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INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE
卷 51, 期 11, 页码 5943-5951出版社
ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.10-5797
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资金
- Stichting Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Oogziekenhuis
- Prof. Dr. H. J. Flieringa Foundation
- Rotterdam Eye Hospital [2005-13]
- Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research [916.56.160]
- Foundation Fighting Blindness USA [BR-GE-0507-0381-RAD]
- Landelijke Stichting voor Blinden en Slechtzienden
- Algemene Nederlandse Vereniging ter Voorkoming van Blindheid
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Foundation Fighting Blindness Canada
- Fonds de la Recherche en Sante Quebec
- National Institutes of Health
- Reseau de Vision
PURPOSE. To determine the genetic defect and to describe the clinical characteristics in a cohort of mainly nonconsanguineous cone-rod dystrophy (CRD) patients. METHODS. One hundred thirty-nine patients with diagnosed CRD were recruited. Ninety of them were screened for known mutations in ABCA4, and those carrying one or two mutations were excluded from further research. Genome-wide homozygosity mapping was performed in the remaining 108. Known genes associated with autosomal recessive retinal dystrophies located within a homozygous region were screened for mutations. Patients in whom a mutation was detected underwent further ophthalmic examination. RESULTS. Homozygous sequence variants were identified in eight CRD families, six of which were nonconsanguineous. The variants were detected in the following six genes: ABCA4, CABP4, CERKL, EYS, KCNV2, and PROM1. Patients carrying mutations in ABCA4, CERKL, and PROM1 had typical CRD symptoms, but a variety of retinal appearances on funduscopy, optical coherence tomography, and autofluorescence imaging. CONCLUSIONS. Homozygosity mapping led to the identification of new mutations in consanguineous and nonconsanguineous patients with retinal dystrophy. Detailed clinical characterization revealed a variety of retinal appearances, ranging from nearly normal to extensive retinal remodeling, retinal thinning, and debris accumulation. Although CRD was initially diagnosed in all patients, the molecular findings led to a reappraisal of the diagnosis in patients carrying mutations in EYS, CABP4, and KCNV2. (Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2010;51:5943-5951) DOI:10.1167/iovs.10-5797
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