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The Biological Magnetic Resonance Data Bank (BMRB, https://bmrb.io) is the international open data repository for biomolecular nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data. Comprised of both empirical and derived data, BMRB has applications in the study of biomacromolecular structure and dynamics, biomolecular interactions, drug discovery, intrinsically disordered proteins, natural products, biomarkers, and metabolomics. Advances including GHz-class NMR instruments, national and trans-national NMR cyberinfrastructure, hybrid structural biology methods and machine learning are driving increases in the amount, type, and applications of NMR data in the biosciences. BMRB is a Core Archive and member of the World-wide Protein Data Bank (wwPDB).
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Bases de Datos de Compuestos Químicos , Espectroscopía de Resonancia Magnética , Bases de Datos de Proteínas , Resonancia Magnética Nuclear Biomolecular , Conformación ProteicaRESUMEN
Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) comprise a phenotypically and genetically heterogeneous group of ocular disorders that cause visual loss via progressive retinal degeneration. Here, we report the genetic characterization of 1210 IRD pedigrees enrolled through the Japan Eye Genetic Consortium and analyzed by whole exome sequencing. The most common phenotype was retinitis pigmentosa (RP, 43%), followed by macular dystrophy/cone- or cone-rod dystrophy (MD/CORD, 13%). In total, 67 causal genes were identified in 37% (448/1210) of the pedigrees. The first and second most frequently mutated genes were EYS and RP1, associated primarily with autosomal recessive (ar) RP, and RP and arMD/CORD, respectively. Examinations of variant frequency in total and by phenotype showed high accountability of a frequent EYS missense variant (c.2528G>A). In addition to the two known EYS founder mutations (c.4957dupA and c.8805C>G) of arRP, we observed a frequent RP1 variant (c.5797C>T) in patients with arMD/CORD.
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Distrofias de Conos y Bastones , Degeneración Macular , Enfermedades de la Retina , Humanos , Secuenciación del Exoma , Proteínas del Ojo/genética , Pueblos del Este de Asia , Mutación , Linaje , Distrofias de Conos y Bastones/diagnóstico , Distrofias de Conos y Bastones/genética , Enfermedades de la Retina/genética , Degeneración Macular/genética , Análisis Mutacional de ADNRESUMEN
The disease-initiating molecular events for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a multifactorial retinal disease affecting many millions of elderly individuals worldwide, are still unknown. Of the over 30 risk and protective loci so far associated with AMD through whole genome-wide association studies (GWAS), the Age-Related Maculopathy Susceptibility 2 (ARMS2) gene locus represents one of the most highly associated risk regions for AMD. A unique insertion/deletion (in/del) sequence located immediately upstream of the High Temperature Requirement A1 (HTRA1) gene in this region confers high risk for AMD. Using electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA), we identified that two Gtf2i-ß/δ transcription factor isoforms bind to the cis-element 5'- ATTAATAACC-3' contained in this in/del sequence. The binding of these transcription factors leads to enhanced upregulation of transcription of the secretory serine protease HTRA1 in transfected cells and AMD patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Overexpression of Htra1 in mice using a CAG-promoter demonstrated increased blood concentration of Htra1 protein, caused upregulation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and produced a choroidal neovascularization (CNV)-like phenotype. Finally, a comparison of 478 AMD patients to 481 healthy, age-matched controls from Japan, India, Australia, and the USA showed a statistically increased level of secreted HTRA1 blood concentration in AMD patients compared with age-matched controls. Taken together, these results suggest a common mechanism across ethnicities whereby increased systemic blood circulation of secreted serine protease HTRA1 leads to subsequent degradation of Bruch's membrane and eventual CNV in AMD.
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Serina Peptidasa A1 que Requiere Temperaturas Altas/genética , Proteínas/genética , Factores de Transcripción TFII/genética , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Animales , Femenino , Serina Peptidasa A1 que Requiere Temperaturas Altas/metabolismo , Humanos , Mutación INDEL/genética , Degeneración Macular/genética , Degeneración Macular/fisiopatología , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Transgénicos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple/genética , Regiones Promotoras Genéticas/genética , Isoformas de Proteínas/genética , Proteínas/metabolismo , Factores de Transcripción TFII/metabolismo , Factores de Transcripción TFIII/genética , Factores de Transcripción TFIII/metabolismoRESUMEN
Inherited optic neuropathies are rare eye diseases of optic nerve dysfunction that present in various genetic forms. Previously, mutation in three genes encoding mitochondrial proteins has been implicated in autosomal recessive forms of optic atrophy that involve progressive degeneration of optic nerve and retinal ganglion cells (RGC). Using whole exome analysis, a novel double homozygous mutation p.L81R and pR212W in malonyl CoA-acyl carrier protein transacylase (MCAT), a mitochondrial protein involved in fatty acid biosynthesis, has now been identified as responsible for an autosomal recessive optic neuropathy from a Chinese consanguineous family. MCAT is expressed in RGC that are rich in mitochondria. The disease variants lead to structurally unstable MCAT protein with significantly reduced intracellular expression. RGC-specific knockdown of Mcat in mice, lead to an attenuated retinal neurofiber layer, that resembles the phenotype of optic neuropathy. These results indicated that MCAT plays an essential role in mitochondrial function and maintenance of RGC axons, while novel MCAT p.L81R and p.R212W mutations can lead to optic neuropathy.
