ABCMdb

ABCA4 p.Thr1526Met

ClinVar:	c.4577C>T , p.Thr1526Met D , Pathogenic
Predicted by SNAP2:	A: N (72%), C: N (66%), D: N (61%), E: N (72%), F: N (53%), G: N (66%), H: N (78%), I: N (66%), K: N (82%), L: N (61%), M: D (85%), N: N (82%), P: N (61%), Q: N (72%), R: N (72%), S: N (87%), V: N (72%), W: D (66%), Y: N (57%),
Predicted by PROVEAN:	A: D, C: D, D: D, E: D, F: D, G: D, H: D, I: D, K: D, L: D, M: D, N: D, P: D, Q: D, R: D, S: D, V: D, W: D, Y: D,

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[hide] Macular function in macular degenerations: repeata... Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012 Feb 21;53(2):841-52. Print 2012 Feb. Cideciyan AV, Swider M, Aleman TS, Feuer WJ, Schwartz SB, Russell RC, Steinberg JD, Stone EM, Jacobson SG
Macular function in macular degenerations: repeatability of microperimetry as a potential outcome measure for ABCA4-associated retinopathy trials.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012 Feb 21;53(2):841-52. Print 2012 Feb., [PMID:22247458]

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PURPOSE: To measure macular visual function in patients with unstable fixation, to define the photoreceptor source of this function, and to estimate its test-retest repeatability as a prerequisite to clinical trials. METHODS: Patients (n = 38) with ABCA4-associated retinal degeneration (RD) or with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) were studied with retina-tracking microperimetry along the foveo-papillary profile between the fovea and the optic nerve head, and point-by-point test-retest repeatability was estimated. A subset with foveal fixation was also studied with dark-adapted projection perimetry using monochromatic blue and red stimuli along the horizontal meridian. RESULTS: Macular function in ABCA4-RD patients transitioned from lower sensitivity at the parafovea to higher sensitivity in the perifovea. RP patients had the inverse pattern. Red-on-red microperimetric sensitivities successfully avoided ceiling effects and were highly correlated with absolute sensitivities. Point-by-point test-retest limits (95% confidence intervals) were +/-4.2 dB; repeatability was not related to mean sensitivity, eccentricity from the fovea, age, fixation location, or instability. Repeatability was also not related to the local slope of sensitivity and was unchanged in the parapapillary retina. CONCLUSIONS: Microperimetry allows reliable testing of macular function in RD patients without foveal fixation in longitudinal studies evaluating natural disease progression or efficacy of therapeutic trials. A single estimate of test-retest repeatability can be used to determine significant changes in visual function at individual retinal loci within diseased regions that are homogeneous and those that are heterogeneous and also in transition zones at high risk for disease progression.

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42 Clinical and Molecular Characteristics of the ABCA4 Patients Patient Age (y)/Sex ABCA4 Mutation Clinical Diagnosis Visual Acuity* Kinetic Visual Field Extent (V-4e)†Allele 1 Allele 2 Foveal Fixation P1‡ 12/M N965S W821R STGD 20/20 97 P2‡ 17/F V989A IVS28ϩ5 GϾT STGD 20/100 90 P3 18/M G1961E R1129L§ STGD 20/100 105 P4 21/F R212C P68R STGD 20/125 101 P5 24/M P1511 del1ccgC R1705Q STGD 20/25 114 P6 31/M G863A R1108C STGD 20/25 105 P7 32/F IVS40ϩ5 GϾA V935A STGD 20/32 103 P8 34/M G1961E - CRD 20/32 98 P9 37/F R681X P309R STGD 20/20 109 P10 39/M G1961E C54Y§ STGD 20/40 101 P11‡ 42/F G1961E V256V STGD 20/32 105 P12‡ 46/F G1961E V256V STGD 20/32 106 P13 52/F G1961E P1380L STGD 20/40 105 P14 58/M D600E R18W§ STGD 20/40 84 Extrafoveal Fixation P15 11/M V256V T1526M CRD 20/200 102 P16 15/M C54Y IVS35ϩ2 TϾC STGD 20/200 96 P17‡ 16/F V989A IVS28ϩ5 GϾT STGD 20/100 100 P18‡ 16/M N965S W821R STGD 20/125 100 P19 19/F A1038V/L541P N965S STGD 20/400 90 P20 21/M G863A IVS35ϩ2 TϾC STGD 20/200 99 P21 22/F G1961E R152X STGD 20/50 104 P22 27/M G863A P1660S§ STGD 20/100 98 P23 27/F G1961E A1038V/L541P STGD 20/100 109 P24 29/M G1961E T1019M STGD 20/100 104 P25 33/M P1486L deletion of exon 7 STGD 20/400 98 P26 36/F G863A C1490Y STGD 20/100 93 P27 41/M A1038V/L541P - STGD 20/125 108 P28 49/F T1526M R2030Q STGD 20/125 98 P29 55/F W855X - STGD 20/160 87 P30 56/F G1961E IVS37ϩ1 GϾA§ STGD 20/125 89 P31 60/F G1961E M669 del2ccAT STGD 20/125 104 STGD, Stargardt disease; CRD, cone-rod dystrophy. Login to comment

[hide] Analysis of autofluorescent retinal images and mea... Exp Eye Res. 2010 Aug;91(2):143-52. Epub 2010 Apr 14. Chen B, Tosha C, Gorin MB, Nusinowitz S
Analysis of autofluorescent retinal images and measurement of atrophic lesion growth in Stargardt disease.
Exp Eye Res. 2010 Aug;91(2):143-52. Epub 2010 Apr 14., [PMID:20398653]

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Current retinal imaging techniques using scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (SLO) provide a powerful mechanism for characterizing the topographical distribution of lipofuscin fluorophores and atrophic lesions (ALs) in retinal disease. In this paper we describe a novel Edge-Flow-Driven Variational Image Segmentation analysis to measure and evaluate progressive change in the area of ALs as well as regions of hyperfluorescence (HF). The algorithm is embedded in a series of almost completely automated image processing steps that allow rapid comparison of serial images. The sensitivity of the methodology to detect change was evaluated by measuring progression of AF lesion size in a cohort of Stargardt Macular Dystrophy (STGD) patients. Fifty-two STGD subjects (mean age = 41.0 +/- 16.6 years, range 9-78 yrs) at varying stages of disease participated in this prospective study. Twenty-four of the 52 subjects presented with atrophic lesions in one or both eyes on first evaluation. For this subgroup of subjects, the mean (+/-1 sd) follow-up time was 2.92 (+0.26) years (range 0.57-3.26 years) and the mean (+/-1 sd) rate of change was found to be approximately 0.94 (+/-0.87) mm(2)/year (range 0.2-2.13 mm(2)/yr). With this methodology, progressive enlargement of AL area was detectable in as little as one year, while regions of HF generally decreased, although there was considerable variability in the appearnce of HF, presumably reflecting the combined effects of the creation or expansion of lipofuscin deposits and resorption and loss associated with retinal cell death. Our findings suggest that this methodology is sufficiently sensitive to detect change and provides a clinically relevant tool to monitor progression not only with regards to natural history, but also to evaluate the efficacy of potential therapeutic interventions in STGD. Finally, we evaluated the association between AL area and measures of rod- and cone-mediated retinal function, as assessed with electroretinography (ERG). In general, the larger the AL, the poorer the ERG response, with a greater impact of lesion size on cone- rather than rod-mediated retinal function, a finding that was expected on the basis of the location and size of the AL and the distribution of rod- and cone-photoreceptors.

