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CRISPR J ; 1: 75-87, 2018 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31021193

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Juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (Batten disease) is a rare progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by mutations in CLN3. Patients present with early-onset retinal degeneration, followed by epilepsy, progressive motor deficits, cognitive decline, and premature death. Approximately 85% of individuals with Batten disease harbor at least one allele containing a 1.02 kb genomic deletion spanning exons 7 and 8. This study demonstrates CRISPR-Cas9-based homology-dependent repair of this mutation in induced pluripotent stem cells generated from two independent patients: one homozygous and one compound heterozygous for the 1.02 kb deletion. Our strategy included delivery of a construct that carried >3 kb of DNA: wild-type CLN3 sequence and a LoxP-flanked, puromycin resistance cassette for positive selection. This strategy resulted in correction at the genomic DNA and mRNA levels in the two independent patient lines. These CRISPR-corrected isogenic cell lines will be a valuable tool for disease modeling and autologous retinal cell replacement.

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Ophthalmic Genet ; 28(1): 1-7, 2007 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17454741

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OBJECTIVE: To identify the genetic factors associated with familial non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NA-AION) in a large pedigree. METHODS: Eleven family members of a single pedigree, including six affected with NA-AION, underwent detailed clinical examinations. The mitochondrial DNA of the proband was sequenced in its entirety in search of disease-causing mutations associated with NA-AION in the pedigree. A control panel comprising 1488 patients suspected of having Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) and 97 general-population control subjects was screened for the mitochondrial sequence variant identified in the family. RESULTS: Affected family members were all male and exhibited classic features of NA-AION. Their mean age was 50.2 +/- 5.0 years. A total of 23 sequence variations were detected in the mitochondrial genome of the proband, including one novel sequence variation (G4132A, Ala276Thr) in the NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 gene (ND1). The G4132A mitochondrial variant was detected in six members of a single pedigree with NA-AION. The G4132A variation was not observed in any of the 1585 subjects in the control panel. Moreover, this variant was not identified in over 2469 ethnically diverse individuals previously evaluated through the Human Mitochondrial Genome Database. None of the three major mutations associated with LHON (G3460A, G11778A, T14484C) were identified in the family. CONCLUSION: The G4132A mitochondrial variation is associated with familial NA-AION in our pedigree.


Assuntos
DNA Mitocondrial/genética , Mutação/genética , NADH Desidrogenase/genética , Neuropatia Óptica Isquêmica/genética , Substituição de Aminoácidos , Feminino , Genótipo , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Linhagem , Fragmentos de Peptídeos/química , Polimorfismo Conformacional de Fita Simples
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JAMA Ophthalmol ; 134(5): 580-583, 2016 May 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27030965

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IMPORTANCE: Stargardt disease is a phenotypically diverse macular dystrophy caused by the autosomal recessive inheritance of mutations in ABCA4. Pseudodominant transmission occurs more often than might be expected because of the relatively high carrier frequency of pathogenic ABCA4 variants. Genetic characterization of affected individuals permits a more precise understanding of these genotype-phenotype associations. OBSERVATIONS: In this case series, we explore the clinical courses and genotypes of a woman and her 2 daughters with pseudodominant transmission of Stargardt disease. The mother had choroidal neovascularization that was treated with bevacizumab. Both daughters exhibited worse vision than their mother, despite lacking choroidal neovascularization, because of the extent of photoreceptor and retinal pigment epithelium atrophy in the macula. Genetic testing confirmed pseudodominant inheritance and the presence of 3 ABCA4 alleles within the family. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: These cases emphasize the clinical relevance of recognizing pseudodominant transmission and the resultant phenotypic variability. Differing degrees of visual impairment in these patients emphasize the need to continue refining our understanding of how individual ABCA4 mutations contribute to phenotype.

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Hum Gene Ther ; 27(10): 835-846, 2016 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27400765

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Juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (JNCL) is a childhood neurodegenerative disease with early-onset, severe central vision loss. Affected children develop seizures and CNS degeneration accompanied by severe motor and cognitive deficits. There is no cure for JNCL, and patients usually die during the second or third decade of life. In this study, independent lines of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) were generated from two patients with molecularly confirmed mutations in CLN3, the gene mutated in JNCL. Clinical-grade adeno-associated adenovirus serotype 2 (AAV2) carrying the full-length coding sequence of human CLN3 was generated in a U.S. Food and Drug Administration-registered cGMP facility. AAV2-CLN3 was efficacious in restoring full-length CLN3 transcript and protein in patient-specific fibroblasts and iPSC-derived retinal neurons. When injected into the subretinal space of wild-type mice, purified AAV2-CLN3 did not show any evidence of retinal toxicity. This study provides proof-of-principle for initiation of a clinical trial using AAV-mediated gene augmentation for the treatment of children with CLN3-associated retinal degeneration.


