A founder RDH5 splice site mutation leads to retinitis punctata albescens in two inbred Pakistani kindreds.

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe and compare ocular findings in patients with Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS) type 1 and 3. METHODS:This is a retrospective case series of 64 patients with HPS from 1999 to 2009 evaluated at an outpatient private ophthalmologic clinic. Patients underwent genetic analysis of selected albinism (Tyrosi...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Jardón J,Izquierdo NJ,Renta JY,García-Rodríguez O,Cadilla CL

更新日期：2016-01-01 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 autoinflammatory syndromes are rare inherited disorders characterized by recurrent attacks of multi-system inflammation caused by genetic mutations that result in abnormal upregulation of key innate immune mediators. The term autoinflammatory syndromes includes a broad variety of disorders, including cryopyrin-ass...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Tarabishy AB,Hise AG,Traboulsi EI

更新日期：2012-12-01 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：:Because mutations in the peripherin/RDS gene have been found in retinal dystrophies involving the macula, we examined various types of macular dystrophies from southern France to characterize sequence variations that may be associated with these conditions. DNA sequence analysis of the full coding and flanking regions...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Bareil C,Hamel C,Arnaud B,Demaille J,Claustres M

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the peripherin/RDS gene have been identified in families with various retinopathies including those affecting primarily the macula and those restricted to the retinal periphery. Here, we describe the clinical findings of two sisters with late-onset central areolar choroidal dystrophy (CACD). The two sibli...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Keilhauer CN,Meigen T,Stöhr H,Weber BH

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photoaversion is a prominent symptom of a number of infantile genetic ocular disorder such as congenital glaucoma, aniridia, albinism, and cone dystrophies including achromatopsia. Photoaversion has not been widely recognized as a clinical feature of Leber's congenital amaurosis. We present two patients who were diagn...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Traboulsi EI,Maumenee IH

更新日期：1995-03-01 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：:Purpose: To report novel mutations in the FZD4 and LRP5 genes, associated with familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR), and to correlate with clinical features of 7 FEVR patients. Methods: In this retrospective case series, 7 patients who had undergone genetic panel testing and carried a diagnosis of FEVR were ide...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Carrera W,Ng C,Desler C,Jumper JM,Agarwal A

更新日期：2020-12-10 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:Functional polymorphisms in genes encoding antioxidant enzymes may result in reduced enzyme activity and increased levels of reactive oxygen species, such as superoxide radicals, which in turn may contribute to increased risk of age-related disorders. Copper-zinc superoxide dismutases, SOD-1 and SOD-3, and m...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Celojevic D,Nilsson S,Behndig A,Tasa G,Juronen E,Karlsson JO,Zetterberg H,Petersen A,Zetterberg M

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a family with X-linked congenital nystagmus and identify the genetic interval within which the gene is located. METHODS AND DESIGN:Clinical examination with genotyping of 30 individuals from a multi-generational Caucasian family with congenital nystagmus inherited in an X-linked pattern using marke...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Kerrison JB,Giorda R,Lenart TD,Drack AV,Maumenee IH

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aicardi syndrome was originally described as a triad of partial or complete agenesis of the corpus callosum, infantile spasms, and pathognomic chorioretinal lacunae. Of approximately 200 cases reported since it was originally described in 1965, there have been no undisputed reports of Aicardi syndrome in a 46 XY male....

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Chappelow AV,Reid J,Parikh S,Traboulsi EI

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify the mutation in the RB1 gene in a Syrian family showing incomplete penetrance of retinoblastoma (RB). METHODS:Genomic DNA was used as a template for the PCR reaction to amplify all exons as well as the promoter region of RB1 gene. These PCR products were screened by conformational sensitive gel ele...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Ahmad NN,Melo MB,Singh AD,Donoso LA,Shields JA

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Chromosomal deletion involving the 6p25 region results in a clinically recognizable syndrome characterized by anterior eye chamber anomalies with risk of glaucoma and non-ocular malformations (6p25 deletion syndrome). We report a newborn infant case of childhood glaucoma with a combination of partial monos...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Hosono K,Kawase K,Kurata K,Niimi Y,Saitsu H,Minoshima S,Ohnishi H,Yamamoto T,Hikoya A,Tachibana N,Fukao T,Yamamoto T,Hotta Y

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Microcephaly and chorioretinopathy (MCCRP) is a rare neuro-ophthalmologic disorder that causes microcephaly and chorioretinopathy. In a recessive inheritance pattern, there are three types: MCCRP1; MCCRP2 and MCCRP3. MCCRP3 results from pathogenic variants in the tubulin-gamma complex-associated protein 4 (...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Da Palma MM,Motta FL,Takitani GEDS,Salles MV,Lima LH,Ferraz Sallum JM