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82 ID# Age Years followed Visual Acuity AL Area (mm2 ) HF Area (mm2 ) ffERG Amplitudes (mV) ffERG IT (msec) ABCA4 Variants OD OS OD OS OD OS OD OS OD OS Rod Cone Rod Cone Rod Cone Rod Cone AI AII Group A S0047 53 2.83 20/40 20/40 31.60 33.85 0.20 0.07 304.0 125.4 392.9 143.3 69.5 29.3 72.7 29.3 NF NF S0023 49 3.26 20/160 20/160 9.92 12.67 1.24 1.49 292.1 52.2 272.4 46.4 77.9 36.8 78.3 35.2 L541P/A1038V NF S0050 78 2.71 20/250 20/160 2.02 0.07 1.21 0.67 355.0 82.2 373.1 87.2 76.7 34.1 76.7 34.8 S2255I IVS5,þ1,G > C S0045 44 3.16 20/200 20/160 17.27 44.72 NM NM 177.0 55.7 201.9 50.0 85.3 41.5 87.7 39.9 L541P/A1038V R2107K S0018 35 2.28 20/200 20/250 4.31 2.53 NM NM ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND G1961E S2255I S0033 63 2.35 20/800 20/400 15.51 12.09 1.30 0.22 168.2 53.0 180.9 45.4 96.3 38.0 101.0 38.4 R943Q IVS8,-9, T > C S0048 62 2.56 20/80 20/20 48.45 40.73 NM NM 119.7 69.5 213.9 54.6 71.2 35.6 80.6 35.2 R290Q K346T S0036 62 2.81 20/640 20/500 55.70 43.38 NM NM 174.8 41.1 158.1 50.8 106.6 38.5 102.3 35.2 R1129L Q234X S0029 62 2.81 20/40 20/80 57.62 61.25 NM NM 219.0 26.0 209.2 35.2 77.9 31.3 73.6 30.9 R2030Q NF S0024 43 3.20 20/25 20/25 4.91 3.91 4.18 1.48 98.2 23.7 148.0 36.2 84.0 33.2 85.5 33.6 NF NF S0078 35 1.17 20/100 20/125 5.64 5.39 0.70 0.83 230.1 106.7 187.6 108.8 71.2 34.1 64.6 34.1 IVS39-10,T > C NF S0032 64 2.56 20/250 20/320 8.67 3.67 0.67 0.74 273.2 75.5 235.1 114.7 87.9 30.5 72.7 30.1 R1108C L2027F S0051 52 1.90 20/25 20/20 32.78 29.23 NM NM ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND E471K NF S0115 16 0.57 20/50 20/50 0.77 3.43 NM NM ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND NF NF S0077 49 1.14 20/40 20/25 N/A 8.54 0.16 1.89 279.9 111.9 299.3 105.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A NF NF S0042 43 1.84 20/125 20/200 118.15 126.69 NM NM 122.3 27.7 114.8 29.3 85.7 36.4 89.6 36.0 S2255I E471K S0037 46 2.38 20/125 20/200 8.73 N/A 1.29 0.86 338.7 119.3 373.7 109.4 72.3 28.1 70.7 28.1 G1961E S2255I S0020 42 0.0 20/200 20/160 1.16 1.82 NM NM 140.4 43.2 159.9 45.8 81.3 31.3 71.5 29.3 NF NF S0041 44 0.0 20/200 20/160 4.73 7.09 0.96 1.36 260.5 65* 297.2 95.3 113.7 29.7 91.8 28.9 R1129L NF S0087 44 0.0 20/20 20/20 14.89 23.09 NM NM 180.9 66.8 182.2 78.0 76.1 32.9 72.2 32.9 IVS40, þ5,G > A NF S0053 43 0.0 20/100 20/160 1.33 1.85 NM NM ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND S2255I NF S0097 73 0.0 20/200 20/200 49.21 54.26 NM NM ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND D1532E NF S0080 28 0.0 20/125 20/200 NA 0.98 0.56 0.03 333.1 117.2 325.1 121.4 80.2 32.5 82.6 32.9 E1122K S2255I S0210 49 0.0 20/160 20/200 0.21 NA NM NM 304.1 76.1 425.7 81.1 72.8 33.7 79.8 33.7 NF NF Group B S0133 30 0.0 20/125 20/32 0.51 0.01 387.1 123.7 374.8 105.1 65.4 32.9 65.0 32.9 NF NF S0046 49 0.0 20/160 20/160 1.48 1.68 491.2 148.9 494.9 145.3 72.7 30.1 77.3 29.7 P1380L G1961E S0141 40 0.0 20/13 20/32 1.88 0.41 389.0 156.5 343.5 150.6 70.8 33.3 69.7 34.4 NF NF S0058 61 0.0 20/50 20/50 1.48 1.52 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND NF NF S0149 16 0.0 20/80 20/100 1.59 0.62 285.0 87.4 333.4 115.3 62.6 32.5 61.4 32.5 NF NF S0083 15 0.0 20/13 20/13 0.17 0.48 441.1 144.2 472.0 155.5 74.4 33.3 71.6 33.3 G863A NF S0216 44 0.0 20/25 20/32 0.52 1.04 228.7 97.7 192.7 75.3 83.8 36.8 85.7 36.0 NF NF S0076 9 0.0 20/200 20/160 3.70 4.23 557.7 139.5 319.8 117.3 81.6 29.7 73.4 28.9 W1408R T1526M S0021 19 0.0 20/160 20/160 1.81 1.08 390.4 202.1 ND ND 63.3 29.3 ND ND L2027F W31R S0085 35 0.0 20/16 20/20 2.70 2.56 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND C54T R219T S0044 30 0.0 20/250 20/250 4.23 3.77 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND A1794D L2027F S0035 47 0.0 20/160 20/125 0.46 0.13 239.6 112.3 325.0 141.6 64.1 28.1 62.5 28.1 G863A E471K S0065 61 0.0 20/100 20/125 0.83 0.15 243.4 58.6 226.5 49.2 74.8 32.9 84.5 33.3 G1961E NF S0213 27 0.0 20/25 20/25 0.99 1.03 384.2 124.4 424.4 137.9 72.4 31.7 72.4 35.2 NF NF S0088 55 0.0 20/25 20/20 0.11 0.47 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND R1898H NF S0127 16 0.0 20/63 20/63 0.08 0.69 536.3 128.9 470.3 136.4 65.4 30.9 77.1 30.9 L541P/A1038V NF S0057 47 0.48 20/125 20/160 1.20 1.75 252.1 80.3 210.5 100.5 75.5 32.9 89.6 32.5 NF NF S0043 53 2.91 20/200 20/200 0.97 0.53 250.5 173.2 354.6 179.2 72.7 28.5 80.1 30.1 G1961E F873I S0101 37 1.1 20/40 20/20 0.14 0.25 382.2 159.7 422.7 156.7 70.5 32.5 74.0 32.9 A1038V IVS42 þ 1,G > A S0027 17 2.18 20/50 20/50 1.60 2.12 196.3 36.3 198.0 51.0 84.7 32.9 98.8 35.3 NF NF S0104 20 1.19 20/160 20/200 0.05 0.12 237.4 77.7 440.1 88.7 63.0 30.9 64.6 30.1 NF NF S0110 26 1.02 20/200 20/125 0.65 0.56 333.8 94.5 349.4 98.7 68.9 32.1 68.9 32.5 R1129L NF S0049 34 2.13 20/50 20/200 0.76 0.92 374.4 97.2 344.0 90.5 81.0 32.9 65.8 33.7 R1129L NF S0075 22 1.06 20/63 20/125 0.40 0.69 454.5 114.0 452.7 122.8 77.5 32.1 75.5 32.9 G1961E NF S0039 36 2.2 20/160 20/100 0.15 0.13 347.7 137.1 395.8 142.0 80.1 31.3 61.7 30.9 M1V R2107H S0054 31 1.93 20/40 20/40 0.41 0.56 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND G1961E S2255I S0040 11 2.97 20/160 20/160 0.46 0.07 610.2 72.5 375.6 67.4 106.5 37.2 93.5 32.9 R572X N1805D S0028 54 2.73 20/16 20/16 1.04 1.54 425.5 105.8 386.3 107.8 83.4 34.4 84.1 34.8 L541P/A1038V R2030Q ND ¼ not done. Login to comment
81 ID# Age Years followed Visual Acuity AL Area (mm2 ) HF Area (mm2 ) ffERG Amplitudes (mV) ffERG IT (msec) ABCA4 Variants OD OS OD OS OD OS OD OS OD OS Rod Cone Rod Cone Rod Cone Rod Cone AI AII Group A S0047 53 2.83 20/40 20/40 31.60 33.85 0.20 0.07 304.0 125.4 392.9 143.3 69.5 29.3 72.7 29.3 NF NF S0023 49 3.26 20/160 20/160 9.92 12.67 1.24 1.49 292.1 52.2 272.4 46.4 77.9 36.8 78.3 35.2 L541P/A1038V NF S0050 78 2.71 20/250 20/160 2.02 0.07 1.21 0.67 355.0 82.2 373.1 87.2 76.7 34.1 76.7 34.8 S2255I IVS5,&#fe;1,G > C S0045 44 3.16 20/200 20/160 17.27 44.72 NM NM 177.0 55.7 201.9 50.0 85.3 41.5 87.7 39.9 L541P/A1038V R2107K S0018 35 2.28 20/200 20/250 4.31 2.53 NM NM ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND G1961E S2255I S0033 63 2.35 20/800 20/400 15.51 12.09 1.30 0.22 168.2 53.0 180.9 45.4 96.3 38.0 101.0 38.4 R943Q IVS8,-9, T > C S0048 62 2.56 20/80 20/20 48.45 40.73 NM NM 119.7 69.5 213.9 54.6 71.2 35.6 80.6 35.2 R290Q K346T S0036 62 2.81 20/640 20/500 55.70 43.38 NM NM 174.8 41.1 158.1 50.8 106.6 38.5 102.3 35.2 R1129L Q234X S0029 62 2.81 20/40 20/80 57.62 61.25 NM NM 219.0 26.0 209.2 35.2 77.9 31.3 73.6 30.9 R2030Q NF S0024 43 3.20 20/25 20/25 4.91 3.91 4.18 1.48 98.2 23.7 148.0 36.2 84.0 33.2 85.5 33.6 NF NF S0078 35 1.17 20/100 20/125 5.64 5.39 0.70 0.83 230.1 106.7 187.6 108.8 71.2 34.1 64.6 34.1 IVS39-10,T > C NF S0032 64 2.56 20/250 20/320 8.67 3.67 0.67 0.74 273.2 75.5 235.1 114.7 87.9 30.5 72.7 30.1 R1108C L2027F S0051 52 1.90 20/25 20/20 32.78 29.23 NM NM ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND E471K NF S0115 16 0.57 20/50 20/50 0.77 3.43 NM NM ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND NF NF S0077 49 1.14 20/40 20/25 N/A 8.54 0.16 1.89 279.9 111.9 299.3 105.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A NF NF S0042 43 1.84 20/125 20/200 118.15 126.69 NM NM 122.3 27.7 114.8 29.3 85.7 36.4 89.6 36.0 S2255I E471K S0037 46 2.38 20/125 20/200 8.73 N/A 1.29 0.86 338.7 119.3 373.7 109.4 72.3 28.1 70.7 28.1 G1961E S2255I S0020 42 0.0 20/200 20/160 1.16 1.82 NM NM 140.4 43.2 159.9 45.8 81.3 31.3 71.5 29.3 NF NF S0041 44 0.0 20/200 20/160 4.73 7.09 0.96 1.36 260.5 65* 297.2 95.3 113.7 29.7 91.8 28.9 R1129L NF S0087 44 0.0 20/20 20/20 14.89 23.09 NM NM 180.9 66.8 182.2 78.0 76.1 32.9 72.2 32.9 IVS40, &#fe;5,G > A NF S0053 43 0.0 20/100 20/160 1.33 1.85 NM NM ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND S2255I NF S0097 73 0.0 20/200 20/200 49.21 54.26 NM NM ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND D1532E NF S0080 28 0.0 20/125 20/200 NA 0.98 0.56 0.03 333.1 117.2 325.1 121.4 80.2 32.5 82.6 32.9 E1122K S2255I S0210 49 0.0 20/160 20/200 0.21 NA NM NM 304.1 76.1 425.7 81.1 72.8 33.7 79.8 33.7 NF NF Group B S0133 30 0.0 20/125 20/32 0.51 0.01 387.1 123.7 374.8 105.1 65.4 32.9 65.0 32.9 NF NF S0046 49 0.0 20/160 20/160 1.48 1.68 491.2 148.9 494.9 145.3 72.7 30.1 77.3 29.7 P1380L G1961E S0141 40 0.0 20/13 20/32 1.88 0.41 389.0 156.5 343.5 150.6 70.8 33.3 69.7 34.4 NF NF S0058 61 0.0 20/50 20/50 1.48 1.52 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND NF NF S0149 16 0.0 20/80 20/100 1.59 0.62 285.0 87.4 333.4 115.3 62.6 32.5 61.4 32.5 NF NF S0083 15 0.0 20/13 20/13 0.17 0.48 441.1 144.2 472.0 155.5 74.4 33.3 71.6 33.3 G863A NF S0216 44 0.0 20/25 20/32 0.52 1.04 228.7 97.7 192.7 75.3 83.8 36.8 85.7 36.0 NF NF S0076 9 0.0 20/200 20/160 3.70 4.23 557.7 139.5 319.8 117.3 81.6 29.7 73.4 28.9 W1408R T1526M S0021 19 0.0 20/160 20/160 1.81 1.08 390.4 202.1 ND ND 63.3 29.3 ND ND L2027F W31R S0085 35 0.0 20/16 20/20 2.70 2.56 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND C54T R219T S0044 30 0.0 20/250 20/250 4.23 3.77 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND A1794D L2027F S0035 47 0.0 20/160 20/125 0.46 0.13 239.6 112.3 325.0 141.6 64.1 28.1 62.5 28.1 G863A E471K S0065 61 0.0 20/100 20/125 0.83 0.15 243.4 58.6 226.5 49.2 74.8 32.9 84.5 33.3 G1961E NF S0213 27 0.0 20/25 20/25 0.99 1.03 384.2 124.4 424.4 137.9 72.4 31.7 72.4 35.2 NF NF S0088 55 0.0 20/25 20/20 0.11 0.47 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND R1898H NF S0127 16 0.0 20/63 20/63 0.08 0.69 536.3 128.9 470.3 136.4 65.4 30.9 77.1 30.9 L541P/A1038V NF S0057 47 0.48 20/125 20/160 1.20 1.75 252.1 80.3 210.5 100.5 75.5 32.9 89.6 32.5 NF NF S0043 53 2.91 20/200 20/200 0.97 0.53 250.5 173.2 354.6 179.2 72.7 28.5 80.1 30.1 G1961E F873I S0101 37 1.1 20/40 20/20 0.14 0.25 382.2 159.7 422.7 156.7 70.5 32.5 74.0 32.9 A1038V IVS42 &#fe; 1,G > A S0027 17 2.18 20/50 20/50 1.60 2.12 196.3 36.3 198.0 51.0 84.7 32.9 98.8 35.3 NF NF S0104 20 1.19 20/160 20/200 0.05 0.12 237.4 77.7 440.1 88.7 63.0 30.9 64.6 30.1 NF NF S0110 26 1.02 20/200 20/125 0.65 0.56 333.8 94.5 349.4 98.7 68.9 32.1 68.9 32.5 R1129L NF S0049 34 2.13 20/50 20/200 0.76 0.92 374.4 97.2 344.0 90.5 81.0 32.9 65.8 33.7 R1129L NF S0075 22 1.06 20/63 20/125 0.40 0.69 454.5 114.0 452.7 122.8 77.5 32.1 75.5 32.9 G1961E NF S0039 36 2.2 20/160 20/100 0.15 0.13 347.7 137.1 395.8 142.0 80.1 31.3 61.7 30.9 M1V R2107H S0054 31 1.93 20/40 20/40 0.41 0.56 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND G1961E S2255I S0040 11 2.97 20/160 20/160 0.46 0.07 610.2 72.5 375.6 67.4 106.5 37.2 93.5 32.9 R572X N1805D S0028 54 2.73 20/16 20/16 1.04 1.54 425.5 105.8 386.3 107.8 83.4 34.4 84.1 34.8 L541P/A1038V R2030Q ND &#bc; not done. Login to comment

[hide] Novel mutations in of the ABCR gene in Italian pat... Eye (Lond). 2010 Jan;24(1):158-64. Epub 2009 Mar 6. Passerini I, Sodi A, Giambene B, Mariottini A, Menchini U, Torricelli F
Novel mutations in of the ABCR gene in Italian patients with Stargardt disease.
Eye (Lond). 2010 Jan;24(1):158-64. Epub 2009 Mar 6., [PMID:19265867]

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PURPOSE: Stargardt disease (STGD) is the most prevalent juvenile macular dystrophy, and it has been associated with mutations in the ABCR gene, encoding a photoreceptor-specific transport protein. In this study, we determined the mutation spectrum in the ABCR gene in a group of Italian STGD patients. METHODS: The DNA samples of 71 Italian patients (from 62 independent pedigrees), affected with autosomal recessive STGD, were analysed for mutations in all 50 exons of the ABCR gene by the DHPLC approach (with optimization of the DHPLC conditions for mutation analysis) and direct sequencing techniques. RESULTS: In our group of STGD patients, 71 mutations were identified in 68 patients with a detection rate of 95.7%. Forty-three mutations had been already reported in the literature, whereas 28 mutations had not been previously described and were not detected in 150 unaffected control individuals of Italian origin. Missense mutations represented the most frequent finding (59.2%); G1961E was the most common mutation and it was associated with phenotypes in various degrees of severity. CONCLUSIONS: Some novel mutations in the ABCR gene were reported in a group of Italian STGD patients confirming the extensive allelic heterogeneity of this gene-probably related to the vast number of exons that favours rearrangements in the DNA sequence.

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57 Table 2 Summary of the mutations identified in the ABCR gene in our series of STGD Italian patients Patient Allele 1 mutation Allele 2 mutation S 1 R212C T1019M S 8 V1433I V1433I S 21 A1598D A1598D S 33 N96K G978D S 56 A1598D G1961E S 70 R212C T1019M S 71 W700X WT S 74 6750delA V767D S 77 G1961E WT S 82 Q21X G1961E S 106 C1177X G1961E S 107 C1177X G1961E S 114 T970P-F1015E - S 115 T970P-F1015E - S 120 N415K G1961E S 162 324-327insT 324-327insT S 181 W1408X G1961E S 190 C1177X A1598D S 201 G1961E WT S 202 Q21X T970P-F1015E S 213 M840R G1961E S 231 WT WT S 236 C1177X G1961E S 237 WT WT S 241 V256 splice WT S 246 IVS6-1g4t R1108C S 260 L2221P 5109delG-I156V S 321 IVS9 þ 1G4C S1099X S 328 IVS42 þ 4delG IVS35 þ 2t4c S 346 E2096K WT S 347 IVS28 þ 5g4a WT S 353 P1484S-G1961E P68L S 354 P1484S-G1961E P68L S 355 P1484S-G1961E P68L S 360 G1961E 5961delGGAC S 364 IVS35 þ 2t4c G1961E S 365 L541P/A1038V G1961E S 377 IVS42 þ 4delG IVS35 þ 2t4c S 380 R653C WT S 413 R212C T1019M S 414 A1598D G1961E S 417 G1078E G1961E S 438 R1055W WT S 440 4021ins24bp T1526M-G1961E S 449 W1479X L2140Q S 450 W1479X L2140Q S 474 W1461X G 1977S S 486 WT WT S 492 R1098C/L1970F 6548insTGAA S 528 T977P IVS40 þ 5g4a S 531 G690V Q1332X S 532 R572X L1473M-4733delGTTT S 535 IVS40 þ 5g4a 5917delG S 550 IVS40 þ 5g4a 6750delA S 555 250insCAAA WT S 556 250insCAAA WT S 575 N96H G1961E S 590 W821R IVS40 þ 5g4a S 592 V931M R1108C S 593 V767D R2030X Table 2 (Continued ) Patient Allele 1 mutation Allele 2 mutation S 594 G172S G1961E S 602 P1380L G1961E S 607 E616K L1580S-K2172R S 640 250insCAAA S1696N S 694 IVS35 þ 2t4c G1961E S 725 IVS13 þ 1g4a Q1376 splice S 731 L541P-A1038V G1961E S 755 N965S IVS40 þ 5g4a S 789 E1087K G1977S S 968 T1019M G1961E S 992 R212C G1961E Bold values indicate novel mutations. Login to comment

[hide] ABCA4 disease progression and a proposed strategy ... Hum Mol Genet. 2009 Mar 1;18(5):931-41. Epub 2008 Dec 12. Cideciyan AV, Swider M, Aleman TS, Tsybovsky Y, Schwartz SB, Windsor EA, Roman AJ, Sumaroka A, Steinberg JD, Jacobson SG, Stone EM, Palczewski K
ABCA4 disease progression and a proposed strategy for gene therapy.
Hum Mol Genet. 2009 Mar 1;18(5):931-41. Epub 2008 Dec 12., [PMID:19074458]

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Autosomal recessive retinal diseases caused by mutations in the ABCA4 gene are being considered for gene replacement therapy. All individuals with ABCA4-disease show macular degeneration, but only some are thought to progress to retina-wide blindness. It is currently not predictable if or when specific ABCA4 genotypes will show extramacular disease, and how fast it will progress thereafter. Early clinical trials of focal subretinal gene therapy will aim to arrest disease progression in the extramacular retina. In 66 individuals with known disease-causing ABCA4 alleles, we defined retina-wide disease expression by measuring rod- and cone-photoreceptor-mediated vision. Serial measurements over a mean period of 8.7 years were consistent with a model wherein a normal plateau phase of variable length was followed by initiation of retina-wide disease that progressed exponentially. Once initiated, the mean rate of disease progression was 1.1 log/decade for rods and 0.45 log/decade for cones. Spatio-temporal progression of disease could be described as the sum of two components, one with a central-to-peripheral gradient and the other with a uniform retina-wide pattern. Estimates of the age of disease initiation were used as a severity metric and contributions made by each ABCA4 allele were predicted. One-third of the non-truncating alleles were found to cause more severe disease than premature truncations supporting the existence of a pathogenic component beyond simple loss of function. Genotype-based inclusion/exclusion criteria and prediction of the age of retina-wide disease initiation will be invaluable for selecting appropriate candidates for clinical trials in ABCA4 disease.