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S-Maloniltransferasa de la Proteína Transportadora de Grupos Acilo/genética , Genes Recesivos , Mitocondrias/patología , Enfermedades del Nervio Óptico/patología , Nervio Óptico/patología , Células Ganglionares de la Retina/patología , S-Maloniltransferasa de la Proteína Transportadora de Grupos Acilo/química , S-Maloniltransferasa de la Proteína Transportadora de Grupos Acilo/metabolismo , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Niño , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Noqueados , Mitocondrias/metabolismo , Mutación , Nervio Óptico/metabolismo , Enfermedades del Nervio Óptico/etiología , Enfermedades del Nervio Óptico/metabolismo , Linaje , Conformación Proteica , Células Ganglionares de la Retina/metabolismo , Homología de Secuencia , Secuenciación del ExomaRESUMEN
High-temperature requirement A1 (HtrA1) has been identified as a disease-susceptibility gene for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) including polypoidal choroidal neovasculopathy (PCV). We characterized the underlying phenotypic changes of transgenic (Tg) mice expressing ubiquitous CAG promoter (CAG-HtrA1 Tg). In vivo imaging modalities and histopathology were performed to investigate the possible neovascularization, drusen formation, and infiltration of macrophages. Subretinal white material deposition and scattered white-yellowish retinal foci were detected on CFP [(Tg33% (20/60) and wild-type (WT)7% (1/15), p < 0.05]. In 40% (4/10) of the CAG-HtrA1 Tg retina, ICGA showed punctate hyperfluorescent spots. There was no leakage on FFA and OCTA failed to confirm vascular flow signals from the subretinal materials. Increased macrophages and RPE cell migrations were noted from histopathological sections. Monocyte subpopulations were increased in peripheral blood in the CAG-HtrA1 Tg mice (p < 0.05). Laser induced CNV in the CAG-HtrA1 Tg mice and showed increased leakage from CNV compared to WT mice (p < 0.05). Finally, choroidal explants of the old CAG-HtrA1 Tg mice demonstrated an increased area of sprouting (p < 0.05). Signs of subclinical inflammation was observed in CAG-HtrA1 Tg mice. Such subclinical inflammation may have resulted in increased RPE cell activation and angiogenic potential.
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Neovascularización Coroidal , Degeneración Macular , Animales , Coroides/irrigación sanguínea , Neovascularización Coroidal/genética , Neovascularización Coroidal/patología , Serina Peptidasa A1 que Requiere Temperaturas Altas/genética , Inflamación/genética , Inflamación/patología , Degeneración Macular/genética , Degeneración Macular/patología , Ratones , Ratones Transgénicos , Retina/patologíaRESUMEN
PURPOSE: Thus far, only one Japanese patient with autosomal recessive rod-cone dystrophy (AR-RCD) associated with the phosphodiesterase 6A gene (PDE6A) has been reported. The purpose of this study was to analyze the clinical features of a Japanese female patient with AR-RCD with a novel missense variant in PDE6A. METHODS: We performed whole-exome sequencing (WES) to identify the disease-causing variant and a comprehensive ophthalmic examination including full-field electroretinography (ERG). RESULTS: WES analysis revealed that the patient carried a novel homozygous missense variant (c.1631G > A; p.Arg544Gln) in PDE6A. Her unaffected parents carried the heterozygous variant. The patient reported night blindness in her early 20 s. At the age of 25 years, she underwent a comprehensive ophthalmic examination. Her corrected visual acuity was 20/13 in the right and 20/10 in the left eyes. Fundus images showed degenerative changes with bone spicule pigmentation in the mid-peripheral retina, and peripheral retinal vessels were not attenuated. Ultra-wide-field fundus autofluorescence images demonstrated large hypoautofluorescent regions corresponding to the degenerative changes, surrounded by hyperautofluorescence. Cross-sectional optical coherence tomography demonstrated a preserved ellipsoid zone and retinal thickness in the center of the macula, with perifoveal atrophy. ERG responses were subnormal, revealing that rod-mediated responses were more affected than cone-mediated responses, consistent with findings observed in RCD. CONCLUSIONS: This is the second case of a patient with AR-RCD associated with PDE6A in the Japanese population. These findings will contribute to a better clinical understanding of PDE6A-associated RCD and valuable insights for gene therapy trials.
