BACKGROUND: The oculo-facio-cardio-dental syndrome (OFCD) is an ultra-rare multiple congenital anomaly. This report describes clinical findings emphasising dental phenotype in five, molecularly confirmed, female cases from two Czech families. CASE PRESENTATION: Dental examinations were carried out. An orthopantomogram was taken in three patients, and all patients' intraoral cavities and teeth were photographed. Exome sequencing was performed in both probands. Results were validated by Sanger DNA sequencing which was also used to follow segregation of the variants in first-degree relatives. Dental abnormalities and congenital cataracts were present in all five cases, whilst other signs were variable and included facial dysmorphism, microphthalmia, and cardiac and skeletal abnormalities. Two individuals had cleft lip and/or cleft palate. Radiculomegaly occurred in three patients with permanent teeth and was diagnosed on orthopantomograms. Two patients had agenesis of permanent teeth. Malocclusion was also present in two patients due to crowding and a Class III malocclusion and mandibular overjet. De novo novel pathogenic variants in the BCOR gene were identified; c.2382del p.(Lys795Argfs*12) and c.3914dup p.(Gln1306Alafs*20) and co-segregated with the disease in each family. CONCLUSIONS: The OFCD syndrome has a unique dental phenotype and dentists should be aware of signs of this ultra-rare genetic disorder. All patients with congenital cataracts and dental abnormalities, including those without a family history, should be referred for genetic testing and indicated to specialised dental care.

Department of Biology and Medical Genetics 2nd Faculty of Medicine Charles University Motol University Hospital Prague Czech Republic

Department of Ophthalmology 1st Faculty of Medicine Charles University and General University Hospital Prague Prague Czech Republic

Department of Paediatrics and Inherited Metabolic Disorders 1st Faculty of Medicine Charles University and General University Hospital Prague Prague Czech Republic

Department of Stomatology 2nd Faculty of Medicine Charles University Motol University Hospital Prague Czech Republic

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