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51 P54 (T1526M/R2030Q) progressed from a mildly abnormal loss of 7.6 dB at age 47 to a greater loss of 14.4 dB at age 54. Login to comment
151 Estimated severity of ABCA4 alleles and their properties ABCA4 allele Delay of retina-wide disease initiation (years)a In vitro or in vivo studiesb Molecular structural localizationc C2150Y 225.8 NBD-2 A1038V;L541P 214.0 35, 38 ECD-1/NBD-1 IVS38-10 T.C 211.1 L244P 25.7 ECD-1 E1122K 23.5 NBD-1 C54Y 22.1 35 ECD-1 IVS35þ2 T.C 22.1 R602W 21.8 38 ECD-1 V1896D 21.8 TM12 L1940P 21.4 NBD-2 Truncation mutationsd 0.0 E1087D 2.8 NBD-1 R220C 3.9 ECD-1 A1598D 3.9 ECD-2 R1640Q 3.9 ECD-2 R1098C 4.9 NBD-1 P1380L 7.4 35 TM7 N965S 7.6 35 NBD-1 V1433I 8.6 ECD-2 R1108C 10.4 35 NBD-1 T1526M 14.5 35 ECD-2 R2030Q 14.5 NBD-2 L2027F 15.1 35,37 NBD-2 G818E 17.3 35 TM5/TM6 S100P 18.2 ECD-1 L1201R 18.2 NBD-1 R18W 18.5 Nt D600E 18.5 ECD-1 L11P 21.7 Nt D654N 25.3 36 ECD-1 K2172R 27.9 NBD-2 IVS40þ5 G.A 28.1 G1961E 37.9 35 NBD-2 G1961R 44.0 NBD-2 a Delay of retina-wide disease initiation relative to the standard of age 10.6 years. Login to comment

[hide] Evolution of ABCA4 proteins in vertebrates. J Mol Evol. 2005 Jan;60(1):72-80. Yatsenko AN, Wiszniewski W, Zaremba CM, Jamrich M, Lupski JR
Evolution of ABCA4 proteins in vertebrates.
J Mol Evol. 2005 Jan;60(1):72-80., [PMID:15696369]

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The ABCA4 (ABCR) gene encodes a retinal-specific ATP-binding cassette transporter. Mutations in ABCA4 are responsible for several recessive macular dystrophies and susceptibility to age related macular degeneration (AMD). The protein appears to function as a flippase of all-trans-retinaldehyde and/or its derivatives across the membrane of outer segment disks and is a potentially important element in recycling visual cycle metabolites. However, the understanding of ABCA4's role in the visual cycle is limited due to the lack of a direct functional assay. An evolutionary analysis of ABCA4 may aid in the identification of conserved elements, the preservation of which implies functional importance. To date, only human, murine, and bovine ABCA4 genes are described. We have identified ABCA4 genes from African (Xenopus laevis) and Western (Silurana tropicalis) clawed frogs. A comparative analysis describing the evolutionary relationships between the frog ABCA4s, annotated T. rubripes ABCA4, and mammalian ABCA4 proteins was carried out. Several segments are conserved in both intradiscal loop (IL) domains, in addition to the transmembrane and ATP-binding domains. Nonconserved segments were found in the IL and cytoplasmic linker domains. Maximum likelihood analyses of the aligned sequences strongly suggest that ABCA4 was subject to purifying selection. Collectively, these data corroborate the current evolutionary model where two distinct ABCA half-transporter progenitors were combined to form a full ABCA4 progenitor in ancestral chordates. We speculate that evolutionary alterations may increase the retinoid metabolite recycling capacity of ABCA4 and may improve dark adaptation.

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130 As anticipated, the most frequently occurring STGD- associated missense ABCA4 alterations (R212C, L541P, D645N, G863A, A1038V, R1108C, R1380L, W1408R, T1526M, R1640W, G1961E, L2027F, and L2030Q) map to highly conserved regions. Login to comment

[hide] Denaturing HPLC profiling of the ABCA4 gene for re... Clin Chem. 2004 Aug;50(8):1336-43. Epub 2004 Jun 10. Stenirri S, Fermo I, Battistella S, Galbiati S, Soriani N, Paroni R, Manitto MP, Martina E, Brancato R, Allikmets R, Ferrari M, Cremonesi L
Denaturing HPLC profiling of the ABCA4 gene for reliable detection of allelic variations.
Clin Chem. 2004 Aug;50(8):1336-43. Epub 2004 Jun 10., [PMID:15192030]

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BACKGROUND: Mutations in the retina-specific ABC transporter (ABCA4) gene have been associated with several forms of macular degenerations. Because the high complexity of the molecular genotype makes scanning of the ABCA4 gene cumbersome, we describe here the first use of denaturing HPLC (DHPLC) to screen for ABCA4 mutations. METHODS: Temperature conditions were designed for all 50 exons based on effective separation of 83 samples carrying 86 sequence variations and 19 mutagenized controls. For validation, samples from 23 previously characterized Stargardt patients were subjected to DHPLC profiling. Subsequently, samples from a cohort of 30 patients affected by various forms of macular degeneration were subjected to DHPLC scanning under the same conditions. RESULTS: DHPLC profiling not only identified all 132 sequence alterations previously detected by double-gradient denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis but also identified 5 sequence alterations that this approach had missed. Moreover, DHPLC scanning of an additional panel of 30 previously untested patients led to the identification of 26 different mutations and 29 polymorphisms, accounting for 203 sequence variations on 29 of the 30 patients screened. In total, the DHPLC approach allowed us to identify 16 mutations that had never been reported before. CONCLUSIONS: These results provide strong support for the use of DHPLC for molecular characterization of the ABCA4 gene.

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35 Exon Genotypesa Exon Genotypesa 1b M1V (1A>G) (11) 24 3523-28TϾC (12) R18W (52C>T) (11) 25 G1203D (3608G>A)b 3 250_251insCAAA (7) 27 R1300X (3898C>T) (12) N96K (288C>A) R1300Q (3899G>A) (11) 302 ϩ 26 GϾA (13) 28 P1380L (4139CϾT) (14) 4 P143L (428C>T) (10) P1401P (4203CϾA) (15) 5 R152Q (455G>A) (4) 4253 ϩ 43GϾA (12) 6 571-1GϾT (4) 29 4253 ϩ 13GϾA (12) R212H (635G>A) (16) 4354-38GϾA (4) C230S (688T>A) (12) 30a 4466 ϩ 3GϾA (4) 641delG (9) 30b C1490Y (4469G>A) (17) 10 1240-14CϾT (13) P1512R (4535C>G) (4) H423R (1268ϾG) (13) 31 T1526M (4577C>T) (14) 1357 ϩ 11delG (16) 33/34 A1598D (4793C>A) (4) H423H (1269CϾT) (13) 35 4947delC (14) 11 1387delTT (4) 5018 ؉ 2T>C (7) R500R (1500GϾA) (4) 39 H1838Y (5512C>T) (14) 12 L541P (1622T>C) (14) 40 N1868I (5603AϾT) (13) R572Q (1715G>A) (17) L1894L (5682GϾC) (15) 13 Y639X (1917C>G) (17) 5714 ؉ 5G>A C641S (1922G>C) (4) 41 L1938L (5814AϾG) (12) 14 R653C (1957C>T) (12) 42 5836-43CϾA W700X (2099G>A) (4) 5836-11GϾA (15) 3607 ϩ 49TϾC P1948I (5843CϾT) (15) 15 V767D (2300T>A) (7) P1948P (5844AϾG) (15) 16 W821R (2461T>A) (14) G1961E (5882G>A) (14) 17 2588-33CϾTb 43 L1970F (5908C>T) (11) G863A (2588G>C) (17) 44 6006-16AϾG (16) 18 2654-36CϾT (4) I2023I (6069CϾT) (14) T897I (2690C>T) (7) L2027F (6079C>T) (14) 19 R943Q (2828GϾA) (13) 45 V2050L (6148G>C) (14) Y954D (2860T>G) (4) 46 R2107H (6320G>A) (18) N965S (2894A>G) (14) 6386 ؉ 2G>C (10) 20 G978D (2933G>A) (4) 47 R2139W (6415C>T) (14) L988L (2964CϾT) (4) R2149L (6446G>T) (4) 21 E1022K (3064G>A) (4) C2150Y (6449G>A) (19) A1038V (3113C>T) (14) 48 D2177N (6529G>A) (17) G1050D (3149G>A) (4) L2241V (6721C>G) (12) 3211_3212insGT (14) 6729 ϩ 21CϾT (15) 22 E1087K (3259G>A) (14) 49 6730-3TϾC (15) R1098C (3292C>T) (12) S2255I (6764GϾT) (13) S1099P (3295T>C) (4) 6816 ϩ 28GϾC (4) R1108C (3322C>T) (14) R1129L (3386G>T) (17) a Bold indicates disease-causing mutations. Login to comment
34 Exon Genotypesa Exon Genotypesa 1b M1V (1A>G) (11) 24 3523-28Tb0e;C (12) R18W (52C>T) (11) 25 G1203D (3608G>A)b 3 250_251insCAAA (7) 27 R1300X (3898C>T) (12) N96K (288C>A) R1300Q (3899G>A) (11) 302 af9; 26 Gb0e;A (13) 28 P1380L (4139Cb0e;T) (14) 4 P143L (428C>T) (10) P1401P (4203Cb0e;A) (15) 5 R152Q (455G>A) (4) 4253 af9; 43Gb0e;A (12) 6 571-1Gb0e;T (4) 29 4253 af9; 13Gb0e;A (12) R212H (635G>A) (16) 4354-38Gb0e;A (4) C230S (688T>A) (12) 30a 4466 af9; 3Gb0e;A (4) 641delG (9) 30b C1490Y (4469G>A) (17) 10 1240-14Cb0e;T (13) P1512R (4535C>G) (4) H423R (1268b0e;G) (13) 31 T1526M (4577C>T) (14) 1357 af9; 11delG (16) 33/34 A1598D (4793C>A) (4) H423H (1269Cb0e;T) (13) 35 4947delC (14) 11 1387delTT (4) 5018 d19; 2T>C (7) R500R (1500Gb0e;A) (4) 39 H1838Y (5512C>T) (14) 12 L541P (1622T>C) (14) 40 N1868I (5603Ab0e;T) (13) R572Q (1715G>A) (17) L1894L (5682Gb0e;C) (15) 13 Y639X (1917C>G) (17) 5714 d19; 5G>A C641S (1922G>C) (4) 41 L1938L (5814Ab0e;G) (12) 14 R653C (1957C>T) (12) 42 5836-43Cb0e;A W700X (2099G>A) (4) 5836-11Gb0e;A (15) 3607 af9; 49Tb0e;C P1948I (5843Cb0e;T) (15) 15 V767D (2300T>A) (7) P1948P (5844Ab0e;G) (15) 16 W821R (2461T>A) (14) G1961E (5882G>A) (14) 17 2588-33Cb0e;Tb 43 L1970F (5908C>T) (11) G863A (2588G>C) (17) 44 6006-16Ab0e;G (16) 18 2654-36Cb0e;T (4) I2023I (6069Cb0e;T) (14) T897I (2690C>T) (7) L2027F (6079C>T) (14) 19 R943Q (2828Gb0e;A) (13) 45 V2050L (6148G>C) (14) Y954D (2860T>G) (4) 46 R2107H (6320G>A) (18) N965S (2894A>G) (14) 6386 d19; 2G>C (10) 20 G978D (2933G>A) (4) 47 R2139W (6415C>T) (14) L988L (2964Cb0e;T) (4) R2149L (6446G>T) (4) 21 E1022K (3064G>A) (4) C2150Y (6449G>A) (19) A1038V (3113C>T) (14) 48 D2177N (6529G>A) (17) G1050D (3149G>A) (4) L2241V (6721C>G) (12) 3211_3212insGT (14) 6729 af9; 21Cb0e;T (15) 22 E1087K (3259G>A) (14) 49 6730-3Tb0e;C (15) R1098C (3292C>T) (12) S2255I (6764Gb0e;T) (13) S1099P (3295T>C) (4) 6816 af9; 28Gb0e;C (4) R1108C (3322C>T) (14) R1129L (3386G>T) (17) a Bold indicates disease-causing mutations. Login to comment

[hide] Cosegregation and functional analysis of mutant AB... Hum Mol Genet. 2001 Nov 1;10(23):2671-8. Shroyer NF, Lewis RA, Yatsenko AN, Wensel TG, Lupski JR
Cosegregation and functional analysis of mutant ABCR (ABCA4) alleles in families that manifest both Stargardt disease and age-related macular degeneration.
Hum Mol Genet. 2001 Nov 1;10(23):2671-8., [PMID:11726554]

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Mutations in ABCR (ABCA4) have been reported to cause a spectrum of autosomal recessively inherited retinopathies, including Stargardt disease (STGD), cone-rod dystrophy and retinitis pigmentosa. Individuals heterozygous for ABCR mutations may be predisposed to develop the multifactorial disorder age-related macular degeneration (AMD). We hypothesized that some carriers of STGD alleles have an increased risk to develop AMD. We tested this hypothesis in a cohort of families that manifest both STGD and AMD. With a direct-sequencing mutation detection strategy, we found that AMD-affected relatives of STGD patients are more likely to be carriers of pathogenic STGD alleles than predicted based on chance alone. We further investigated the role of AMD-associated ABCR mutations by testing for expression and ATP-binding defects in an in vitro biochemical assay. We found that mutations associated with AMD have a range of assayable defects ranging from no detectable defect to apparent null alleles. Of the 21 missense ABCR mutations reported in patients with AMD, 16 (76%) show abnormalities in protein expression, ATP-binding or ATPase activity. We infer that carrier relatives of STGD patients are predisposed to develop AMD.