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Distrofias de Conos y Bastones , Adulto , Distrofias de Conos y Bastones/genética , Estudios Transversales , Fosfodiesterasas de Nucleótidos Cíclicos Tipo 6/genética , Electrorretinografía , Proteínas del Ojo/genética , Femenino , Humanos , Mutación , Linaje , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica , Agudeza VisualRESUMEN
PURPOSE: To report the 30-months' course of macular dystrophy in a patient with genetically confirmed spinocerebellar ataxia type1 (SCA1). METHODS: Detailed ophthalmological examinations including best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), perimetry, multimodal fundus imaging, and electrophysiological recordings were performed on a 52-year-old woman with SCA1. The number of CAG sequence repeats of the candidate gene was verified. RESULTS: The baseline decimal BCVA was 0.2 OD and 0.3 OS. Goldman perimetry showed relative central scotomas and slight enlargements of Mariotte blind spot bilaterally. Ophthalmoscopy revealed no abnormalities in the macula and optic disk. Fundus autofluorescence (FAF) showed a circular hyperautofluorescence and round-shaped hypoautofluorescence in the macula. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) showed a loss of the interdigitation zone and ellipsoid zone (EZ) in the macula. Full-field scotopic and photopic Full-field electroretinograms (ERGs) were normal, and multifocal ERGs were decreased in the central area. After 30 months, the BCVA had not changed, but the FAF showed a spark-like hypoautofluorescence in the macula. The abnormal area of the EZ had expanded toward the periphery, and the rate of EZ loss was 199.7%/year OD and 206.8%/year OS. Genetic examinations revealed an increase in the number of heterozygous CAG repeats in the ATXN1 gene, and the CAG repeat number of the mutant allele ranged from 43 to 48. CONCLUSIONS: The full-field scotopic and photopic ERGs were normal. The mfERGs were significantly smaller in the central region. OCT demonstrated bilateral photoreceptor atrophy in the macula, and the rate of EZ loss was more rapid than in other macular dystrophies. Spark-like hypoautofluorescence appeared during the course of the disease process which might be a specific feature of SCA1-related retinopathy.
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Degeneración Macular , Distrofias Retinianas , Ataxias Espinocerebelosas , Atrofia , Electrorretinografía , Femenino , Angiografía con Fluoresceína , Estudios de Seguimiento , Humanos , Degeneración Macular/diagnóstico , Degeneración Macular/genética , Persona de Mediana Edad , Ataxias Espinocerebelosas/diagnóstico , Ataxias Espinocerebelosas/genética , Tomografía de Coherencia ÓpticaRESUMEN
Variants in the PROM1 gene are associated with cone (-rod) dystrophy, macular dystrophy, and other phenotypes. We describe the clinical and genetic characteristics of 10 patients from eight Japanese families with PROM1-associated retinal disorder (PROM1-RD) in a nationwide cohort. A literature review of PROM1-RD in the Japanese population was also performed. The median age at onset/examination of 10 patients was 31.0 (range, 10-45)/44.5 (22-73) years. All 10 patients showed atrophic macular changes. Seven patients (70.0%) had spared fovea to various degrees, approximately half of whom had maintained visual acuity. Generalized cone (-rod) dysfunction was demonstrated in all nine subjects with available electrophysiological data. Three PROM1 variants were identified in this study: one recurrent disease-causing variant (p.Arg373Cys), one novel putative disease-causing variant (p.Cys112Arg), and one novel variant of uncertain significance (VUS; p.Gly53Asp). Characteristic features of macular atrophy with generalized cone-dominated retinal dysfunction were shared among all 10 subjects with PROM1-RD, and the presence of foveal sparing was crucial in maintaining visual acuity. Together with the three previously reported variants [p.R373C, c.1551+1G>A (pathogenic), p.Asn580His (likely benign)] in the literature of Japanese patients, one prevalent missense variant (p.Arg373Cys, 6/9 families, 66.7%) detected in multiple studies was determined in the Japanese population, which was also frequently detected in the European population.
