ABCA4 p.Glu160*
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[hide] The external limiting membrane in early-onset Star... Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Aug 19;55(10):6139-49. doi: 10.1167/iovs.14-15126. Lee W, Noupuu K, Oll M, Duncker T, Burke T, Zernant J, Bearelly S, Tsang SH, Sparrow JR, Allikmets R
The external limiting membrane in early-onset Stargardt disease.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Aug 19;55(10):6139-49. doi: 10.1167/iovs.14-15126., [PMID:25139735]
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PURPOSE: To describe pathologic changes of the external limiting membrane (ELM) in young patients with early-onset Stargardt (STGD1) disease. METHODS: Twenty-six STGD1 patients aged younger than 20 years with confirmed disease-causing adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette, subfamily A, member 4 (ABCA4) alleles and 30 age-matched unaffected individuals were studied. Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), fundus autofluorescence (AF), and color fundus photography (CFP) images, as well as full-field electroretinograms were obtained and analyzed for one to four visits in each patient. RESULTS: The ELM in all patients exhibited a distinct thickening that was not observed in unaffected individuals. In addition, accumulations of reflective deposits were noted in the outer nuclear layer in every patient. Four patients exhibited a concave protuberance or bulging of a thickened and hyperreflective ELM band within the fovea containing preserved photoreceptors. Longitudinal SD-OCT data in several patients revealed the persistence of this ELM abnormality over a period of time (1-4 years). Furthermore, the edges of the inner segment ellipsoid band appeared to recede earlier than the ELM band in active lesions. CONCLUSIONS: Structural changes seen in the ELM of this cohort may reflect a gliotic response to cellular stress at the photoreceptor level in early-onset STGD1.
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85 Summary of Demographic, Clinical and Genetic Characteristics Patient Age, y Ethnicity BCVA Snellen, logMAR Fishman Stage FFERG Group Flecks Estimated Disease Duration, yߤ ABCA4 Disease-Associated Alleles OD OS Allele 1 Allele 2 P1 10 Caucasian 20/30 (0.18) 20/25 (0.01) 1 1 Early 1 p.E160* p.R1108C P2 10 Caucasian 20/70 (0.54) 20/80 (0.60) 2 2 Early-late 0.5 p.
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ABCA4 p.Glu160* 25139735:85:290
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