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97 Pedigree Maternal allele Paternal allele AMD relative A priori Cosegregation AR19 pGM, -6 0.5 - AR33 [W1408R; R1640W] R24H and D1532N mA, -16 0.5 Yes AR59 4232insTATG C1488R pGM, -6 0.5 No AR80 T1526M pGF, -5 0.5 - AR80 T1526M mGF, -7 0.5 Yes AR125 4947delC C1488R pGM, -7 0.5 Yes AR215 [H1406Y; V2050L] pGM, -5 0.5 - AR218 2160+1G→C G1961E mA, -8 0.5 No AR262 W821R pGGF, -7 0.25 No AR271 P68R E1087K mGA, -6 0.25 No AR335 D645N F608I mGM, -9 0.5 Yes AR382 R1108C mGM, -6 0.5 Yes AR389 E2096K 5714+5G→A pGM, -8 0.5 Yes AR397 5196+1G→A 5585-1G→A mA, -5 0.5 No AR410 A1038V 768G→T pC, -5 0.25 Yes AR422 pGM, -6 0.5 - AR423 P1380L D1532N pGF, -4 0.5 No AR468 P1380L P1380L mU, -9 0.5 Yes AR484 L2027F G550R mGU, -5 0.25 Yes AR562 R2107H 3050+5G→A pGU, -5 0.25 No AR643 5196+2T→C L2027F mU, -4 0.5 Yes AR661 P1380L C54Y mGF, -6 0.5 Yes AR669 664del13 pGF, -4 0.5 No AR534 W821R P1380L pGM, -7 0.5 Yes (17) Family 1 R212C I2113M mGM, I-2 0.5 Yes (27) Family 2 R1108C R2107H mGM, I-2 0.5 Yes (27) Family 3 R212C G1977S mGF, I-1 0.5 Yes (27) 10.25 15 unlikely to account for many of the remaining alleles (our unpublished observations). Login to comment
114 Sun et al. (28) reported substantial defects in protein expression or ATP binding of eight AMD-associated mutations (R212C, G863A, A1038V, R1108C, R1129L, P1380L, G1961E and L2027F) and an abnormal increase in the ATPase activity of the D2177N mutation, and they reported mild defects or wild-type activity within the sensitivity of the assay in four other AMD-associated variants (E471K, C1488R, T1526M and R1898H). Login to comment

[hide] Genotype/Phenotype analysis of a photoreceptor-spe... Am J Hum Genet. 1999 Feb;64(2):422-34. Lewis RA, Shroyer NF, Singh N, Allikmets R, Hutchinson A, Li Y, Lupski JR, Leppert M, Dean M
Genotype/Phenotype analysis of a photoreceptor-specific ATP-binding cassette transporter gene, ABCR, in Stargardt disease.
Am J Hum Genet. 1999 Feb;64(2):422-34., [PMID:9973280]

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Mutation scanning and direct DNA sequencing of all 50 exons of ABCR were completed for 150 families segregating recessive Stargardt disease (STGD1). ABCR variations were identified in 173 (57%) disease chromosomes, the majority of which represent missense amino acid substitutions. These ABCR variants were not found in 220 unaffected control individuals (440 chromosomes) but do cosegregate with the disease in these families with STGD1, and many occur in conserved functional domains. Missense amino acid substitutions located in the amino terminal one-third of the protein appear to be associated with earlier onset of the disease and may represent misfolding alleles. The two most common mutant alleles, G1961E and A1038V, each identified in 16 of 173 disease chromosomes, composed 18.5% of mutations identified. G1961E has been associated previously, at a statistically significant level in the heterozygous state, with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Clinical evaluation of these 150 families with STGD1 revealed a high frequency of AMD in first- and second-degree relatives. These findings support the hypothesis that compound heterozygous ABCR mutations are responsible for STGD1 and that some heterozygous ABCR mutations may enhance susceptibility to AMD.

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76 2 0071GrA R24H 1 19 2894ArG N965S 3 36 5196ϩ1GrA Splice 2 3 0161GrA C54Y 1 21 3113CrT A1038V 16 5196ϩ2TrC Splice 1 0179CrT A60V 1 22 3211insGT FS 1 37 5281del9 PAL1761del 1 0203CrG P68R 1 3212CrT S1071L 1 38 5459GrC R1820P 1 0223TrG C75G 1 3215TrC V1072A 1 39 5512CrT H1838Y 1 6 0634CrT R212C 1 3259GrA E1087K 1 5527CrT R1843W 1 0664del13 FS 1 3322CrT R1108C 6 40 5585-1GrA Splice 1 0746ArG D249G 1 23 3364GrA E1122K 1 5657GrA G1886E 1 8 1007CrG S336C 1 3385GrT R1129C 1 5693GrA R1898H 4 1018TrG Y340D 1 3386GrT R1129L 2 5714ϩ5GrA Splice 8 11 1411GrA E471K 1 24 3602TrG L1201R 1 42 5882GrA G1961E 16 12 1569TrG D523E 1 25 3610GrA D1204N 1 5898ϩ1GrT Splice 3 1622TrC L541P 1 28 4139CrT P1380L 4 43 5908CrT L1970F 1 1715GrA R572Q 2 4216CrT H1406Y 1 5929GrA G1977S 1 1715GrC R572P 1 4222TrC W1408R 4 6005ϩ1GrT Splice 1 13 1804CrT R602W 1 4232insTATG FS 1 44 6079CrT L2027F 11 1822TrA F608I 2 4253ϩ5GrT Splice 1 6088CrT R2030X 1 1917CrA Y639X 1 29 4297GrA V1433I 1 6089GrA R2030Q 1 1933GrA D645N 1 4316GrA G1439D 2 6112CrT R2038W 1 14 2005delAT FS 1 4319TrC F1440S 1 45 6148GrC V2050L 2 2090GrA W697X 1 4346GrA W1449X 1 6166ArT K2056X 1 2160ϩ1GrC Splice 1 30a 4462TrC C1488R 2 6229CrT R2077W 1 16 2453GrA G818E 1 4457CrT P1486L 1 46 6286GrA E2096K 1 2461TrA W821R 1 30b 4469GrA C1490Y 3 6316CrT R2106C 1 2536GrC D846H 1 4539ϩ1GrT Splice 1 47 6391GrA E2131K 1 2552GrC G851D 1 31 4577CrT T1526M 7 6415CrT R2139W 1 17 2588GrC G863A 11 4594GrA D1532N 3 6445CrT R2149X 1 19 2791GrA V931M 2 35 4947delC FS 1 48 6543del36 1181del12 1 2827CrT R943W 1 36 5041del15 VVAIC1681del 2 6709insG FS 1 2884delC FS 1 5087GrA S1696N 1 NOTE.-FS ϭ frameshift. Login to comment
110 Seven mutant alleles, including six missense amino acid substitutions and one splice-site mutation (G863A, A1038V, R1108C, T1526M, G1961E, L2027F, and 5714ϩ5GrA) accounted for 41% of the disease-causing mutations identified in this cohort. Login to comment
111 In three instances, identical codons were affected by different base-pair substitutions, yielding different predicted missense amino acid substitutions (R572Q and R572P; R1129C and R1129L) or a missense substitution and a stop codon (R2030Q and R2030X). Login to comment
139 Different families with the same combination of alleles (e.g., AR326 and AR391, both with genotype L2027F/T1526M; AR376 and AR393, both with genotype A1038V/R1108C) usually have similar ages at onset, as was shown for Figure 4 Pedigree AR33, a family with STGD that manifests a pseudodominant inheritance pattern. Login to comment
178 Table 2 ABCR Allelic Series MUTATION(S) PEDIGREE AGE AT ONSET (YEARS) MEAN AGE AT ONSET ‫ע‬ SD (YEARS)Allele 1 Allele 2 G863A Y340D, R772Q AR31 8 19.6 ‫ע‬ 12.7 51961GrA AR307 10 A1038V AR290 16 5714ϩ5GrA AR314 25 5898ϩ1GrT AR336 39 A1038V R572P AR321 6 12.5 ‫ע‬ 6.9 S1071L AR358 6 L1970F AR428 6 5196ϩ2TrC AR71 7 G1961E AR417 8 L2027F AR181 9 R1898H AR78 14 G863A AR290 16 G1961E AR274 20 R1108C AR393 20 R1108C AR376 25 P1380L W1408R AR341 6 8.2 ‫ע‬ 1.5 E1122K AR534 8 2005delAT AR357 8 D1532N AR423 9 W821R AR534 10 G1961E A1038V AR417 8 14.3 ‫ע‬ 4.5 C75G AR427 12 C1490Y AR370 13 2160ϩ1GrC AR218 14 4253ϩ5GrT AR373 19 A1038V AR274 20 L2027F R602W AR88 9 13.0 ‫ע‬ 5.5 A1038V AR181 9 R2149X AR263 9 T1526M AR326 19 T1526M AR391 19 (70%) had onset in the first 2 decades of life, but 11 (16%) had onset in the 3d decade and 6 (9%) in the 4th decade. Login to comment
77 2 0071GrA R24H 1 19 2894ArG N965S 3 36 5196af9;1GrA Splice 2 3 0161GrA C54Y 1 21 3113CrT A1038V 16 5196af9;2TrC Splice 1 0179CrT A60V 1 22 3211insGT FS 1 37 5281del9 PAL1761del 1 0203CrG P68R 1 3212CrT S1071L 1 38 5459GrC R1820P 1 0223TrG C75G 1 3215TrC V1072A 1 39 5512CrT H1838Y 1 6 0634CrT R212C 1 3259GrA E1087K 1 5527CrT R1843W 1 0664del13 FS 1 3322CrT R1108C 6 40 5585afa;1GrA Splice 1 0746ArG D249G 1 23 3364GrA E1122K 1 5657GrA G1886E 1 8 1007CrG S336C 1 3385GrT R1129C 1 5693GrA R1898H 4 1018TrG Y340D 1 3386GrT R1129L 2 5714af9;5GrA Splice 8 11 1411GrA E471K 1 24 3602TrG L1201R 1 42 5882GrA G1961E 16 12 1569TrG D523E 1 25 3610GrA D1204N 1 5898af9;1GrT Splice 3 1622TrC L541P 1 28 4139CrT P1380L 4 43 5908CrT L1970F 1 1715GrA R572Q 2 4216CrT H1406Y 1 5929GrA G1977S 1 1715GrC R572P 1 4222TrC W1408R 4 6005af9;1GrT Splice 1 13 1804CrT R602W 1 4232insTATG FS 1 44 6079CrT L2027F 11 1822TrA F608I 2 4253af9;5GrT Splice 1 6088CrT R2030X 1 1917CrA Y639X 1 29 4297GrA V1433I 1 6089GrA R2030Q 1 1933GrA D645N 1 4316GrA G1439D 2 6112CrT R2038W 1 14 2005delAT FS 1 4319TrC F1440S 1 45 6148GrC V2050L 2 2090GrA W697X 1 4346GrA W1449X 1 6166ArT K2056X 1 2160af9;1GrC Splice 1 30a 4462TrC C1488R 2 6229CrT R2077W 1 16 2453GrA G818E 1 4457CrT P1486L 1 46 6286GrA E2096K 1 2461TrA W821R 1 30b 4469GrA C1490Y 3 6316CrT R2106C 1 2536GrC D846H 1 4539af9;1GrT Splice 1 47 6391GrA E2131K 1 2552GrC G851D 1 31 4577CrT T1526M 7 6415CrT R2139W 1 17 2588GrC G863A 11 4594GrA D1532N 3 6445CrT R2149X 1 19 2791GrA V931M 2 35 4947delC FS 1 48 6543del36 1181del12 1 2827CrT R943W 1 36 5041del15 VVAIC1681del 2 6709insG FS 1 2884delC FS 1 5087GrA S1696N 1 NOTE.-FS afd; frameshift. Login to comment
140 Different families with the same combination of alleles (e.g., AR326 and AR391, both with genotype L2027F/T1526M; AR376 and AR393, both with genotype A1038V/R1108C) usually have similar ages at onset, as was shown for Figure 4 Pedigree AR33, a family with STGD that manifests a pseudodominant inheritance pattern. Login to comment
179 Table 2 ABCR Allelic Series MUTATION(S) PEDIGREE AGE AT ONSET (YEARS) MEAN AGE AT ONSET cf2; SD (YEARS) Allele 1 Allele 2 G863A Y340D, R772Q AR31 8 19.6 cf2; 12.7 51961GrA AR307 10 A1038V AR290 16 5714af9;5GrA AR314 25 5898af9;1GrT AR336 39 A1038V R572P AR321 6 12.5 cf2; 6.9 S1071L AR358 6 L1970F AR428 6 5196af9;2TrC AR71 7 G1961E AR417 8 L2027F AR181 9 R1898H AR78 14 G863A AR290 16 G1961E AR274 20 R1108C AR393 20 R1108C AR376 25 P1380L W1408R AR341 6 8.2 cf2; 1.5 E1122K AR534 8 2005delAT AR357 8 D1532N AR423 9 W821R AR534 10 G1961E A1038V AR417 8 14.3 cf2; 4.5 C75G AR427 12 C1490Y AR370 13 2160af9;1GrC AR218 14 4253af9;5GrT AR373 19 A1038V AR274 20 L2027F R602W AR88 9 13.0 cf2; 5.5 A1038V AR181 9 R2149X AR263 9 T1526M AR326 19 T1526M AR391 19 (70%) had onset in the first 2 decades of life, but 11 (16%) had onset in the 3d decade and 6 (9%) in the 4th decade. Login to comment

[hide] Clinical and molecular analysis of Stargardt disea... Am J Ophthalmol. 2013 Sep;156(3):487-501.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2013.05.003. Fujinami K, Sergouniotis PI, Davidson AE, Wright G, Chana RK, Tsunoda K, Tsubota K, Egan CA, Robson AG, Moore AT, Holder GE, Michaelides M, Webster AR
Clinical and molecular analysis of Stargardt disease with preserved foveal structure and function.
Am J Ophthalmol. 2013 Sep;156(3):487-501.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2013.05.003., [PMID:23953153]

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PURPOSE: To describe a cohort of patients with Stargardt disease who show a foveal-sparing phenotype. DESIGN: Retrospective case series. METHODS: The foveal-sparing phenotype was defined as foveal preservation on autofluorescence imaging, despite a retinopathy otherwise consistent with Stargardt disease. Forty such individuals were ascertained and a full ophthalmic examination was undertaken. Following mutation screening of ABCA4, the molecular findings were compared with those of patients with Stargardt disease but no foveal sparing. RESULTS: The median age of onset and age at examination of 40 patients with the foveal-sparing phenotype were 43.5 and 46.5 years. The median logMAR visual acuity was 0.18. Twenty-two patients (22/40, 55%) had patchy parafoveal atrophy and flecks; 8 (20%) had numerous flecks at the posterior pole without atrophy; 7 (17.5%) had mottled retinal pigment epithelial changes; 2 (5%) had multiple atrophic lesions, extending beyond the arcades; and 1 (2.5%) had a bull's-eye appearance. The median central foveal thickness assessed with spectral-domain optical coherence tomographic images was 183.0 mum (n = 33), with outer retinal tubulation observed in 15 (45%). Twenty-two of 33 subjects (67%) had electrophysiological evidence of macular dysfunction without generalized retinal dysfunction. Disease-causing variants were found in 31 patients (31/40, 78%). There was a higher prevalence of the variant p.Arg2030Gln in the cohort with foveal sparing compared to the group with foveal atrophy (6.45% vs 1.07%). CONCLUSIONS: The distinct clinical and molecular characteristics of patients with the foveal-sparing phenotype are described. The presence of 2 distinct phenotypes of Stargardt disease (foveal sparing and foveal atrophy) suggests that there may be more than 1 disease mechanism in ABCA4 retinopathy.