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Antígeno AC133/genética , Genética de Población , Retina/patología , Enfermedades de la Retina/genética , Adulto , Anciano , Femenino , Humanos , Japón/epidemiología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Linaje , Fenotipo , Retina/diagnóstico por imagen , Enfermedades de la Retina/diagnóstico por imagen , Enfermedades de la Retina/epidemiología , Enfermedades de la Retina/patología , Agudeza Visual/genética , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
The retinitis pigmentosa 2 (RP2) gene is one of the causative genes for X-linked inherited retinal disorder. We characterized the clinical/genetic features of four patients with RP2-associated retinal disorder (RP2-RD) from four Japanese families in a nationwide cohort. A systematic review of RP2-RD in the Japanese population was also performed. All four patients were clinically diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa (RP). The mean age at examination was 36.5 (10-47) years, and the mean visual acuity in the right/left eye was 1.40 (0.52-2.0)/1.10 (0.52-1.7) in the logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution unit, respectively. Three patients showed extensive retinal atrophy with macular involvement, and one had central retinal atrophy. Four RP2 variants were identified, including two novel missense (p.Ser6Phe, p.Leu189Pro) and two previously reported truncating variants (p.Arg120Ter, p.Glu269CysfsTer3). The phenotypes of two patients with truncating variants were more severe than the phenotypes of two patients with missense variants. A systematic review revealed additional 11 variants, including three missense and eight deleterious (null) variants, and a statistically significant association between phenotype severity and genotype severity was revealed. The clinical and genetic spectrum of RP2-RD was illustrated in the Japanese population, identifying the characteristic features of a severe form of RP with early macular involvement.
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Proteínas de Unión al GTP/genética , Proteínas de la Membrana/genética , Retina/patología , Enfermedades de la Retina/genética , Agudeza Visual/genética , Adolescente , Adulto , Niño , Femenino , Estudios de Asociación Genética , Humanos , Japón/epidemiología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Retina/diagnóstico por imagen , Enfermedades de la Retina/diagnóstico , Enfermedades de la Retina/epidemiología , Enfermedades de la Retina/patología , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide for which 15 disease-associated loci had been discovered. Among them, only 5 loci have been associated with POAG in Asians. We carried out a genome-wide association study and a replication study that included a total of 7378 POAG cases and 36 385 controls from a Japanese population. After combining the genome-wide association study and the two replication sets, we identified 11 POAG-associated loci, including 4 known (CDKN2B-AS1, ABCA1, SIX6 and AFAP1) and 7 novel loci (FNDC3B, ANKRD55-MAP3K1, LMX1B, LHPP, HMGA2, MEIS2 and LOXL1) at a genome-wide significance level (P < 5.0×10-8), bringing the total number of POAG-susceptibility loci to 22. The 7 novel variants were subsequently evaluated in a multiethnic population comprising non-Japanese East Asians (1008 cases, 591 controls), Europeans (5008 cases, 35 472 controls) and Africans (2341 cases, 2037 controls). The candidate genes located within the new loci were related to ocular development (LMX1B, HMGA2 and MAP3K1) and glaucoma-related phenotypes (FNDC3B, LMX1B and LOXL1). Pathway analysis suggested epidermal growth factor receptor signaling might be involved in POAG pathogenesis. Genetic correlation analysis revealed the relationships between POAG and systemic diseases, including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. These results improve our understanding of the genetic factors that affect the risk of developing POAG and provide new insight into the genetic architecture of POAG in Asians.
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Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/genética , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/genética , Proteínas del Ojo/genética , Sitios Genéticos , Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad , Glaucoma de Ángulo Abierto/genética , Pueblo Asiatico , Población Negra , Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/complicaciones , Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/etnología , Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/patología , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/complicaciones , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/etnología , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/patología , Receptores ErbB/genética , Receptores ErbB/metabolismo , Proteínas del Ojo/metabolismo , Femenino , Expresión Génica , Estudio de Asociación del Genoma Completo , Glaucoma de Ángulo Abierto/complicaciones , Glaucoma de Ángulo Abierto/etnología , Glaucoma de Ángulo Abierto/patología , Humanos , Masculino , Mutación , Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple , Transducción de Señal , Población BlancaRESUMEN
PURPOSE: To assess the morphological changes of cone photoreceptors in eyes with autosomal recessive bestrophinopathy. METHODS: Both eyes of five patients with autosomal recessive bestrophinopathyunderwent spectral domain optical coherence tomography and adaptive optics fundus imaging. The cone photoreceptor densities were measured at intervals of 100 µm between 500 µm nasal and temporal eccentricities from the foveal center. RESULTS: The median age of the patients was 30 years (range, 23-45 years), and the best-corrected visual acuity ranged from 20/20 to 20/80. Adaptive optics fundus images showed reduced cone photoreceptor densities corresponding to the damages of the photoreceptor layer in the spectral domain optical coherence tomography images in four patients with relatively good best-corrected visual acuity. The cone photoreceptor densities at the center of the fovea were less than one-third of the normal cone densities (range 11,600-30,400 cells/mm). Cone photoreceptor mosaics were visible over the lesions with serous retinal detachment and retinal edema, although they were partially hyporeflective. CONCLUSION: There is a significant cone photoreceptor loss in the macular region of patients with autosomal recessive bestrophinopathy, although they had relatively good visual acuity. Monitoring cone photoreceptors by adaptive optics fundus imaging should provide accurate assessments of the disease status and indications for future therapeutic interventions.