Assuntos
Terapia Genética/métodos , Células-Tronco Pluripotentes Induzidas/transplante , Glicoproteínas de Membrana/genética , Chaperonas Moleculares/genética , Lipofuscinoses Ceroides Neuronais/terapia , Degeneração Retiniana/terapia , Animais , Dependovirus/genética , Fibroblastos/metabolismo , Humanos , Glicoproteínas de Membrana/uso terapêutico , Camundongos , Chaperonas Moleculares/uso terapêutico , Lipofuscinoses Ceroides Neuronais/genética , Lipofuscinoses Ceroides Neuronais/patologia , Neurônios/metabolismo , Retina/metabolismo , Retina/patologia , Degeneração Retiniana/genética , Degeneração Retiniana/patologia
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Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci ; 53(4): 1883-94, 2012 Apr 18.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22395892

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PURPOSE: Autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa (ARRP) is a genetically heterogeneous condition characterized by progressive loss of retinal photoreceptor cells. In order to gain new insights into the pathogenesis of ARRP, we evaluated the morphological, biochemical, and gene expression changes in eyes from a human donor with ARRP due to mutations in the ABCA4 gene. METHODS: Eyes were obtained postmortem from a donor with end-stage retinitis pigmentosa. The coding sequences of the RDS, RHO, and ABCA4 genes were screened for disease-causing mutations. Morphological changes in different regions of the retina were examined histologically, and levels of lipofuscin-associated bisretinoids were measured. Gene expression was examined in retinal/choroidal tissue using microarray analysis, and all parameters were compared to those in unaffected control donors. RESULTS: Genetic analysis of the donor's DNA identified two mutations in the ABCA4 gene, IVS14+1G > C and Phe1440del1 cT, each on a separate allele. Morphological evaluation revealed complete loss of the outer nuclear layer, remodeling of the inner retina, loss of retinal vasculature, and regional neovascularization. The retinal pigment epithelium and choriocapillaris exhibited regional preservation. Microarray analysis revealed loss of photoreceptor cell-associated transcripts, with preservation of multiple genes expressed specifically in inner retinal neurons. CONCLUSIONS: The persistence of transcripts expressed by inner retinal neurons suggests that despite significant plasticity that occurs during retinal degeneration, bipolar cells and ganglion cells remain at least partially differentiated. Findings from this study suggest that some forms of therapy currently under investigation may have benefit even in advanced retinal degeneration.


Assuntos
Transportadores de Cassetes de Ligação de ATP/genética , DNA/genética , Mutação , Retinose Pigmentar/genética , Segmento Externo da Célula Bastonete/patologia , Transportadores de Cassetes de Ligação de ATP/metabolismo , Adulto , Cadáver , Eletrorretinografia , Feminino , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Humanos , Masculino , Análise de Sequência com Séries de Oligonucleotídeos , Linhagem , Retinose Pigmentar/diagnóstico , Retinose Pigmentar/metabolismo , Segmento Externo da Célula Bastonete/metabolismo
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Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci ; 52(1): 618-23, 2011 Feb 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20847113

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PURPOSE: Detection of light in the eye contributes both to spatial awareness (form vision) and to responses that acclimate an animal to gross changes in light (irradiance detection). This dual role means that eye disease that disrupts form vision can also adversely affect physiology and behavioral state. The purpose of this study was to investigate how inner retinal circuitry mediating rod-cone photoreceptor input contributes to functionally distinct irradiance responses and whether that might account for phenotypic diversity in retinal disease. METHODS: The sensitivity of the pupillary light reflex and negative masking (activity suppression by light) was measured in wild-type mice with intact inner retinal circuitry, Nob4 mice that lack ON-bipolar cell function, and rd1 mice that lack rods and cones and, therefore, have no input to ON or OFF bipolar cells. RESULTS: An expected increase in sensitivity to negative masking with loss of photoreceptor input in rd1 was duplicated in Nob4 mice. In contrast, sensitivity of the pupillary light reflex was more severely reduced in rd1 than in Nob4 mice. CONCLUSIONS: Absence of ON-bipolar cell-mediated rod-cone input can fully explain the phenotype of outer retina degeneration for negative masking but not for the pupillary light reflex. Therefore, inner retinal pathways mediating rod-cone input are different for negative masking and the pupillary light reflex.


Assuntos
Comportamento Animal , Reflexo Pupilar/fisiologia , Células Bipolares da Retina/fisiologia , Células Fotorreceptoras Retinianas Cones/efeitos da radiação , Degeneração Retiniana/fisiopatologia , Células Fotorreceptoras Retinianas Bastonetes/efeitos da radiação , Visão Ocular/fisiologia , Animais , Luz , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Mutantes , Atividade Motora/fisiologia , Reflexo Pupilar/efeitos da radiação , Células Fotorreceptoras Retinianas Cones/fisiologia , Células Ganglionares da Retina/fisiologia , Células Fotorreceptoras Retinianas Bastonetes/fisiologia , Percepção Visual
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