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47 6089 G>A, p.Arg2030Gln/c.6118 C>T, p.Arg2040*] 8 39 44 0.1 0.1 4 297 230 U 3 A A NA NA [c.71 G>A, p.Arg24His/c.4577 C>T, p. Thr1526Met] 9 35* 35 0.18 0.18 2 142 154 3 ND ND NA NA [c.658 C>T, p.p.Arg220Cys/c.2588 G>C, p. Gly863Ala] 10 45 54 0.48 0.18 1 102 116 3 ND A NA NA [c.1957 C>T, p.Arg653Cys/c.5693 G>A, p.Arg1898His] 11 43 43 0.1 0 2 170 185 1 A A 2 2 [c.2588 G>C, p. Gly863Ala/c.4139 C>T, p.Ala1038Val] 12 36** 38 0.3 0 1 220 212 U 1 A A 1 1 [c.4139 C>T, p.Ala1038Val/c.4594 G>T, p.Asp1532Asn] 13 62 68 0.1 0.48 1 196 189 U 1 N N 2 2 [c.4222 T>C, p.Trp1408Arg/c.4918 C>T, p.Arg1640Trp] 14 36 44 0.48 0.48 3 79 89 1 A A NA NA [c.4222 T>C, p.Trp1408Arg/c.4918 C>T, p.Arg1640Trp] 15 46* 46 0.1 0.1 3 NA NA 1 A A NA NA [c.4469 G>A, p.Cys1490Tyr/c. Login to comment
127 2588G>C, p.Gly863Ala 4 Het Allikmets46 Intol. 0.01 PRD 0.996 No change 68/13006 db SNP (rs76157638) 21 c.3113C>T, p.Ala1038Val 1 Het Webster53 Tol. NA Benign 0.014 Donor 43.5 70 New site (&#fe;61.72) 22/13006 db SNP (rs61751374) 24 c.3602T>G, p.Leu1201Arg 2 Het Lewis48 Tol. NA Benign 0.052 Donor 61.3 74 New site (&#fe;20.08) 416/13006 db SNP (rs61750126) 27 c.3898C>T, p.Arg1300* 1 Het Rivera49 NA NA ND 28 c.4139C>T, p.Pro1380Leu 2 Het Lewis48 Intol. 0.01 Benign 0.377 No change 2/13006 db SNP (rs61750130) 28 c.4222 T>C, p.Trp1408Arg 2 Het Lewis48 Tol. NA PRD 0.845 No change ND dbSNP (rs61750135) 29 c.4319T>C, p.Phe1440Ser 1 Het Lewis48 Tol. NA PRD 0.744 No change ND dbSNP (rs61750141) 30 c.4469G>A, p.Cys1490Tyr 1 Het Webster53 Intol. 0.03 PRD 0.994 No change ND dbSNP (rs61751402) 31 c.4577C>T, p.Thr1526Met 1 Het Lewis48 Intol. 0.00 PRD 0.91 No change ND db SNP (rs61750152) 31 c.4594G>T, p.Asp1532Asn 3 Het Lewis48 Tol. NA PRD 0.853 No change ND 33 c.4685T>C, p.Ile1562Thr 1 Het Allikmets46 Tol. NA Benign 0.034 No change 18/13006 db SNP (rs1762111) 35 c.4956T>G, p.Tyr1652* 1 Het Fumagalli52 NA NA Acceptor 43 72 New site (&#fe;67.36) ND 35 c.4918C>T, p.Arg1640Trp 2 Het Rozet47 Intol. 0.00 PRD 1 No change ND dbSNP (rs61751404) 35 c.4926C>G, p.Ser1642Arg 1 Het Birch50 Tol. 0.68 Benign 0.116 No change ND db SNP (rs61753017) Int 35 c.5018&#fe;2T>C, Splice site 1 Het Fumagalli52 NA NA Donor 81.2 54 WT site broken (33.07) ND Int 38 c.5461-10T>C 3 Het Briggs50 NA NA No change 3/13006 db SNP (rs1800728) 40 c.5693G>A, p.Arg1898His 2 Het Allikmets46 NA Benign 0.00 No change 25/13006 db SNP (rs1800552) 42 c.5882G>A, p.Gly1961Glu 1 Het Allikmets46 Tol. 0.18 PRD 1 No change 41/13006 db SNP (rs1800553) 44 c.6079C>T, p.Leu2027Phe 4 Homo Lewis48 Intol. 0.02 PRD 0.999 No change 4/13006 db SNP (rs61751408) 44 c.6089G>A, p.Arg2030Gln 4 Het Lewis48 Tol. NA PRD 0.995 No change 8/13006 db SNP (rs61750641) 44 c.6118C>T, p.Arg2040* 1 Het Rosenberg54 NA NA ND 46 c.6320G>A, p.Arg2107His 1 Het Fishman8 Intol. 0.00 PRD 0.996 No change 91/13006 db SNP (rs62642564) EVS &#bc; Exome Variant Server; HSF &#bc; Human Splicing Finder program; Hum var score &#bc; Human var score; Int &#bc; intron; Intol &#bc; intolerant; Mt CV &#bc; mutant consensus value; NA &#bc; not applicable; ND &#bc; not detected; PRD &#bc; probably damaging; Pred. &#bc; prediction; SIFT &#bc; Sorting Intolerant from Tolerance program; Tol. &#bc; tolerant; Wt CV &#bc; wild-type consensus value. Login to comment
141 Allele Frequencies of 72 ABCA4 Variants Identified in a Comparison Groupa With the Typical Stargardt Disease (140 Patients Without Evidence of Foveal Sparing on Autofluorescence Imaging) Exon Nucleotide Substitution and Amino Acid Change Number of Alleles Allele Frequency 2 c.71G>A, p.Arg24His 1 0.36% 2 c.161G>A, p.Cys54Tyr 3 1.07% 3 c.223T>G, p.Cys75Gly 1 0.36% 5 c.455G>A, p.Arg152Gln 1 0.36% 5 c.454C>T, p.Arg152* 1 0.36% 5 c.466 A>G, p.Ile156Val 2 0.71% 6 c.634C>T, p. Arg212Cys 3 1.07% 6 c.656G>C, p.Arg219Thr 1 0.36% 6 c.666_678delAAAGACGGTGCGC, p.Lys223_Arg226delfs 2 0.71% 6 c.768G>T, Splicing site 4 1.42% 8 c.1037A>C, p.Lys346Thr 1 0.36% 10 c.1222C>T, p.Arg408* 3 1.07% 12 c.1622T>C, p.Leu541Pro 2 0.71% 12 c.1648 G>T, p.Gly550* 1 0.36% 13 c.1804C>T, p.Arg602Trp 1 0.36% 13 c.1817G>A, p.Gly606Asp 1 0.36% 13 c.1922G>C, p.Cys641Ser 1 0.36% Int 13 c.1937&#fe;1G>A, Splicing site 2 0.71% 14 c.1957C>T, p.Arg653Cys 2 0.71% 17 c.2588G>C, p.Gly863Ala 19 6.79% 18 c.2701A>G, p.Thr901Ala 1 0.36% 19 c.2791G>A, p.Val931Met 2 0.71% 19 c.2894A>G, p.Asn965Ser 1 0.36% 20 c.2966T>C, p.Vla989Ala 3 1.07% 20 c.2971G>C, p.Gly991Arg 2 0.71% 21 c.3056C>T, p.Thr1019Met 1 0.36% 21 c.3113C>T, p.Ala1038Val 3 1.07% 21 c.3064G>A, p.Glu1022Lys 2 0.71% 22 c.3211_3212insGT, p.Ser1071Cysfs 6 2.14% 22 c.3259G>A, p.Glu1087Lys 4 1.43% 22 c.3292C>T, p.Arg1098Cys 1 0.36% 22 c.3322C>T, p.Arg1108Cys 5 1.79% 22 c.3323G>A, p.Arg1108His 1 0.36% 23 c.3364G>A, p.Glu1122Lys 1 0.36% 23 c.3386G>A, p.Arg1129His 1 0.36% 24 c.3602T>G, p.Leu1201Arg 3 1.07% 27 c.3898C>T, p.Arg1300* 2 0.71% 28 c.4139C>T, p.Pro1380Leu 14 5.00% 28 c.4222T>C, p.Trp1408Arg 1 0.36% 28 c.4234C>T, p.Gly1412* 1 0.36% 28 c.4253&#fe;5G>T, Splice site 1 0.36% 28 c.4253&#fe;4C>T, Splice site 1 0.36% 29 c.4283C>T, p.Thr1428Met 1 0.36% 29 c.4319T>C, p.Phe1440Ser 1 0.36% 29 c.4462T>C, p.Cys1488Arg 1 0.36% 30 c.4469G>A, p.Cys1490Tyr 5 1.79% 30 c.4537_4538insC, p.Gly1513Profs 1 0.36% 31 c.4577C>T, p.Thr1526Met 2 0.71% 33 c.4715C>T, p.Thr1572Met 1 0.36% Continued on next page TABLE 3. Login to comment

[hide] ABCA4 gene screening by next-generation sequencing... Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2013 Oct 11;54(10):6662-74. doi: 10.1167/iovs.13-12570. Fujinami K, Zernant J, Chana RK, Wright GA, Tsunoda K, Ozawa Y, Tsubota K, Webster AR, Moore AT, Allikmets R, Michaelides M
ABCA4 gene screening by next-generation sequencing in a British cohort.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2013 Oct 11;54(10):6662-74. doi: 10.1167/iovs.13-12570., [PMID:23982839]

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PURPOSE: We applied a recently reported next-generation sequencing (NGS) strategy for screening the ABCA4 gene in a British cohort with ABCA4-associated disease and report novel mutations. METHODS: We identified 79 patients with a clinical diagnosis of ABCA4-associated disease who had a single variant identified by the ABCA4 microarray. Comprehensive phenotypic data were obtained, and the NGS strategy was applied to identify the second allele by means of sequencing the entire coding region and adjacent intronic sequences of the ABCA4 gene. Identified variants were confirmed by Sanger sequencing and assessed for pathogenicity by in silico analysis. RESULTS: Of the 42 variants detected by prescreening with the microarray, in silico analysis suggested that 34, found in 66 subjects, were disease-causing and 8, found in 13 subjects, were benign variants. We detected 42 variants by NGS, of which 39 were classified as disease-causing. Of these 39 variants, 31 were novel, including 16 missense, 7 splice-site-altering, 4 nonsense, 1 in-frame deletion, and 3 frameshift variants. Two or more disease-causing variants were confirmed in 37 (47%) of 79 patients, one disease-causing variant in 36 (46%) subjects, and no disease-causing variant in 6 (7%) individuals. CONCLUSIONS: Application of the NGS platform for ABCA4 screening enabled detection of the second disease-associated allele in approximately half of the patients in a British cohort where one mutation had been detected with the arrayed primer extension (APEX) array. The time- and cost-efficient NGS strategy is useful in screening large cohorts, which will be increasingly valuable with the advent of ABCA4-directed therapies.