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Enfermedades Hereditarias del Ojo/patología , Células Fotorreceptoras Retinianas Conos/patología , Enfermedades de la Retina/patología , Adulto , Recuento de Células , Enfermedades Hereditarias del Ojo/diagnóstico por imagen , Enfermedades Hereditarias del Ojo/genética , Femenino , Angiografía con Fluoresceína , Fóvea Central , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Oftalmoscopía , Enfermedades de la Retina/diagnóstico por imagen , Enfermedades de la Retina/genética , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica , Agudeza Visual/fisiología , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
DRAM2-associated retinopathy is a rare inherited retinal dystrophy, and its outcome has not been determined. A single retinal involvement by a mutation of the DRAM2 gene is unexplained. We found three unrelated patients with a disease-causing DRAM2 variant in a biallelic state from 1555 Japanese individuals of 1314 families with inherited retinal dystrophy. We reviewed their medical records and examined their peripheral lymphocytes by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Patient 1 was a 38-year-old woman who complained of night blindness and reduced vision. She developed macular degeneration at age 43 years. Patients 2 and 3 were a man and a woman both of whom noticed night blindness in their 30s. Both had a degeneration in the macula and midperiphery in their 40s, which progressed to a diffuse retinal degeneration in their 60s when their vision was reduced to hand motions. Three novel DRAM2 variants were identified. TEM of the lymphocytes of Patients 1 and 2 showed abnormal structures in 40.6% and 0.3% of the peripheral lymphocytes, respectively. We concluded that the DRAM2-associated retinopathy of our patients was a progressive rod-cone dystrophy, and the visual outcome was poor. The systemic effect of DRAM2 mutations may be compensable and have variations.
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Distrofias de Conos y Bastones/patología , Linfocitos/patología , Proteínas de la Membrana/genética , Retinitis Pigmentosa/patología , Anciano , Distrofias de Conos y Bastones/genética , Femenino , Humanos , Degeneración Macular/genética , Degeneración Macular/patología , Masculino , Microscopía Electrónica de Transmisión , Persona de Mediana Edad , Mutación , Linaje , Retinitis Pigmentosa/genética , Agudeza VisualRESUMEN
Purpose: This study aimed to describe the genetic and clinical characteristics of four Japanese patients with autosomal dominant optic atrophy (DOA) accompanied by auditory neuropathy and other systemic complications (i.e., DOA-plus disease). Methods: Four patients from four independent families underwent comprehensive ophthalmic and auditory examinations and were diagnosed with DOA-plus disease. The disease-causing gene variants in the OPA1 gene were identified by direct sequencing. The genetic and clinical data of 48 DOA patients without systemic complications-that is, with simple DOA-were compared to those of DOA-plus patients. Results: DOA-plus patients noticed a decrease in vision before the age of 14 and hearing impairment 3 to 13 years after the development of visual symptoms. Two patients had progressive external ophthalmoplegia, and one patient had vestibular dysfunction and ataxia. The DOA-plus phenotypes accounted for 13.3% (4/30) of the families with the OPA1 gene mutations. Each DOA-plus patient harbored one of the monoallelic mutations in the OPA1 gene: c.1334G>A, p.R445H, c.1618A>C, p.T540P, and c.892A>C, p.S298R. Missense mutations accounted for 100% (4/4) of the DOA-plus families and only 11.5% (3/26) of the families with simple DOA. Conclusions: All the patients with the DOA-plus phenotype carried one of the missense mutations in the OPA1 gene. They all had typical ocular symptoms and signs of DOA in their first or second decade, and other systemic complications-such as auditory neuropathy, vestibular dysfunction, and ataxia-followed the ocular symptoms. We should consider the occurrence of extraocular complications in cases with DOA, especially when they carry the missense mutations in the OPA1 gene.
