In ALCs, there was no significantly different expressions of TGFβ1, TGFβ2, and TGFβ3 between congenital and traumatic cataracts (TGFβ1 p=0.78, TGFβ2 p=0.75, TGFβ3 p=0.23, Mann–Whitney U test). This evidence concerns the gene TGFB1 and cataract.