SCARB1 rs5888 is associated with the risk of age-related macular degeneration susceptibility and an impaired macular area.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wildervanck Syndrome (WS; cervico-oculo-acoustic syndrome) consists of Duane retraction syndrome (DRS), the Klippel-Feil anomaly, and congenital deafness. It is much more common in females than males and could be due to an X-linked mutation that is lethal to hemizygous males. We present the genetic evaluatio...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Abu-Amero KK,Kondkar AA,Alorainy IA,Khan AO,Al-Enazy LA,Oystreck DT,Bosley TM

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glaucoma is considered as a neurodegenerative disorder in which the optic nerve damage leads to irreversible blindness. Many scientific findings indicate miRNA implication in the neurodegeneration process. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the polymorphic variants of miRNA processing genes, RAN (rs14035) a...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Molasy M,Walczak A,Przybyłowska-Sygut K,Zaleska-Żmijewska A,Szaflik J,Szaflik JP,Majsterek I

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Posterior column ataxia retinitis pigmentosa (PCARP) with feline leukemia virus subgroup C cellular receptor 1 (FLVCR1) gene mutation is a rare disorder with significant ophthalmic features. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We conducted a retrospective case series study of patients diagnosed with PCARP and genetic tes...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Lee J,Scanga HL,Dansingani KK,Taubenslag KJ,Zlotcavitch L,Chauhan BK,Sylvester CL,Morton DH,Nischal KK

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) with 193-nm excimer laser is a safe and effective procedure for the treatment of superficial corneal pathology. We aimed to review the use of PTK for the treatment of corneal macular dystrophy (MCD). METHODS:Case report and literature review. RESULTS:A 16-year-old boy presen...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Shields M,Craig JE,Souzeau E,Gupta A

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The visual cycle is essential for vision and several genes encoding proteins of the cycle have been found mutated in various forms of inherited retinal dystrophy. We screened 3 genes of the visual cycle. RGR, encoding the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) G protein-coupled receptor acting in vitro as a photoisomerase; ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Ksantini M,Sénéchal A,Bocquet B,Meunier I,Brabet P,Hamel CP

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was undertaken with the objective to investigate the potential involvement of VAX2 in retinal degeneration. METHODS:A cohort of macular and cone dystrophy patients (n = 70) was screened for variant identification. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products were purified using ExoSAP-IT. Direct seque...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Alfano G,Waseem NH,Webster AR,Bhattacharya SS

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The crystallin family of proteins comprise the main structural proteins of the vertebrate lens and have been classified into alpha-, beta-, and gamma- families. Several of the beta-crystallin proteins have been detected in the retina where they are each localized to different compartments of rod and cone photor...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Sturgill GM,Bala E,Yaniglos SS,Peachey NS,Hagstrom SA

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:MSX2 mutations are a very rare cause of craniosynostosis. Gain-of-function mutations may lead to the Boston-type craniosynostosis with limb defects and refraction errors, whereas loss-of-function mutations causes primary osseous defects such as enlarged parietal foramina. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Herein we rep...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Plaisancié J,Collet C,Pelletier V,Perdomo Y,Studer F,Fradin M,Schaefer E,Speeg-Schatz C,Bloch-Zupan A,Flori E,Dollfus H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the impact of subtle differences (most notably in their classification of group E eyes) in two published versions of the ICRB (Philadelphia and the Children's Hospital Los Angeles). METHODS:Analysis of a series of 96 eyes with intra-ocular retinoblastoma. RESULTS:The disparate criteria of the 2 p...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Novetsky DE,Abramson DH,Kim JW,Dunkel IJ

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The electro-oculogram (EOG) was studied in 156 normal patients, 103 patients with Best's disease, and 52 patients with dominant cystoid macular dystrophy (DCMD). Statistical analysis was performed by comparing the distribution of Lp/Dt ratios of the groups. Strength of association between Lp/Dt ratio and age was studi...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Pinckers A,Cuypers MH,Aandekerk AL

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case report of Stickler's syndrome associated with congenital glaucoma is presented. Stickler's syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder characterised by progressive arthropathy, midfacial flattening, Pierre Robin anomaly or cleft palate, sensorineural hearing loss, progressive myopia, vitreoretinal degeneration, ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Ziakas NG,Ramsay AS,Lynch SA,Clarke MP

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Williams-Beuren Syndrome (WBS) is a multisystem disorder caused by the deletion of contiguous genes on chromosome 7q11.23. Ophthalmologic abnormalities and deficits in visual motor integration are important features of WBS. Here we describe our experience with Brazilian WBS patients and their ophthalmologic ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Viana MM,Frasson M,Galvão H,Leão LL,Stofanko M,Gonçalves-Dornelas H,da Silva Cunha P,Burle de Aguiar MJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: Congenital glaucoma (CG) results from poorly understood developmental abnormalities of the aqueous drainage structures and is clinically characterized by high intraocular pressure (IOP), epiphora, corneal oedema, photophobia, blepharospasm and ocular enlargement. To date, more than 50 pathogenic mutations in ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Giuffre' I

更新日期：2011-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:to report phenotypic and genotypic features in a group of autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa (arRP) patients associated with EYS mutations. METHODS:we retrospectively reviewed the clinical records and the molecular genetic data of arRP patients carrying mutations in the EYS gene. All the patients underwe...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Mucciolo DP,Sodi A,Passerini I,Murro V,Cipollini F,Borg I,Pelo E,Contini E,Virgili G,Rizzo S

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the treatment options for intraocular retinoblastoma is thermochemotherapy with diode laser combined with chemotherapy. Very little is known about the evolution of laser scars resulting from diode laser treatment for retinoblastoma. We report a case of atrophic chorioretinal scar and focal scleral bowing after ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： de Graaf P,Castelijns JA,Moll AC,Imhof SM,Schouten-van Meeteren AY