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Pueblo Asiatico/genética , GTP Fosfohidrolasas/genética , Pérdida Auditiva Central/complicaciones , Pérdida Auditiva Central/genética , Mutación/genética , Atrofia Óptica Autosómica Dominante/complicaciones , Atrofia Óptica Autosómica Dominante/genética , Adolescente , Adulto , Niño , Preescolar , Estudios de Cohortes , Femenino , Fondo de Ojo , Humanos , Japón , Masculino , Atrofia Óptica Autosómica Dominante/fisiopatología , Linaje , Campos Visuales , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
PURPOSE: To describe the clinical and genetic characteristics of the cohort enrolled in the East Asian studies of occult macular dystrophy (OMD). DESIGN: International, multicenter, retrospective cohort studies. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 36 participants from 21 families with a clinical diagnosis of OMD and harboring pathogenic RP1L1 variants (i.e., Miyake disease) were enrolled from 3 centers in Japan, China, and South Korea. METHODS: A detailed history was obtained, and comprehensive ophthalmological examinations including spectral-domain OCT were performed. All detected sequence variants in the RP1L1 gene were reviewed, and in silico analysis was performed, including allele frequency analyses and pathogenicity predictions. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Onset of disease, visual acuity (VA) converted to the logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR), OCT findings, and effect of detected variants. RESULTS: Eleven families from Japan, 6 from South Korea, and 4 from China were recruited. There were 12 female and 24 male participants. The median age of onset was 25.5 years (range, 2-73), and the median age at the latest examination was 46.0 years (range, 11-86). The median VA (logMAR) was 0.65 (range, -0.08-1.22) in the right eye and 0.65 (-0.08-1.10) in the left eye. A significant correlation between onset of disease and VA was revealed. The Classical morphologic phenotype showing both blurred ellipsoid zone and absence of interdigitation zone of the photoreceptors was demonstrated in 30 patients (83.3%), and subtle photoreceptor architectural changes were demonstrated in 6 patients (16.6%). Eight pathogenic RP1L1 variants were identified, including 6 reported variants and 1 novel variant: p.R45W, p.T1194M/p.T1196I (complex), p.S1199C, p.G1200A, p.G1200D, p.V1201G, and p.S1198F, respectively. Two variants were recurrent: p.R45W (11 families, 52.4%) and p.S1199C (5 families, 23.8%). The pathogenic missense variants in 10 families (47.6%) were located within the previously reported unique motif, including 6 amino acids (1196-1201). CONCLUSIONS: There is a large spectrum of clinical findings in Miyake disease, including various onset of disease and VA, whereas the characteristic photoreceptor microstructures were shared in most cases. Two hot spots including amino acid numbers 45 and 1196-1201 in the RP1L1 gene were confirmed in the East Asian population.
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Degeneración Macular , Distrofias Retinianas , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Pueblo Asiatico , Niño , Proteínas del Ojo/genética , Femenino , Frecuencia de los Genes , Humanos , Degeneración Macular/genética , Degeneración Macular/patología , Degeneración Macular/fisiopatología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Retina/patología , Distrofias Retinianas/genética , Distrofias Retinianas/patología , Distrofias Retinianas/fisiopatología , Estudios Retrospectivos , Agudeza Visual , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
PURPOSE: To report the clinical and genetic characteristics of 6 cases with late-onset night blindness with peripheral flecks accompanied by progressive trickle-like macular degeneration. METHODS: Clinical and genetic data were collected from 6 independent patients who complained of night blindness in their fifth to eighth decade of life. The ophthalmological examinations included ophthalmoscopy, fundus autofluorescence (FAF), and full-field electroretinography (ERG). Whole exome sequencing with target gene analysis was performed to determine the causative genes and variants. RESULTS: All of the patients first complained of night blindness at the ages of 40-71 years. Funduscopic examinations demonstrated white or atrophic flecks scattered in the posterior pole and peripheral retina bilaterally. FAF showed patchy hypo-autofluorescence spots in the posterior pole similar to that of the trickling type of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The region of abnormal FAF rapidly expanded with age, and one eye developed a choroidal neovascularization. The full-field scotopic ERGs with 20 min of dark adaptation were severely reduced or extinguished in all cases. There was partial recovery of the ERGs after 180 min of dark adaptation. The cone ERGs were reduced in all cases. Whole exome sequencing revealed no pathogenic variants of 301 retinal disease-associated genes. CONCLUSIONS: The six cases had some common features with the flecked retina syndrome, familial drusen, and late-onset retinal degeneration although none had pathogenic variants causative for these disorders. These cases may represent a subset of severe trickling AMD or a new clinical entity of acquired pan-retinal visual cycle deficiency of unknown etiology.
