• 1. Department of Evidence Based Nursing Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Optometry & Visual Science, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China;
  • 3. Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China;
  • 4. West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China;
  • 5. Department of Neurology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China;
  • 6. Joint Institute for Altitude Health, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China;
CHEN Lei, Email: leilei_25@126.com
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Objective  To systematically review the clinical presentations and gene types of oculo-facio-cardio-dental (OFCD) syndrome and to provide a theoretical basis for future diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of the disease. Methods  The PubMed, EMbase, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CBM, WanFang Data, and CNKI databases were electronically searched to collect studies on OFCD syndrome published from inception to March 1st, 2022. Two reviewers independently screened the literature, extracted data, and assessed the risk of bias of the included studies. A systematic review was then performed. Results  A total of 19 studies involving 83 patients with OFCD syndrome were included. The patients had an average age of 15.95±16.03 years, including 5 males and 78 females. The clinical presentations mainly included ocular disorders, facial abnormalities, cardiac disorders, dental abnormalities, physical anomalies, and dysfunctions of other body systems. BCOR gene mutations were detected in 71 patients with OFCD syndrome (overall detection rate: 86%, 95%CI 78% to 93%), of whom five were males (detection rate: 6%, 95%CI 1% to 11%) and 66 were females (detection rate: 80%, 95%CI 71% to 88%). Patients were mostly treated using multidisciplinary symptomatic treatment approaches based on clinical presentations and imaging findings. Conclusion  In addition to the typical clinical presentations, BCOR gene testing results should also be taken into consideration for the differential diagnosis of OFCD syndrome. Although symptomatic therapies in clinical practice are relatively mature, they do not address the underlying cause of the disease, i.e., BCOR gene mutations. In future research, greater attention should be diverted to gene therapy.

Citation: YANG Zhibo, GU Qiumei, CHEN Zhengju, WANG Qiushi, CHEN Lei. Oculo-facio-cardio-dental syndrome caused by the BCOR gene: a systematic review. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2022, 22(11): 1279-1286. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.202204032 Copy

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