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55 1 c.161G>A p.C54Y DC c.2297G>T p.G766V DC 2 2 c.223T>G p.C75G DC c.5088C>G p.S1696R DC 2 3 c.740A>C p.N247T DC c.1433T>C p.I478T B c.2345G>A p.W782* DC 2 4 c.768G>T Splice site DC 1 5 c.1222C>T p.R408* DC c.2568C>A p.Y856* DC 2 6 c.1804C>T p.R602W DC c.859-9T>C Splice site PDC 2 7 c.1805G>A p.R602Q DC c.5113C>T p.R1705W DC 2 8 c.1922G>C p.C641S DC 1 9 c.1957C>T p.R653C DC 1 10 c.1957C>T p.R653C DC 1 11 c.2588G>C p.G863A DC c.655A>T p.R219* DC 2 Allele 2 (p.R219*) was APEX-false-negative 12 c.2588G>C p.G863A DC c.1906C>T p.Q636* DC 2 13 c.2588G>C p.G863A DC c.1906C>T p.Q636* DC 2 14 c.2588G>C p.G863A DC 1 15 c.2588G>C p.G863A DC 1 16 c.2894A>G p.N965S DC c.3322C>T p.R1108C DC 2 Allele 2 (p.R1108C) was APEX-false-negative 17 c.3064G>A p.E1022K DC c.6729&#fe;4_&#fe;18delAGTTGGCCCTGGGGC Splice site DC 2 18 c.3064G>A p.E1022K DC 1 19 c.3208_3209insGT p.S1071fs DC c.2942C>T p.P981L DC c.6529G>A p.D2177N B 2 20 c.3208_3209insGT p.S1071fs DC c.1519G>T p.D507Y DC 2 21 c.3208_3209insGT p.S1071fs DC c.4634G>A p.S1545N DC 2 22 c.3208_3209insGT p.S1071fs DC 1 23 c.3292C>T p.R1098C DC c.3299T>A p.I1100N DC 2 24 c.3322C>T p.R1108C DC c.4978delC p.L1661* DC 2 25 c.3386G>A p.R1129H DC c.3208_3209insGT p.S1071fs DC c.4634G>A p.S1545N DC 3 Allele 2 (p.S1071fs) was APEX false-negative and allele 1 (p.R1129H) was NGS false-negative 26 c.4139C>T p.P1380L DC c.3191-1G>T Splice site DC 2 27 c.4139C>T p.P1380L DC c.3398T>C p.I1133T PDC 2 28 c.4139C>T p.P1380L DC c.4070C>A p.A1357E DC 2 29 c.4139C>T p.P1380L DC c.4773G>C Splice site DC 2 30 c.4139C>T p.P1380L DC 1 31 c.4139C>T p.P1380L DC 1 32 c.4139C>T p.P1380L DC 1 33 c.4234C>T p.Q1412* DC 1 34 c.4319T>C p.F1440S DC 1 35 c.4328G>A p.R1443H DC c.180delG p.M61fs DC 2 36 c.4469G>A p.C1490Y DC c.1726G>C p.D576H DC 2 37 c.4469G>A p.C1490Y DC 1 38 c.4537_4538insC p.Q1513fs DC c.5578C>T p.R1860W DC 2 Allele 1 (p.Q1513fs) was NGS-false-negative 39 c.4577C>T p.T1526M DC 1 T ABLE 2. Continued Pt Allele 1 Detected by APEX Allele 2 Detected by NGS Allele 3 Detected by NGS Total N of DC Variants Comments DNA Change Protein Change/ Effect Pred. Patho. DNA Change Protein Change/ Effect Pred. Patho. DNA Change Protein Change/ Effect Pred. Patho. Login to comment
63 Hum Var Score (0-1) Site Wt CV Mt CV CV % Variation 30 c.4537_4538insC p.G1513fs 1 38 [ Briggs CE, et al. 19 ND False-negative in NGS in patient 38 31 c.4577C>T p.T1526M 1 39 [ [ Lewis RA, et al. 11 Del. 0.00 PRD 0.910 No change ND db SNP (rs61750152) 33 c.4685T>C p.I1562T 1 71 [ [ Yatsenko, et al. 13 Tol. NA PRD 0.783 No change ND Benign 33 c.4715C>T p.T1572M 1 79 [ [ Pang CP and Lamm DS 23 Del. 0.02 B 0.326 No change ND db SNP (rs185093512) Benign 35 c.4926C>G p.S1642R 1 40 [ [ Birch DG, et al. 22 Tol. 0.68 B 0.116 No change ND db SNP (rs61753017) 35 c.4956T>G p.Y1652* 1 41 [ [ Fumagalli A, et al. 16 ND db SNP (rs61750561) IVS35 c.5018&#fe;2T>C Splice site 1 42 [ [ APEX Don. 81.2 54.3 WT site broken (33.07) ND 36 c.5113C>T p.R1705W 1 7 [ Ernest PJ, et al. 26 Del. NA PRD 0.996 Don. 46.5 73.3 No change ND IVS38 c.5461-10T>C 8 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 [ [ Briggs CE, et al. 19 No change 3/13006 db SNP (rs1800728) IVS39 c.5585-1G>A Splice site 1 51 [ [ Shroyer NF, et al. 21 Acc. 86.3 57.4 WT site broken (33.53) ND IVS40 c.5714&#fe;5G>A Splice site 1 52 [ [ Cremers FP, et al. 8 Don. 85.5 73.3 Wild type site broken (14.23) ND 42 c.5882G>A p.G1961E 7 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 [ [ Lewis RA, et al. 11 Del. 0.00 PRD 0.998 No change 41/13006 db SNP (rs1800553) 44 c.6079C>T p.L2027F 4 60, 61, 62, 63 [ [ Lewis RA, et al. 11 Del. 0.00 PRD 1.000 No change 4/13006 db SNP (rs61751408) 44 c.6089G>A p.R2030Q 1 64 [ [ Lewis RA, et al. 11 Del. 0.00 PRD 0.995 No change 8/13006 db SNP (rs61750641) 46 c.6320G>A p.R2107H 2 72, 73 [ [ Fishman GA, et al. 15 Del. 0.04 PRD 0.999 No change 91/13006 db SNP (rs62642564) Benign 47 c.6445C>T p.R2149* 1 65 [ [ Lewis RA, et al. 14 1/13006 db SNP (rs61750654) 48 c.6529G>A p.D2177N 1 19 [ Rivera A, et al. 17 Tol. 0.41 B 0.004 No change 116/13006 db SNP (rs1800555) Benign 48 c.6709A>C p.T2237P 1 66 [ [ APEX Del. NA POD 0.719 No change ND IVS48 c.6729&#fe;4_ &#fe;18del AGTTGGCCCTGGGGC Splice site 1 17 [ Littink KW, et al. 28 NA ND Splice-site alteration (described as splice site) includes the change expected to affect splicing, for example, when the splice donor or splice acceptor site is changed, and the change that might affect splicing, for example, changes close to the splice donor or splice acceptor site, or in the first or last nucleotide of an exon. SIFT (version 4.0.4) results are reported to be tolerant if tolerance index is ߥ0.05 or deleterious if tolerance index is <0.05. Login to comment

[hide] Inner and outer retinal changes in retinal degener... Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Mar 20;55(3):1810-22. doi: 10.1167/iovs.13-13768. Huang WC, Cideciyan AV, Roman AJ, Sumaroka A, Sheplock R, Schwartz SB, Stone EM, Jacobson SG
Inner and outer retinal changes in retinal degenerations associated with ABCA4 mutations.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Mar 20;55(3):1810-22. doi: 10.1167/iovs.13-13768., [PMID:24550365]

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PURPOSE: To investigate in vivo inner and outer retinal microstructure and effects of structural abnormalities on visual function in patients with retinal degeneration caused by ABCA4 mutations (ABCA4-RD). METHODS: Patients with ABCA4-RD (n = 45; age range, 9-71 years) were studied by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans extending from the fovea to 30 degrees eccentricity along horizontal and vertical meridians. Thicknesses of outer and inner retinal laminae were analyzed. Serial OCT measurements available over a mean period of 4 years (range, 2-8 years) allowed examination of the progression of outer and inner retinal changes. A subset of patients had dark-adapted chromatic static threshold perimetry. RESULTS: There was a spectrum of photoreceptor layer thickness changes from localized central retinal abnormalities to extensive thinning across central and near midperipheral retina. The inner retina also showed changes. There was thickening of the inner nuclear layer (INL) that was mainly associated with regions of photoreceptor loss. Serial data documented only limited change in some patients while others showed an increase in outer nuclear layer (ONL) thinning accompanied by increased INL thickening in some regions imaged. Visual function in regions both with and without INL thickening was describable with a previously defined model based on photoreceptor quantum catch. CONCLUSIONS: Inner retinal laminar abnormalities, as in other human photoreceptor diseases, can be a feature of ABCA4-RD. These changes are likely due to the retinal remodeling that accompanies photoreceptor loss. Rod photoreceptor-mediated visual loss in retinal regionswith inner laminopathy at the stages studied did not exceed the prediction from photoreceptor loss alone.

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74 Characteristics of the ABCA4-Related Retinal Disease Patients Patient Age at Visits, y Sex Allele 1 Allele 2 Previous Report*ߤ P1 9, 12 M E341G F608I P2 9, 15 M R681X C2150Y P28* P3ߥ 12 M N965S W821R P1ߤ P4 13, 16 M V256V T1526M P21*, P15ߤ P5 14, 20 F W1408R IVS40&#fe;5 G>A P49* P6ߥ 16 F V989A IVS28&#fe;5 G>T P17ߤ P7ߥ 16 M N965S W821R P18ߤ P8 18, 20 F Y362X IVS38-10 T>C P9ߥ 18 F V989A IVS28&#fe;5 G>T P10 18, 22 M G1961E R1129L P3ߤ P11 20 M R1640Q c.5174_5175insG P12ߥ 20 M G1961E G1961E/P68L P13 22, 25 M G863A IVS35&#fe;2 T>C P20ߤ P14 22, 24 F G1961E R152X P12*, P21ߤ P15ߥ 23 M G1961E G1961E/P68L P16 25, 27 M G1961E R152X P11* P17 26, 32 F L1940P R1129L P64* P18 27, 34 F R1925G A1038V/L541P P19 27, 29 M c.4530_4531insC R1705Q P52*, P5ߤ P20 28, 30 F G1961E A1038V/L541P P23ߤ P21 31, 35 M T1019M G1961E P34* P22ߥ 32, 37 M P1486L Deletion of exon 7 P25ߤ P23 33, 35 M G863A R1108C P29*, P6ߤ P24 34, 37 F IVS40&#fe;5 G>A V935A P32*, P7ߤ P25 34 M G1961E &#a7; P8ߤ P26 37, 43 F C54Y G863A P4* P27 39, 44 F G863A C1490Y P30*, P26ߤ P28 40 M G1961E C54Y P7*, P10ߤ P29 41 F IVS38-10 T>C E1087D P59* P30ߥ 43, 47 F G1961E V256V P23*, P11ߤ P31ߥ 47, 51 F P1486L Deletion of exon 7 P32 47 M Y245X Y245X P20* P33ߥ 48, 51 F G1961E V256V P22*, P12ߤ P34 48, 50 F c.3208_3209insTG IVS40&#fe;5 G>A P35 50, 54 M V1433I L2027F P50* P36ߥ 52, 55 F T1526M R2030Q P55*, P28ߤ P37 53, 59 F G1961E P1380L P47*, P13ߤ P38ߥ 53, 61 M L1940P IVS40&#fe;5 G>A P61* P39 58 M D600E R18W P2*, P14ߤ P40 59, 62 M E1122K G1961E P44* P41 59, 62 F R1640Q G1961E P58* P42ߥ 62 F T1526M R2030Q P54* P43ߥ 64, 68 M L1940P IVS40&#fe;5 G>A P62* P44 68 F R1108C IVS40&#fe;5 G>A P42* P45 71 F IVS38-10 T>C &#a7; Novel variants are bold and italicized. Login to comment

[hide] Molecular diagnostic testing by eyeGENE: analysis ... Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Jul 31;55(9):5510-21. doi: 10.1167/iovs.14-14359. Alapati A, Goetz K, Suk J, Navani M, Al-Tarouti A, Jayasundera T, Tumminia SJ, Lee P, Ayyagari R
Molecular diagnostic testing by eyeGENE: analysis of patients with hereditary retinal dystrophy phenotypes involving central vision loss.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Jul 31;55(9):5510-21. doi: 10.1167/iovs.14-14359., [PMID:25082885]

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PURPOSE: To analyze the genetic test results of probands referred to eyeGENE with a diagnosis of hereditary maculopathy. METHODS: Patients with Best macular dystrophy (BMD), Doyne honeycomb retinal dystrophy (DHRD), Sorsby fundus dystrophy (SFD), or late-onset retinal degeneration (LORD) were screened for mutations in BEST1, EFEMP1, TIMP3, and CTRP5, respectively. Patients with pattern dystrophy (PD) were screened for mutations in PRPH2, BEST1, ELOVL4, CTRP5, and ABCA4; patients with cone-rod dystrophy (CRD) were screened for mutations in CRX, ABCA4, PRPH2, ELOVL4, and the c.2513G>A p.Arg838His variant in GUCY2D. Mutation analysis was performed by dideoxy sequencing. Impact of novel variants was evaluated using the computational tool PolyPhen. RESULTS: Among the 213 unrelated patients, 38 had BMD, 26 DHRD, 74 PD, 8 SFD, 6 LORD, and 54 CRD; six had both PD and BMD, and one had no specific clinical diagnosis. BEST1 variants were identified in 25 BMD patients, five with novel variants of unknown significance (VUS). Among the five patients with VUS, one was diagnosed with both BMD and PD. A novel EFEMP1 variant was identified in one DHRD patient. TIMP3 novel variants were found in two SFD patients, PRPH2 variants in 14 PD patients, ABCA4 variants in four PD patients, and p.Arg838His GUCY2D mutation in six patients diagnosed with dominant CRD; one patient additionally had a CRX VUS. ABCA4 mutations were identified in 15 patients with recessive CRD. CONCLUSIONS: Of the 213 samples, 55 patients (26%) had known causative mutations, and 13 (6%) patients had a VUS that was possibly pathogenic. Overall, selective screening for mutations in BEST1, PRPH2, and ABCA4 would likely yield the highest success rate in identifying the genetic basis for macular dystrophy phenotypes. Because of the overlap in phenotypes between BMD and PD, it would be beneficial to screen genes associated with both diseases.