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Enfermedades de Inicio Tardío/diagnóstico , Degeneración Macular/diagnóstico , Ceguera Nocturna/diagnóstico , Retina/anomalías , Anciano , Adaptación a la Oscuridad/fisiología , Electrorretinografía , Femenino , Humanos , Enfermedades de Inicio Tardío/genética , Enfermedades de Inicio Tardío/fisiopatología , Degeneración Macular/genética , Degeneración Macular/fisiopatología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Ceguera Nocturna/genética , Ceguera Nocturna/fisiopatología , Visión Nocturna/fisiología , Oftalmoscopía , Retina/fisiopatología , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica , Campos Visuales/fisiología , Secuenciación del ExomaRESUMEN
PURPOSE: To report clinical and genetic features including long-term full-field electroretinography (FF-ERG) findings of a patient with cone dystrophy with supernormal rod responses (CDSRR). METHODS: Ophthalmological medical records including FF-ERG were retrospectively reviewed. Genetic analysis using whole-exome sequencing (WES) was performed. Identified KCNV2 variants were confirmed by Sanger sequencing. RESULTS: A 30-year-old female patient was referred to our hospital for assessment of decreased vision from childhood. Funduscopy showed macular atrophy in both eyes. FF-ERG showed decreased amplitudes and delayed peak time of b-waves for dark-adapted (DA) 0.01 ERG, increased b/a-wave ratio with a slightly diminished a-wave for DA 3.0 and DA 25.7 ERG, residual a-waves and almost extinguished b-waves for light-adapted (LA) 3.0 ERG, and extremely diminished amplitudes in LA 30-Hz flicker responses. At 45 years of age, funduscopy showed progressive macular atrophy, whereas the responses for her FF-ERG remained unchanged compared to those observed at 30 years of age. WES identified the compound heterozygous KCNV2 variants (p.W67X and p.D174GfsX198) in the patient. These variants have previously been unreported as pathogenic variants. Each parent had one of the variants. Subsequently, the patient was finally diagnosed with CDSRR with the novel compound heterozygous KCNV2 variants. CONCLUSIONS: Biallelic loss-of-function KCNV2 variants (p.W67X and p.D174GfsX198) were identified as the cause of CDSRR. Long-term FF-ERG findings demonstrated there were no ERG changes during 15 years of observation, indicating that there was no evidence of progressive peripheral retinal dysfunction, in spite of worsening macular atrophy.
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Canales de Potasio con Entrada de Voltaje/genética , Células Fotorreceptoras Retinianas Bastones/fisiología , Retinitis Pigmentosa/genética , Adulto , Electrorretinografía , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Humanos , Oftalmoscopía , Linaje , Retinitis Pigmentosa/diagnóstico , Retinitis Pigmentosa/fisiopatología , Estudios Retrospectivos , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica , Campos Visuales/fisiología , Secuenciación del ExomaRESUMEN
PURPOSE: To describe features of posterior staphylomas in nonhighly myopic eyes with retinitis pigmentosa (RP). METHODS: The retrospective observational case series study included patients with RP and an axial length of <26.5 mm and searched for eyes with posterior staphylomas. All study participants underwent fundus photography and optical coherence tomography. RESULTS: The study identified 13 eyes of 7 patients with a narrow macular staphyloma. Mean age was 40.9 ± 17.9 years (range 9-62 years) and mean axial length was 24.90 ± 0.69 mm. The staphyloma edges corresponded to the margin between the retinal atrophic area in the fundus midperiphery and the relatively unaffected fundus center. On vertically orientated optical coherence tomography images, the staphyloma edges showed a slight inward protrusion of the sclera and a ring-like localized choroidal thinning with choroidal rethickening in direction toward the fovea and toward the periphery of the fundus. The upper and lower staphyloma edges did not differ in steepness. The thickness of the subfoveal choroid (138.6 m ± 50.1 µm) was thinner than the normal range after adjusting for age and axial length in all eyes. Two eyes with advanced RP in the macula showed a subfoveal choroidal thickness of 95 µm and 88 µm. CONCLUSION: Narrow macular staphylomas can occur in nonhighly myopic eyes with RP and, in contrast to staphylomas in highly myopic eyes, show a less marked thinning of the subfoveal choroid. The occurrence of posterior staphylomas in nonhighly myopic eyes with RP may provide hints to unravel the etiology of posterior staphyloma formation.
