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A longitudinal study of stargardt disease: clinical and electrophysiologic assessment, progression, and genotype correlations.

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PURPOSE:To investigate the clinical and electrophysiologic natural history of Stargardt disease and correlate with the genotype. DESIGN:Cohort study of 59 patients. METHODS:Clinical history, examination, and electrophysiologic assessment were undertaken in a longitudinal survey. Patients were classified into 3 groups based on electrophysiologic findings, as previously published: Group 1 had dysfunction confined to the macula; Group 2 had macular and generalized cone system dysfunction; and Group 3 had macular and both generalized cone and rod system dysfunction. At baseline, there were 27 patients in Group 1, 17 in Group 2, and 15 in Group 3. Amplitude reduction of >50% in the relevant electroretinogram (ERG) component or a peak time shift of >3 ms for the 30 Hz flicker ERG or bright flash a-wave was considered clinically significant ERG deterioration. Molecular screening of ABCA4 was undertaken. RESULTS:The mean age at baseline was 31.7 years, with the mean follow-up interval being 10.5 years. A total of 22% of patients from Group 1 showed ERG group transition during follow-up, with 11% progressing to Group 2 and 11% to Group 3. Forty-seven percent of patients in Group 2 progressed to Group 3. There was clinically significant ERG deterioration in 54% of all subjects: 22% of Group 1, 65% of Group 2, and 100% of Group 3. At least 1 disease-causing ABCA4 variant was identified in 47 patients. CONCLUSIONS:All patients with initial rod ERG involvement demonstrated clinically significant electrophysiologic deterioration; only 20% of patients with normal full-field ERGs at baseline showed clinically significant progression. Such data assist counseling by providing more accurate prognostic information and are also highly relevant in the design, patient selection, and monitoring of potential therapeutic interventions.

journal_name

Am J Ophthalmol

journal_title

American journal of ophthalmology

authors

Fujinami K,Lois N,Davidson AE,Mackay DS,Hogg CR,Stone EM,Tsunoda K,Tsubota K,Bunce C,Robson AG,Moore AT,Webster AR,Holder GE,Michaelides M

doi

10.1016/j.ajo.2013.01.018

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-06-01 00:00:00

pages

1075-1088.e13

issue

eissn

0002-9394

issn

1879-1891

pii

S0002-9394(13)00074-3

journal_volume

155

pub_type

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A longitudinal study of stargardt disease: clinical and electrophysiologic assessment, progression, and genotype correlations.