 41 F No Yes No No Yes EL, lens extraction (36) Arachnodactyly, hypermobility Normal Normal No NP Pos Yes  
2 39 F No Yes Yes (34) No Yes Myopia Arachnodactyly, hypermobility High palate Recurrent herniae No No Pos Yes  
3 16 M No Yes No No No Myopia Pectus carinatum, flat feet, hypermobility High palate Normal No NP Pos Yes  
4 13 F No Yes No No Yes Dubious EL Pectus carinatum, flat feet, hypermobility, High palate Normal No NP Pos Yes  
5 27 F No Yes No No No No Flat feet, elbow contracture, scoliosis, pectus excavatum, hypermobility High palate Normal No NP Pos Yes  
6 21 F No No, but cloverleaf appearance No No No Mild EL right eye, left eye normal Severe pectus excavatum, flat feet, scoliosis High and narrow palate, marfanoid face Normal No Yes Neg Yes  
7 34 M No Yes Yes (27) No No EL Pectus excavatum, arachnodactyly, scoliosis, hypermobility Long face, high palate Stretch marks Yes NP Neg Yes Congenital hip dislocation
8 5 F Yes On P95 No No Billowing Translucent irides Arachnodactyly, hypermobility, flat feet, long toes Mild dysmorphisms Normal No NP Neg No Hypotonia,
9 13 F Yes On P95 No No Yes Anisohypermetropia, amblyopia Arachnodactyly, hypermobility, pectus excavatum, flat feet Pale skin and hair, dysmorphisms General hypo-pigmentation No No Neg No Ataxia
10 8 M No On P95 No No No No Arachnodactyly, hypermobility, pectus carinatum, mild scoliosis High palate Normal No NP Pos No  

Abbreviations: DE, dural ectasia; EL, ectopia lentis; Ghent, Ghent criteria [ref] MR, mental retardation; MVP, mitral valve prolapse; Neg, negative; NP, not performed; Pos, positive.