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Mácula Lútea/patología , Retinitis Pigmentosa/complicaciones , Agudeza Visual , Adolescente , Adulto , Niño , Femenino , Angiografía con Fluoresceína/métodos , Estudios de Seguimiento , Fondo de Ojo , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Miopía Degenerativa , Retinitis Pigmentosa/diagnóstico , Estudios Retrospectivos , Esclerótica/patología , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica/métodos , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
Retinal dystrophies are a heterogeneous group of disorders of visual function leading to partial or complete blindness. We report the genetic basis of an unusual retinal dystrophy in five families with affected females and no affected males. Heterozygous missense variants were identified in the X-linked phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate synthetase 1 (PRPS1) gene: c.47C > T, p.(Ser16Phe); c.586C > T, p.(Arg196Trp); c.641G > C, p.(Arg214Pro); and c.640C > T, p.(Arg214Trp). Missense variants in PRPS1 are usually associated with disease in male patients, including Arts syndrome, Charcot-Marie-Tooth, and nonsyndromic sensorineural deafness. In our study families, affected females manifested a retinal dystrophy with interocular asymmetry. Three unrelated females from these families had hearing loss leading to a diagnosis of Usher syndrome. Other neurological manifestations were also observed in three individuals. Our data highlight the unexpected X-linked inheritance of retinal degeneration in females caused by variants in PRPS1 and suggest that tissue-specific skewed X-inactivation or variable levels of pyrophosphate synthetase-1 deficiency are the underlying mechanism(s). We speculate that the absence of affected males in the study families suggests that some variants may be male embryonic lethal when inherited in the hemizygous state. The unbiased nature of next-generation sequencing enables all possible modes of inheritance to be considered for association of gene variants with novel phenotypic presentation.
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Genes Ligados a X , Mutación Missense , Degeneración Retiniana/diagnóstico , Degeneración Retiniana/genética , Ribosa-Fosfato Pirofosfoquinasa/genética , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Alelos , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Sustitución de Aminoácidos , Femenino , Estudios de Asociación Genética , Genotipo , Humanos , Modelos Moleculares , Linaje , Fenotipo , Conformación Proteica , Ribosa-Fosfato Pirofosfoquinasa/química , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
Inherited retinal dystrophies are a group of genetically heterogeneous conditions with broad phenotypic heterogeneity. We analyzed a large five-generation pedigree with early-onset recessive retinal degeneration to identify the causative mutation. Linkage analysis and homozygosity mapping combined with exome sequencing were carried out to map the disease locus and identify the p.G178R mutation in the asparaginase like-1 gene (ASRGL1), segregating with the retinal dystrophy phenotype in the study pedigree. ASRGL1 encodes an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of L-asparagine and isoaspartyl-peptides. Studies on the ASRGL1 expressed in Escherichia coli and transiently transfected mammalian cells indicated that the p.G178R mutation impairs the autocatalytic processing of this enzyme resulting in the loss of functional ASRGL1 and leaving the inactive precursor protein as a destabilized and aggregation-prone protein. A zebrafish model overexpressing the mutant hASRGL1 developed retinal abnormalities and loss of cone photoreceptors. Our studies suggest that the p.G178R mutation in ASRGL1 leads to photoreceptor degeneration resulting in progressive vision loss.
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Asparaginasa/genética , Autoantígenos/genética , Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad , Retina/patología , Células Fotorreceptoras Retinianas Conos/patología , Degeneración Retiniana/genética , Adulto , Animales , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Exoma/genética , Ligamiento Genético , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Mutación Missense , Linaje , Fenotipo , Células Fotorreceptoras Retinianas Conos/metabolismo , Degeneración Retiniana/patología , Agudeza Visual/genética , Agudeza Visual/fisiología , Pez Cebra/genéticaRESUMEN
Optineurin (OPTN) mutations are linked to glaucoma pathology and E50K mutation shows massive cell death in photoreceptor cells and retinal ganglion cells. However, little is known about E50K-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction in photoreceptor cell degeneration. We here show that overexpression of E50K expression triggered BDNF deficiency, leading to Bax activation in RGC-5â¯cells. BDNF deficiency induced mitochondrial dysfunction by decreasing mitochondrial maximal respiration and reducing intracellular ATP level in RGC-5â¯cells. However, BDNF deficiency did not alter mitochondrial dynamics. Also, BDNF deficiency resulted in LC3-mediated mitophagosome formation in RGC-5â¯cells. These results strongly suggest that E50K-mediated BDNF deficiency plays a critical role in compromised mitochondrial function in glaucomatous photoreceptor cell degeneration.