Mutation analysis in Canadian families with choroideremia.

abstract：:Introduction: Mutations in Kizuna (KIZ), a gene involved in ciliary function, have been previously associated with rod-cone dystrophy with relative macular sparing and a number of other systemic abnormalities.Purpose: We present a patient with a phenotype dominated by retinal dystrophy and macular cysts as a result of...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Zhao Y,Coussa RG,DeBenedictis MJM,Traboulsi EI

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the clinical relevance of sequence alterations in the optineurin gene (OPTN) among Japanese patients with open-angle glaucoma, including both primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and normal tension glaucoma (NTG). METHODS:Genomic DNA was isolated from 83 patients with open-angle glaucoma (55 with POAG a...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Umeda T,Matsuo T,Nagayama M,Tamura N,Tanabe Y,Ohtsuki H

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with a deletion at the terminal end of chromosome 6p can present with a variety of ophthalmological and systemic malformations. In this paper we present two patients with this chromosomal anomaly and similar anterior eye-segment abnormalities. We also give an overview of the literature on the ophthalmological...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Cornelis T,Rayyan M,Devriendt K,Casteels I

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the clinical phenotype in a family with Best's vitelliform macular dystrophy (BMD) and a new mutation (Val89Ala) in the VMD2 gene. METHODS:The genotype was determined by direct sequence analysis of the individual exons of VMD2. Nine members of a family with BMD were examined. The examination includ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Eksandh L,Bakall B,Bauer B,Wadelius C,Andréasson S

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Branchio-Oculo-Facial Syndrome (BOFS) is a rare autosomal dominant congenital disorder defined by branchial defects, ocular anomalies and craniofacial malformations, including variable degrees of cleft lip with or without cleft palate. In addition, temporal bone anomalies, renal and ectodermal manifestatio...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Aliferis K,Stoetzel C,Pelletier V,Hellé S,Angioï-Duprez K,Vigneron J,Leheup B,Marion V,Dollfus H

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the retinal structure and function during the progression of X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS) from childhood to adulthood. METHODS:Ten patients clinically diagnosed with XLRS were investigated at 6-15 years of age (mean age 9 years) with a follow-up 8 to 14 years later (mean 12 years). The patients...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Kjellström S,Vijayasarathy C,Ponjavic V,Sieving PA,Andréasson S

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：BACKGROUND:Senior-Løken syndrome (SLS) is a rare autosomal recessive disease characterised by nephronophthisis and retinal degeneration, and belongs to a group of genetically heterogeneous disorders known as the ciliopathies. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Case report of a  patient with genetically proven SLS presenting with h...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Tay SA,Vincent AL

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated congenital lens coloboma is a sectoral indentation of the crystalline lens due to zonular weakness or absence. The purpose of this report is to describe the association of lens coloboma with an adjacent cyst in the ciliary body and to suggest that ciliary body cysts may be an under-recognized cause of congeni...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Khan AO,Al-Assiri A

更新日期：2007-12-01 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：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：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：PURPOSE:To perform genotype-phenotype correlations in a family with choroideremia. METHODS:A three-generation family with two affected males and five carriers was the subject of the study. Molecular genetic analysis using single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis (SSCP) was conducted in all subjects, while elec...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Rudolph G,Preising M,Kalpadakis P,Haritoglou C,Lang GE,Lorenz B

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wagner vitreoretinopathy (WVR) is a rare non-syndromic autosomal dominant inherited vitreoretinopathy. We studied the phenotypes of two Chinese families with WVR and identified the pathogenic variants. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Four affected individuals were involved in this study. Three of them underwent detai...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Li H,Li H,Yang L,Sun Z,Wu S,Sui R

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify genetic variants that predispose to type 2 diabetes (T2D) with cataract. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Genome-wide association study (GWAS) of T2D patients with cataract, as graded by Lens Opacities Classification System (LOCS). A total of 109 T2D patients with cataract score equal to or above 10 designated...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Lin HJ,Huang YC,Lin JM,Liao WL,Wu JY,Chen CH,Chou YC,Chen LA,Lin CJ,Tsai FJ

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the cause of Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) in a consanguineous Emirati family. METHODS:The clinical diagnosis was made on the basis of medical history, ophthalmoscopy and standard ERG. The diagnosis was confirmed by molecular genetic analysis of known LCA genes by Next-Generation Sequencing (NG...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Fakhratova M

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:Cilioretinal arteries (CAs) represent enlargements of microscopic and early established collaterals formed via vasculogenesis between choroidal and retinal circulations. We aimed to investigate whether genetic tendency to thrombosis due to well-known gene polymorphisms may induce CA vasculogenesis in embryon...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Yilmaz S,Ardagil A,Akalin I,Altinel MG,Dag Y,Kurum E,Koyun E,Ari Yaylali S,Bayramlar H

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：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: 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：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：:Purposes: To describe the long-term follow-up of a patient affected by Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum (PXE) and acquired macular vitelliform lesions in both eyes. Material and methods: Case report Results: We reported the 9-year follow-up of a patient affected by PXE. We described the onset and the resolution of the vitelli...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Murro V,Mucciolo DP,Giorgio D,Sodi A,Boraldi F,Quaglino D,Virgili G,Rizzo S

更新日期：2019-08-01 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：: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：: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: 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：: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：BACKGROUND:To describe the clinical and genetic findings in a Chinese family with three sibs diagnosed with Usher syndrome type IIC. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Four members received ophthalmic and otologic tests to ascertain the clinical characteristics. According to the clinical phenotype, we focused attention on a total ...

journal_title：Ophthalmic genetics

authors： Zhang N,Wang J,Liu S,Liu M,Jiang F

更新日期：2018-08-01 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