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39 Mutations and Unknown Variants Detected in Patients With Central Vision Loss Patient Gene Exon DNA Change Protein Change Genotype Result PolyPhen Description PolyPhen Score Molecular Diagnosis Late-onset retinal degeneration NA CTRP5 NA NA NA NA NA NA Sorsby fundus dystrophy Patient 1 TIMP3 1 c.113C>G p.Ser38Cys Het vAR/us Probably damaging 1 Positive Patient 2 TIMP3 1 c.113C>G p.Ser38Cys Het vAR/us Probably damaging 1 Positive Patient 3 TIMP3 5 c.610A>T p.Ser204Cys Het Mut Positive Doyne honeycomb dystrophy Patient 1 EFEMP1 9 c.1033C>T p.Arg345Trp Het Mut Positive Patient 2 EFEMP1 9 c.1033C>T p.Arg345Trp Het Mut Positive Patient 3 EFEMP1 IVS10 c.IVS10-14C>T None Het vAR/us NA NA Unconfirmed Best macular dystrophy Patient 1 BEST1 2 c.28G>A p.Ala10Thr Het Mut Positive Patient 2 BEST1 2 c.47C>T p.Ser16Phe Het Mut Positive Patient 3 BEST1 2 c.72G>T p.Trp24Cys Het Mut Positive Patient 4 BEST1 3 c.240C>A p.Phe80Leu Het Mut Positive Patient 5 BEST1 3 c.240C>A p.Phe80Leu Het Mut Positive Patient 6 BEST1 4 c.248G>C p.Gly83Ala Het vAR/us Probably damaging 1 Positive Patient 7 BEST1 4 c.277T>C p.Trp93Arg Het vAR/us Probably damaging 1 Positive Patient 8 BEST1 4 c.279G>C p.Trp93Cys Het Mut Positive Patient 9 BEST1 6 c.652C>T p.Arg218Cys Het Mut Positive Patient 10 BEST1 6 c.652C>T p.Arg218Cys Het Mut Positive Patient 11 BEST1 6 c.680A>G p.Tyr227Cys Het Mut Positive Patient 12 BEST1 6 c.741G>A p.Arg218His Het Mut Positive Patient 13 BEST1 6 c.741G>A p.Arg218His Het Mut Positive Patient 14 BEST1 7 c.727G>A p.Ala243Thr Het Mut Positive Patient 15 BEST1 7 c.727G>A p.Ala243Thr Het Mut Positive Patient 16 BEST1 7 c.728C>T p.Ala243Val Het Mut Positive Patient 17 BEST1 7 c.728C>T p.Ala243Val Het Mut Positive Patient 18 BEST1 8 c.880C>T p.Leu294Phe Het vAR/us Probably damaging 1 Positive Patient 19 BEST1 8 c.887A>G p.Asn296Ser Het Mut Positive Patient 20 BEST1 8 c.903T>G p.Asp301Glu Het Mut Positive Patient 21 BEST1 8 c.903T>G p.Asp301Glu Het Mut Positive Patient 22 BEST1 8 c.910G>A p.Asp304Asn Het Mut Positive Patient 23 BEST1 8 c.925T>C p.Trp309Arg Het vAR/us Probably damaging 1 Positive Patient 24 BEST1 8 c.929T>C p.Ile310Thr Het Mut Positive Patient 25, case 3 BEST1 4 c.250T>G p.Phe84Val Het vAR/us Probably damaging 1 Positive Pattern dystrophy Patient 1 ABCA4 6 c.634C>T p.Arg212Cys Het Mut Positive ABCA4 30 c.4469G>A p.Cys1490Tyr Het Mut Patient 2 ABCA4 17 c.2588G>C p.Gly863Ala Het Mut Unconfirmed Patient 3 ABCA4 IVS26 c.3862&#fe;3A>G Abnormal splicing Het vAR/us Unconfirmed Patient 4 PRPH2 1 c.271T>A p.Tyr91Asn Het vAR/us Probably damaging 0.909 Positive PRPH2 1 c.310-313del(AT) p.Ile104Val Het Mut Patient 5, case 6 PRPH2 1 c.422A>G p.Tyr141Cys Het Mut Positive Patient 6 PRPH2 1 c.422A>G p.Tyr141Cys Het Mut Positive Patient 7 PRPH2 1 c.515G>A p.Arg172Gln Het Mut Positive Patient 8 PRPH2 2 c.583C>T p.Arg195Stop Het Mut Positive Patient 9 PRPH2 2 c.629C>G p.Pro210Arg Het Mut Positive Patient 10 PRPH2 2 c.635G>C p.Ser212Thr Het Mut Positive Patient 11 PRPH2 2 c.683C>T p.Thr228Ile Het Mut Positive Patient 12 PRPH2 2 c.708C>G p.Tyr236Stop Het Mut Positive Patient 13, case 4 PRPH2 IVS2 c.828&#fe;3A>T Splice Het Mut Positive TABLE 2. Continued Patient Gene Exon DNA Change Protein Change Genotype Result PolyPhen Description PolyPhen Score Molecular Diagnosis Patient 14 PRPH2 IVS2 c.828&#fe;3A>T Splice Het Mut Positive Patient 15 PRPH2 IVS2 c.828&#fe;3A>T Splice Het Mut Positive Patient 16 PRPH2 IVS2 c.828&#fe;3A>T Splice Het Mut Positive Patient 17, case 2 ABCA4 IVS38 c.5461-10T>C None Het Mut Unconfirmed Patient 18 PRPH2 2 c.584G>A p.Arg195Gln Het vAR/us Probably damaging 1 Positive Cone-rod dystrophy Patient 1, dominant GUCY2D 13 c.2512C>T p.Arg838Cys Het Mut Positive Patient 2, dominant GUCY2D 13 c.2513G>A p.Arg838His Het Mut Positive Patient 3, dominant GUCY2D 13 c.2513G>A p.Arg838His Het Mut Positive Patient 4, dominant GUCY2D 13 c.2513G>A p.Arg838His Het Mut Positive Patient 5, dominant GUCY2D 13 c.2513G>A p.Arg838His Het Mut Positive CRX 3 c.607T>C p.Ser213Pro Het vAR/us Probably damaging 0.999 Patient 6, recessive ABCA4 2 c.156T>G p.His52Gln Het vAR/us Probably damaging 0.998 Positive ABCA4 3 c.161G>A p.Cys54Tyr Het Mut ABCA4 28 c.4169T>C p.Leu1390Pro Het Mut Patient 7, recessive ABCA4 16 c.2385C>T p.Ser795Arg Het vAR/us Probably damaging 0.99 Positive ABCA4 IVS40 c.5714&#fe;5G>A Splice Het Mut Patient 8, recessive ABCA4 42 c.5882G>A p.Gly1961Glu Het Mut Positive ABCA4 45 c.6221G>T p.Gly2074Val Het vAR/us Probably damaging 1 Patient 9, recessive ABCA4 IVS42 c.5898&#fe;1G<A Splice Het Mut Positive ABCA4 IVS42 c.5899-2delA Splice Het Mut Patient 10, recessive ABCA4 5 c.559C>T p.Arg187Cys Het Mut Positive ABCA4 40 c.5645T>C p.Met1882Thr Het Mut Patient 11, recessive ABCA4 6 c.768G>T p.Val256Val (abnlspl) Het Mut Positive ABCA4 31 c.4577C>T p.Thr1526Met Het Mut Patient 12, recessive ABCA4 12 c.1622T>C p.Leu541Pro Het Mut Positive ABCA4 21 c.3113C>T p.Ala1038Val Het Mut ABCA4 12 c.1622T>C p.Leu541Pro Hom Mut ABCA4 21 c.3113C>T p.Ala1038Val Hom Mut ABCA4 22 c.3322C>T p.Arg1108Cys Het Mut Patient 13, recessive ABCA4 12 c.1622T>C p.Leu541Pro Hom Mut Positive ABCA4 21 c.3113C>T p.Ala1038Val Hom Mut Patient 14, recessive ABCA4 13 c.1927G>A p.Val643Met Het Mut Positive ABCA4 24 c.3602T>G p.Leu1201Arg Het Mut ABCA4 36 c.5186T>C p.Leu1729Pro Het Mut Patient 15, recessive ABCA4 23 c.3364G>A p.Glu1122Lys Het Mut Positive ABCA4 48 c.6529G>A p.Asp2177Asn Het Mut Patient 16, recessive ABCA4 35 c.4918C>T p.Arg1640Trp Het Mut Positive ABCA4 28 c.4222T>C p.Trp1408Arg Het Mut Patient 17, recessive ABCA4 11 c.1532G>A p.Arg511His Het Mut Unconfirmed Patient 18, recessive ABCA4 27 c.3899G>A p.Arg1300Gln Het vAR/us Benign 0.143 Unconfirmed Patient 19, recessive ABCA4 13 c.1933G>A p.Asp645Asn Het Mut Unconfirmed Patient 20, recessive ABCA4 35 c.4918C>T p.Arg1640Trp Het Mut Unconfirmed Patient 21, recessive ABCA4 IVS7 c.859-9T>C Unknown Hom vAR/us NA NA Unconfirmed Molecular Diagnostic Testing by eyeGENE IOVS j September 2014 j Vol. 55 j No. 9 j were screened for the p.Arg838His mutation in GUCY2D, and mutations in the CRX, ELOVL4, PRPH2, and/or ABCA4 genes. 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116 Mutations or Unknown Variants Detected in Patients With Central Vision Loss Gene Exon DNA Change Protein Change Genotype Result PolyPhen Description PolyPhen Score Frequency* Variant ID Late-onset retinal degeneration CTRP5 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Sorsby fundus dystrophy TIMP3 1 c.113C>G p.Ser38Cys Het vAR/us Probably damaging 1 2 TIMP3 5 c.610A>T p.Ser204Cys Het Mut 1 CM941325/ rs137853298 Doyne honeycomb dystrophy EFEMP1 9 c.1033C>T p.Arg345Trp Het Mut 2 CM990504 EFEMP1 IVS10 c.IVS10-14C>T None Het vAR/us NA NA 1 Best macular dystrophy BEST1 2 c.28G>A p.Ala10Thr Het Mut 1 CM982017 BEST1 2 c.47C>T p.Ser16Phe Het Mut 1 CM010520 BEST1 2 c.72G>T p.Trp24Cys Het Mut 1 CM982018 BEST1 3 c.240C>A p.Phe80Leu Het Mut 2 CM004423 BEST1 4 c.248G>C p.Gly83Ala Het vAR/us Probably damaging 1 1 BEST1 4 c.277T>C p.Trp93Arg Het vAR/us Probably damaging 1 1 BEST1 4 c.279G>C p.Trp93Cys Het Mut 1 rs28940273/ CM982021 BEST1 6 c.652C>T p.Arg218Cys Het Mut 2 CM982023 BEST1 6 c.680A>G p.Tyr227Cys Het Mut 1 CM982024 BEST1 6 c.741G>A p.Arg218His Het Mut 2 CM003486 BEST1 7 c.727G>A p.Ala243Thr Het Mut 2 CM004434 BEST1 7 c.728C>T p.Ala243Val Het Mut 2 rs28940570/ CM00841 BEST1 8 c.880C>T p.Leu294Phe Het vAR/us Probably damaging 1 1 BEST1 8 c.887A>G p.Asn296Ser Het Mut 1 CM010524 BEST1 8 c.903T>G p.Asp301Glu Het Mut 2 CM991243 BEST1 8 c.910G>A p.Asp304Asn Het Mut 1 CM024219 BEST1 8 c.925T>C p.Trp309Arg Het vAR/us Probably damaging 1 1 BEST1 8 c.929T>C p.Ile310Thr Het Mut 1 CM000843 BEST1 4 c.250T>G p.Phe84Val Het vAR/us Probably damaging 1 1 Pattern dystrophy ABCA4 6 c.634C>T p.Arg212Cys Het Mut 1 rs61750200 ABCA4 17 c.2588G>C p.Gly863Ala Het Mut 1 CM970003/ rs76157638 ABCA4 IVS26 c.3862&#fe;3A>G Abnormal splicing Het vAR/us 1 NA ABCA4 30 c.4469G>A p.Cys1490Tyr Het Mut 1 CM990056/ rs61751402 ABCA4 IVS38 c.5461-10T>C None Het Mut 1 CS057513 PRPH2 1 c.271T>A p.Tyr91Asn Het vAR/us Probably damaging .909 1 PRPH2 1 c.310-313del(AT) p.Ile104Val Het Mut 1 NA/Deletion PRPH2 1 c.422A>G p.Tyr141Cys Het Mut 2 CM010125/ rs61755781 PRPH2 1 c.515G>A p.Arg172Gln Het Mut 1 CM930637/ rs61755792 PRPH2 2 c.583C>T p.Arg195Stop Het Mut 1 CM032999 PRPH2 2 c.629C>G p.Pro210Arg Het Mut 1 CM941210 PRPH2 2 c.635G>C p.Ser212Thr Het Mut 1 CM971289/ rs61755801 PRPH2 2 c.683C>T p.Thr228Ile Het Mut 1 TMP_ESP_6_ 42672248 PRPH2 2 c.708C>G p.Tyr236Stop Het Mut 1 rs61755813 PRPH2 IVS2 c.828&#fe;3A>T Splice Het Mut 4 CS010139 PRPH2 2 c.584G>A p.Arg195Gln Het vAR/us Probably damaging 1 1 TABLE 3. Continued Gene Exon DNA Change Protein Change Genotype Result PolyPhen Description PolyPhen Score Frequency* Variant ID Cone-rod dystrophy ABCA4 2 c.156T>G p.His52Gln Het vAR/us Probably damaging 0.998 1 ABCA4 3 c.161G>A p.Cys54Tyr Het Mut 1 CM990012/ rs150774447 ABCA4 28 c.4169T>C p.Leu1390Pro Het Mut 1 CM014810/ rs61752430 ABCA4 16 c.2385C>T p.Ser795Arg Het vAR/us Probably damaging 0.99 1 ABCA4 IVS40 c.5714&#fe;5G>A Splice Het Mut 1 CS982057 ABCA4 27 c.3899G>A p.Arg1300Gln Het vAR/us Benign 0.143 1 ABCA4 32 c.4661A>G p.Glu1554Gly Het vAR/us Benign 0.326 1 ABCA4 30 c.4383G>A p.Trp1461Stop Het Mut 1 Stop/NA ABCA4 IVS38 c.5461-10T>C None Het Mut NA NA 2 CS057513 ABCA4 22 c.3259G>A p.Glu1087Lys Het Mut 1 CM970008/ rs61751398 ABCA4 42 c.5882G>A p.Gly1961Glu Het Mut 2 CM970016/ rs1800553 ABCA4 45 c.6221G>T p.Gly2074Val Het vAR/us Probably damaging 1 1 ABCA4 IVS42 c.5898&#fe;1G<A Splice Het Mut 1 CS011524 ABCA4 IVS42 c.5899-2delA Splice Het Mut 1 rs3112831 CRX 3 c.607T>C p.Ser213Pro Het vAR/us Probably damaging 0.999 1 ABCA4 5 c.559C>T p.Arg187Cys Het Mut 1 COSM913472 ABCA4 40 c.5645T>C p.Met1882Thr Het Mut 1 rs4147830 ABCA4 6 c.768G>T p.Val256Val (abnlspl) Het Mut 1 CM990057/ rs61750152 ABCA4 31 c.4577C>T p.Thr1526Met Het Mut 1 rs62645944 ABCA4 11 c.1532G>A p.Arg511His Het Mut 1 rs140482171 ABCA4 12 c.1622T>C p.Leu541Pro Het Mut 1 CM990022/ rs61751392 ABCA4 21 c.3113C>T p.Ala1038Val Het Mut 1 CM970006/ rs61751374 ABCA4 12 c.1622T>C p.Leu541Pro Hom Mut 2 CM990022/ rs61751392 ABCA4 21 c.3113C>T p.Ala1038Val Hom Mut 2 CM970006/ rs61751374 ABCA4 22 c.3322C>T p.Arg1108Cys Het Mut 1 CM990039/ rs61750120 ABCA4 13 c.1927G>A p.Val643Met Het Mut 1 CM014293/ rs61749417/ rs143548435 ABCA4 24 c.3602T>G p.Leu1201Arg Het Mut 1 CM990042/ rs61750126 ABCA4 36 c.5186T>C p.Leu1729Pro Het Mut 1 CM990062/ rs61750567 ABCA4 13 c.1933G>A p.Asp645Asn Het Mut 1 rs617494181933 ABCA4 23 c.3364G>A p.Glu1122Lys Het Mut 1 CM990041 ABCA4 48 c.6529G>A p.Asp2177Asn Het Mut 1 CM970023/ rs1800555 ABCA4 35 c.4918C>T p.Arg1640Trp Het Mut 2 CM983728/ rs61751404 ABCA4 28 c.4222T>C p.Trp1408Arg Het Mut 1 CM990048/ rs61750135 GUCY2D 13 c.2512C>T p.Arg838Cys Het Mut 1 rs61750172 GUCY2D 13 c.2513G>A p.Arg838His Het Mut 5 CM012606/ rs61750173 ABCA4 IVS7 c.859-9T>C Unknown Hom vAR/us NA NA 1 ABCA4 42 c.5882G>A p.Gly1961Glu Hom Mut 1 CM970016/ rs1800553 ABCA4 43 c.5917delG Deletion Hom Mut 1 RISN_ABCR: c.5917delG Molecular Diagnostic Testing by eyeGENE IOVS j September 2014 j Vol. 55 j No. 9 j Six patients with late-onset retinal pathology and drusen had well-characterized clinical data. 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[hide] Correlations among near-infrared and short-wavelen... Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Oct 23;55(12):8134-43. doi: 10.1167/iovs.14-14848. Duncker T, Marsiglia M, Lee W, Zernant J, Tsang SH, Allikmets R, Greenstein VC, Sparrow JR
Correlations among near-infrared and short-wavelength autofluorescence and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography in recessive Stargardt disease.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Oct 23;55(12):8134-43. doi: 10.1167/iovs.14-14848., [PMID:25342616]