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Etiological investigation of a 15-year-old boy with left ophthalmic artery occlusion led us to a diagnosis of neurofibromatosis type I as there were numerous large cafe-au-lait spots, axillary freckling, and brain MRI changes consistent with a hamartoma. In light of the present case, ophthalmic artery occlusion may be...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Saatci AO,Saylam GS,Yasti ZO,Söylev M,Saatci I,Kavukçu S,Memişoğlu B

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fuchs' endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) is a complex degenerative disease of the corneal endothelium with genetic predisposition. Pathogenic rare variants have been identified in SLC4A11, LOXHD1, ZEB1, and AGBL1. Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and CTG trinucleotide repeat expansion...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Rao BS,Ansar S,Arokiasamy T,Sudhir RR,Umashankar V,Rajagopal R,Soumittra N

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) is a major cause of heritable human blindness with a high genetic heterogeneity. It is characterized by the initial degeneration of rod photoreceptors followed by cone photoreceptors. RP is also a prominent reason of visual impairment, by a global prevalence of 1:4000. RP is usually specified...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Salmaninejad A,Motaee J,Farjami M,Alimardani M,Esmaeilie A,Pasdar A

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome is characterized by a spectrum of anterior segment dysgenesis involving neural-crest-derived tissues, most commonly secondary to mutations in the transcription factor genes PITX2 and FOXC1. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Single retrospective case report. RESULTS:A full-term infant presented...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Kletke SN,Vincent A,Maynes JT,Elbaz U,Mireskandari K,Lam WC,Ali A

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Swedish family with choroideremia and a deletion of the CHM gene has been studied with ophthalmological examination, full-field electroretinography, and DNA analysis in order to characterize the phenotype of the disease. Although all four patients studied had a complete deletion of the gene, they showed a considerab...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Ponjavic V,Abrahamson M,Andréasson S,Van Bokhoven H,Cremers FP,Ehinger B,Fex G

更新日期：1995-12-01 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：:Background: Patients with intellectual disability syndromes frequently have coexisting abnormalities of ocular structures and the visual pathway system. The microphthalmos, anophthalmos, and coloboma (MAC) spectrum represent structural developmental eye defects that occur as part of a syndrome in one-third of cases. O...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Mameesh MM,Al-Kindy A,Al-Yahyai M,Ganesh A

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Hydroxychloroquine retinal toxicity can occur in up to 7.5% of patients receiving treatment; however, possible genetic risk factors are poorly understood. The main objective of the study was to explore candidate genetic risk factors for retinal toxicity.Materials and Methods: Case-control study of patients...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Mack HG,Kowalski T,Lucattini A,Symons RA,Wicks I,Hall AJ

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 6-month-old boy presented with a congenital eye movement disorder consistent with congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles type 1 (CFEOM1). Mutational analysis confirmed the most common mutation in the CFEOM1 gene KIF21A. In addition to the typical findings in CFEOM1, distinctive conjunctival changes and small...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Flaherty MP,Balachandran C,Jamieson R,Engle EC

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A genetic register for inherited retinal degenerative disorders (RDDs) has been established at the Division of Human Genetics, UCT Medical School, Cape Town, South Africa. The primary role of the register is to monitor the progress of molecular research and to facilitate the efficient delivery of services, including g...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Rebello MT,Greenberg LJ,Ramesar RS

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The retinal features of Alport syndrome include a central and peripheral fleck retinopathy, temporal retinal thinning, and a macular hole. Here we describe further retinal abnormalities. METHODS:We identified a case of bull's eye maculopathy 20 years previously in a 68-year-old female, and re...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Savige J,Wang Y,Crawford A,Smith J,Symons A,Mack H,Nicholls K,Wilson D,Colville D

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder characterized by benign hamartomas occurring in multiple organ systems including the brain, kidneys, heart, lungs, liver, skin, and the eyes. Typical retinal findings associated with TSC include astrocytic hamartoma and achromic patch...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Geffrey AL,Geenen KR,Abati E,Greenstein SH,VanderVeen DK,Levy RL,Davidson SL,McGarrey MP,Thiele EA,Aronow ME

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Classical MMA, caused by methylmalonyl-CoA mutase deficiency, may result in late-onset dysfunction in several organ systems. To date, 10 cases of optic neuropathy have been reported. The prevalence of optic neuropathy in visually asymptomatic patients has not been determined. This study sought to identify ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： AlOwain M,Khalifa OA,Al Sahlawi Z,Hussein MH,Sulaiman RA,Al-Sayed M,Rahbeeni Z,Al-Hassnan Z,Al-Zaidan H,Nezzar H,Al Homoud I,Eldali A,Altonen B,Handoom BS,Mbekeani JN

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00