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alström syndrome is a rare genetic ciliopathy caused by a mutation in the ALMS1 gene. The syndrome is characterized by cone-rod dystrophy, dilated myocardiopathy, childhood obesity and sensorineural hearing loss. To date, cystoid macular edema has not been reported. METHODS:A female affected by Alström synd...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Larrañaga-Fragoso P,Pastora N,Bravo-Ljubetic L,Peralta J,Abelairas-Gómez J

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The H402 allele of the CFH gene is an established risk factor for age-related maculopathy (ARMD) in Caucasians, accounting for approximately 60% of the genetic risk at the population level. In general, the advanced forms of ARMD are rare in Black populations in Africa, as well as Black populations who have lived for g...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Ziskind A,Bardien S,van der Merwe L,Webster AR

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review will cover the state of the field in retinal degeneration and gene therapy with a focus on the great strides that have been made in retina gene therapy. Topics ranging from the development of animal models to clinical trials (for the treatment of Leber congenital amaurosis, age-related macular degeneration...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Rex TS

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the clinical and pathological findings of two large mainland Chinese kindreds with vitreous amyloidosis and associated transthyretin mutation. METHODS:Twenty individuals from two kindreds with vitreous amyloidosis were ascertained. The transtheretin (TTR) gene of each individual was analyzed, and...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Long D,Zeng J,Wu LQ,Tang LS,Wang HL,Wang H

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel rhodopsin missense mutation (M216R) was found in a Danish patient with autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa. Clinical examination of the proband disclosed a phenotype of intermediate severity. In view of the predicted amino acid substitution in the 5th transmembrane domain of rhodopsin, the clinical picture...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Haim M,Grundmann K,Gal A,Rosenberg T

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize a Chinese family with inherited retinitis pigmentosa (RP). METHODS:Linkage studies and haplotype analysis were used for gene mapping, and single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis and direct DNA sequence analysis were used for identifying the responsible mutation. RESULTS:Pedigre...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Zhao K,Wang L,Wang L,Wang L,Zhang Q,Wang Q

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Retinitis punctate albescens (RPA) is a rare form of retinal dystrophy characterized by congenital stationary night blindness and a characteristic fundus appearance. Missense or nonsense mutations in RDH5 in homozygous or heterozygous state have been implicated in RPA.Material and methods: Two consanguineo...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Khan R,Shabbir RMK,Raza I,Abdullah U,Naeem MA,Ahmed A,Malik S,Hu Z,Xia K

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize the underlying genetic defect in otherwise healthy Saudi newborns with buphthalmos, including those with iris abnormalities. METHODS:Prospective case series of affected Saudi Arabian probands who were referred for genetic counseling over a 4 year period. All had CYP1B1 sequencing. Selected pati...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Khan AO,Aldahmesh MA,Al-Abdi L,Mohamed JY,Hashem M,Al-Ghamdi I,Alkuraya FS

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angioid streaks were observed in two patients with abetalipoproteinemia. The progression of the angioid streaks was minimal over the years that these patients received vitamin A and E supplementation, though in one patient the development of subretinal neovascular membranes within the angioid streaks was the cause of ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Gorin MB,Paul TO,Rader DJ

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: To characterize the phenotype and genotype of a rare syndrome associating posterior microphthalmos (PM), retinitis pigmentosa (RP), and foveoschisis in a consanguineous Spanish family. Methods: The study involved five family members, consisting of three siblings and their parents. All members underwent com...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Morillo Sánchez MJ,Llavero Valero P,González-Del Pozo M,Ponte Zuñiga B,Antiñolo G,Ramos Jiménez M,Rodríguez De La Rúa Franch E

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Usher syndrome has classically been described as a combination of hearing loss and rod-cone dystrophy; vestibular dysfunction is present in many patients. Three distinct clinical subtypes were documented in the late 1970s. Genotyping efforts have led to the identification of several genes associated with the disease. ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Nolen RM,Hufnagel RB,Friedman TB,Turriff AE,Brewer CC,Zalewski CK,King KA,Wafa TT,Griffith AJ,Brooks BP,Zein WM

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Inherited retinal dystrophies are a leading cause of irreversible blindness in children in the United States. Topical carbonic anhydrase inhibitors have improved central vision and cystoid macular edema in patients with retinal dystrophies, but few studies have assessed their efficacy in children. Material...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Scruggs BA,Chen CV,Pfeifer W,Wiley JS,Wang K,Drack AV

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize visual function in defined genotypes including siblings with Usher syndrome. METHODS:Thirteen patients with phenotypically different subtypes of Usher syndrome, including 3 families with affected siblings, were selected. Genetic analysis and ophthalmological examinations including visual fiel...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Malm E,Ponjavic V,Möller C,Kimberling WJ,Andréasson S

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) as the leading cause of central visual loss in the developed countries has extensive pathologic similarities with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Saitohin rs62063857 Q7 R polymorphism is associated with increased risk of AD though we decided to evaluate the possible association ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Bonyadi M,Ahmadieh H,Jabbarpoor Bonyadi MH,Shahpasand K,Suri F,Nasrabadi N,Yaseri M,Kheiri B,Soheilian M

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several forms of autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (adRP) are caused by mutations in genes encoding proteins that are ubiquitously expressed and involved in the pre-mRNA spliceosome such as PRPF31. This paper provides an overview of the molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and mechanism for incomplete penetrance...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Utz VM,Beight CD,Marino MJ,Hagstrom SA,Traboulsi EI

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00