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PURPOSE: Short-wavelength (SW) fundus autofluorescence (AF) is considered to originate from lipofuscin in retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and near-infrared (NIR) AF from melanin. In patients with recessive Stargardt disease (STGD1), we correlated SW-AF and NIR-AF with structural information obtained by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). METHODS: Twenty-four STGD1 patients (45 eyes; age 8 to 61 years) carrying confirmed disease-associated ABCA4 mutations were studied prospectively. Short-wavelength AF, NIR-AF, and SD-OCT images were acquired. RESULTS: Five phenotypes were identified according to features of the central lesion and extent of fundus change. Central zones of reduced NIR-AF were typically larger than areas of diminished SW-AF and reduced NIR-AF usually approximated areas of ellipsoid zone (EZ) loss identified by SD-OCT (group 1; r, 0.93, P < 0.0001). In patients having a central lesion with overlapping parafoveal rings of increased NIR-AF and SW-AF (group 3), the extent of EZ loss was strongly correlated with the inner diameter of the NIR-AF ring (r, 0.89, P < 0.0001) and the eccentricity of the outer border of the NIR-AF ring was greater than that of the SW-AF ring. CONCLUSIONS: Lesion areas were more completely delineated in NIR-AF images than with SW-AF. In most cases, EZ loss was observed only at locations where NIR-AF was reduced or absent, indicating that RPE cell atrophy occurs in advance of photoreceptor cell degeneration. Because SW-AF was often increased within the central area of EZ disruption, degenerating photoreceptor cells may produce lipofuscin at accelerated levels. Consideration is given to mechanisms underlying hyper-NIR-AF in conjunction with increased SW-AF.

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88 [L541P;A1038V] 4 4 17.9 M Indian Brown 0.7 0.9 p.G1961E c.6729&#fe;4_&#fe;18del 3 5 12.1 M White Green 0.8 0.7 p.G1961E p.P1380L 3 6 46.4 M Black Brown 0.3 0.8 p.T1526M 2 7 42.6 F White Brown 1.3 1.3 p.G1961E p. Login to comment

[hide] Flecks in Recessive Stargardt Disease: Short-Wavel... Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2015 Jul;56(8):5029-39. doi: 10.1167/iovs.15-16763. Sparrow JR, Marsiglia M, Allikmets R, Tsang S, Lee W, Duncker T, Zernant J
Flecks in Recessive Stargardt Disease: Short-Wavelength Autofluorescence, Near-Infrared Autofluorescence, and Optical Coherence Tomography.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2015 Jul;56(8):5029-39. doi: 10.1167/iovs.15-16763., [PMID:26230768]

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PURPOSE: We evaluated the incongruous observation whereby flecks in recessive Stargardt disease (STGD1) can exhibit increased short-wavelength autofluorescence (SW-AF) that originates from retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) lipofuscin, while near-infrared AF (NIR-AF), emitted primarily from RPE melanin, is usually reduced or absent at fleck positions. METHODS: Flecks in SW- and NIR-AF images and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) scans were studied in 19 STGD1 patients carrying disease-causing ABCA4 mutations. Fleck spatial distribution and progression were recorded in serial AF images. RESULTS: Flecks observed in SW-AF images typically colocalized with darkened foci in NIR-AF images; the NIR-AF profiles were larger. The decreased NIR-AF signal from flecks preceded apparent changes in SW-AF. Spatiotemporal changes in fleck distribution usually progressed centrifugally, but in one case centripetal expansion was observed. Flecks in SW-AF images corresponded to hyperreflective deposits that progressively traversed photoreceptor-attributable bands in SD-OCT images. Outer nuclear layer (ONL) thickness negatively correlated with expansion of flecks from outer to inner retina. CONCLUSIONS: In the healthy retina, RPE lipofuscin fluorophores form in photoreceptor cells but are transferred to RPE; thus the SW-AF signal from photoreceptor cells is negligible. In STGD1, NIR-AF imaging reveals that flecks are predominantly hypofluorescent and larger and that NIR-AF darkening occurs prior to heightened SW-AF signal. These observations indicate that RPE cells associated with flecks in STGD1 are considerably changed or lost. Spectral-domain OCT findings are indicative of ongoing photoreceptor cell degeneration. The bright SW-AF signal of flecks likely originates from augmented lipofuscin formation in degenerating photoreceptor cells impaired by the failure of RPE.

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48 [IVS15&#fe;1G>A 2 M 12.00 Caucasian 0.5 0.5 p. [L541P; A1038V] 3* M 9.00 Caucasian 1 1 p. [W855*]; [T1526M] 4 F 47.55 Caucasian 1.3 1.3 p. [L541P; A1038V]; [G1961E] 5* F 16.47 Caucasian 0.6 0.6 p. [T972N]; [L2027F] 6* M 16.98 Caucasian 1.3 1.3 p. [K346T]; [T1117I] 7 F 23.80 Caucasian 0.6 0.4 p. [R1161S] 8* F 28.67 Caucasian 1.3 1.3 p. [P1380L]; [P1380L] 9 M 42.83 Caucasian 0.9 0.4 c. Login to comment

[hide] Quantitative Fundus Autofluorescence and Optical C... Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2015 Nov 1;56(12):7274-85. doi: 10.1167/iovs.15-17371. Duncker T, Stein GE, Lee W, Tsang SH, Zernant J, Bearelly S, Hood DC, Greenstein VC, Delori FC, Allikmets R, Sparrow JR
Quantitative Fundus Autofluorescence and Optical Coherence Tomography in ABCA4 Carriers.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2015 Nov 1;56(12):7274-85. doi: 10.1167/iovs.15-17371., [PMID:26551331]

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PURPOSE: To assess whether carriers of ABCA4 mutations have increased RPE lipofuscin levels based on quantitative fundus autofluorescence (qAF) and whether spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) reveals structural abnormalities in this cohort. METHODS: Seventy-five individuals who are heterozygous for ABCA4 mutations (mean age, 47.3 years; range, 9-82 years) were recruited as family members of affected patients from 46 unrelated families. For comparison, 57 affected family members with biallelic ABCA4 mutations (mean age, 23.4 years; range, 6-67 years) and two noncarrier siblings were also enrolled. Autofluorescence images (30 degrees , 488-nm excitation) were acquired with a confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope equipped with an internal fluorescent reference. The gray levels (GLs) of each image were calibrated to the reference, zero GL, magnification, and normative optical media density to yield qAF. Horizontal SD-OCT scans through the fovea were obtained and the thicknesses of the outer retinal layers were measured. RESULTS: In 60 of 65 carriers of ABCA4 mutations (age range, 9-60), qAF levels were within normal limits (95% confidence level) observed for healthy noncarrier subjects, while qAF levels of affected family members were significantly increased. Perifoveal fleck-like abnormalities were observed in fundus AF images in four carriers, and corresponding changes were detected in the outer retinal layers in SD-OCT scans. Thicknesses of the outer retinal layers were within the normal range. CONCLUSIONS: With few exceptions, individuals heterozygous for ABCA4 mutations and between the ages of 9 and 60 years do not present with elevated qAF. In a small number of carriers, perifoveal fleck-like changes were visible.

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28 [L541P;A1038V] 0.10 0.10 OS n/a 141 S2.2 F 44.4 Indian Mother c.6729&#fe;5_&#fe;19del 0.10 0.00 OS 257 291 S2.3 M 56.2 Indian Father p.G1961E 0.00 0.00 OD 475 431 S3.4 F 54.1 White Mother p.G863A 0.00 0.00 OS 459 451 S3.5 F 82.0 White Grandmother p.G863A 0.00 0.00 OD n/a n/a S4.2 F 44.6 White Mother p.W855* 0.00 0.00 OD 330 n/a S4.3 M 40.9 White Father p.T1526M 0.00 0.00 OS 283 271 S5.2 F 71.5 White Sister p.C698Y 0.00 0.10 OD n/a n/a S5.3 F 67.5 White Sister c.2160&#fe;1G>C 0.00 0.00 OS n/a n/a S5.4 F 62.9 White Sister p.C698Y 0.00 0.00 OD n/a n/a S6.2 M 54.9 Black Brother p.T1526M 0.10 0.00 OS 477 423 S7.2 F 48.9 White Mother c.5196&#fe;1G>A 0.00 0.00 OS 443 415 S8.2 F 59.6 White Mother p.K346T 0.00 0.00 OD 546 483 S8.3 M 54.6 White Father p.T1117I 0.10 0.10 OD 289 n/a S9.2 F 51.5 White Mother c.5196&#fe;1137G>A 0.00 0.00 n/a 302 n/a S9.3 M 57.8 White Father p.C54Y 0.00 0.00 OS 419 375 S10.2 M 24.1 Indian Brother p.Q2220* 0.00 0.00 OD 227 227 S11.2 F 40.0 Asian Mother c.5923del 0.00 0.18 OD 229 191 S11.3 M 40.1 Asian Father p.R408* 0.00 0.00 OD 195 178 S12.2 F 53.2 White Mother p.L2027F 0.00 0.00 n/a 355 309 S13.2 F 49.8 White Mother p.R1161S 0.00 0.00 OS 367 372 S13.3 M 22.3 White Brother p.R1161S 0.00 0.00 OD 202 206 S14.2 F 67.0 White Mother p.P1380L 0.00 0.00 OD n/a n/a S14.3 F 24.4 White Sister p.P1380L 0.00 0.00 OS n/a 163 S15.3 F 26.8 White Sister c.3050&#fe;5G>A 0.00 0.00 n/a 293 281 S16.2 M 53.7 Black Father c.4253&#fe;5G>T 0.00 0.00 n/a n/a 204 S17.2 F 60.0 Hispanic Mother p.A1038V 0.00 0.00 n/a 247 n/a S18.2 F 41.8 Indian Father c.5917del 0.00 0.00 OD n/a 194 S18.3 M 48.6 Indian Mother c.859-9T>C 0.00 0.00 OD 253 215 S18.4 F 12.9 Indian Sister c.5917del 0.00 0.00 OD 84 93 S19.4 F 58.5 White Mother p.L2027F 0.00 0.00 OD 205 n/a S19.5 M 61.6 White Father p.G851D 0.10 0.10 OD n/a n/a S20.2 F 41.5 White Mother c.5312&#fe;1G>A 0.00 0.00 n/a 335 351 S20.3 M 39.0 White Father p.R2030* 0.00 0.10 n/a 442 n/a S21.3 F 53.1 White Mother p.G1961E 0.00 0.00 OD 490 488 S22.3 M 46.3 White Father p.L2027F 0.00 0.00 OS 386 376 S22.4 F 47.1 White Mother p. Login to comment
67 [L541P;A1038V] c.768&#fe;358C>T 0.30 0.18 n/a 413 P 2.1ߤ M 17.9 Indian p.G1961E c.6729&#fe;5_&#fe;19del 0.70 0.88 340 363 P 3.1&#a7; F 25.1 White p.G863A c.5898&#fe;1G>A 0.80 0.80 710 675 P 3.2ߤ F 18.9 White p.G863A c.5898&#fe;1G>A 0.00 0.00 465 431 P 3.3 F 24.4 White p.G863A c.5898&#fe;1G>A 0.18 0.00 507 467 P 4.1 M 9.0 White p.W855* p.T1526M 1.00 1.00 538 n/a P 5.1 F 67.0 White p.C54Y c.2160&#fe;1G>C CF HM n/a n/a P 6.1 M 46.0 Black p.T1526M 0.30 0.80 n/a n/a P 7.1 F 25.3 White c.5196&#fe;1G>A p.S2235P 1.00 1.30 420 317 P 8.1 M 17.0 White p.K346T p.T1117I 1.30 0.70 871 828 P 9.1 M 21.5 White p.C54Y c.5196&#fe;1137G>A 0.18 0.18 609 608 P 10.1 M 31.0 Indian c. Login to comment