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ABCA4 p.Arg1705Gln

ClinVar:	c.5114G>T , p.Arg1705Leu ? , not provided
Predicted by SNAP2:	A: D (63%), C: D (63%), D: D (66%), E: D (63%), F: D (63%), G: D (63%), H: N (53%), I: D (59%), K: N (66%), L: D (85%), M: D (63%), N: N (61%), P: D (63%), Q: N (53%), S: N (53%), T: N (57%), V: D (59%), W: D (75%), Y: D (59%),
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, S: D, T: 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] Macular pigment and lutein supplementation in ABCA... Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2007 Mar;48(3):1319-29. Aleman TS, Cideciyan AV, Windsor EA, Schwartz SB, Swider M, Chico JD, Sumaroka A, Pantelyat AY, Duncan KG, Gardner LM, Emmons JM, Steinberg JD, Stone EM, Jacobson SG
Macular pigment and lutein supplementation in ABCA4-associated retinal degenerations.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2007 Mar;48(3):1319-29., [PMID:17325179]

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PURPOSE: To determine macular pigment (MP) optical density (OD) in patients with ABCA4-associated retinal degenerations (ABCA4-RD) and the response of MP and vision to supplementation with lutein. METHODS: Patients with Stargardt disease or cone-rod dystrophy and known or suspected disease-causing mutations in the ABCA4 gene were included. All patients had foveal fixation. MPOD profiles were measured with heterochromatic flicker photometry. Serum carotenoids, visual acuity, foveal sensitivity, and retinal thickness were quantified. Changes in MPOD and central vision were determined in a subset of patients receiving oral supplementation with lutein for 6 months. RESULTS: MPOD in patients ranged from normal to markedly abnormal. As a group, patients with ABCA4-RD had reduced foveal MPOD, and there was a strong correlation with retinal thickness. Average foveal tissue concentration of MP, estimated by dividing MPOD by retinal thickness, was normal in patients, whereas serum concentration of lutein and zeaxanthin was significantly lower than normal. After oral lutein supplementation for 6 months, 91% of the patients showed significant increases in serum lutein, and 63% of the patients' eyes showed a significant augmentation in MPOD. The retinal responders tended to be female and to have lower serum lutein and zeaxanthin, lower MPOD, and greater retinal thickness at baseline. Responding eyes had significantly lower baseline MP concentration than did nonresponding eyes. Central vision was unchanged after the period of supplementation. CONCLUSIONS: MP is strongly affected by the stage of ABCA4 disease leading to abnormal foveal architecture. MP could be augmented by supplemental lutein in some patients. There was no change in central vision after 6 months of lutein supplementation. Long-term influences of this supplement on the natural history of these macular degenerations require further study.

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61 Clinical and Molecular Characteristics of the Patients Patient Age (y)/Gender ABCA4 Mutation Visual Acuity* Refraction† Kinetic Visual Field Extent (V-4e)‡ Lutein Trial Participant?RE LE RE LE RE LE 1 18/M G863A/R943Q 20/32 20/32 -0.50 -0.50 109 105 Y 2 18/F E1087K/G1961E 20/25 20/25 -1.00 -1.25 103 104 N 3 18/M ࿣ 20/20 20/125 -1.00 -1.00 126 105 N 4§ 19/F R1129L/L1940P 20/40 20/50 ϩ0.25 ϩ0.25 90 93 Y 5 21/M P1511del1ccgC/R1705Q 20/25 20/25 -0.75 -0.25 103 107 Y 6 24/M T1019M/G1961E 20/50 20/200 -1.25 -1.50 112 105 Y 7§ 26/M ࿣ 20/40 20/32 ϩ1.00 ϩ0.75 86 88 Y 8 30/F ࿣ 20/50 20/40 ϩ2.25 ϩ1.75 105 110 Y 9 30/M R1108C/R152Q 20/20 20/32 -2.25 -3.50 99 93 Y 10 32/F V935A/IVS40ϩ5G3A 20/32 20/40 -0.75 -1.25 103 92 N 11 34/F R681X/R1300Q 20/20 20/20 -1.50 -1.75 110 96 N 12 37/M C54Y/G1961E 20/32 20/25 -3.00 -2.00 99 105 Y 13¶ 38/F V256V/G1961E 20/25 20/25 -1.00 -1.25 106 101 Y 14¶ 42/F V256V/G1961E 20/25 20/32 -0.50 -0.75 107 94 Y 15 47/F R1300Q/R2107H 20/32 20/20 ϩ0.75 ϩ0.25 108 103 N 16§ 49/M ࿣ 20/32 20/32 -4.50 -4.50 84 79 Y 17 56/M G1977S 20/25 20/25 -5.50 -5.50 99 109 N * Best corrected visual acuity. Login to comment
62 RE LE RE LE RE LE 1 18/M G863A/R943Q 20/32 20/32 afa;0.50 afa;0.50 109 105 Y 2 18/F E1087K/G1961E 20/25 20/25 afa;1.00 afa;1.25 103 104 N 3 18/M $f3; 20/20 20/125 afa;1.00 afa;1.00 126 105 N 4&#a7; 19/F R1129L/L1940P 20/40 20/50 af9;0.25 af9;0.25 90 93 Y 5 21/M P1511del1ccgC/R1705Q 20/25 20/25 afa;0.75 afa;0.25 103 107 Y 6 24/M T1019M/G1961E 20/50 20/200 afa;1.25 afa;1.50 112 105 Y 7&#a7; 26/M $f3; 20/40 20/32 af9;1.00 af9;0.75 86 88 Y 8 30/F $f3; 20/50 20/40 af9;2.25 af9;1.75 105 110 Y 9 30/M R1108C/R152Q 20/20 20/32 afa;2.25 afa;3.50 99 93 Y 10 32/F V935A/IVS40af9;5G3A 20/32 20/40 afa;0.75 afa;1.25 103 92 N 11 34/F R681X/R1300Q 20/20 20/20 afa;1.50 afa;1.75 110 96 N 12 37/M C54Y/G1961E 20/32 20/25 afa;3.00 afa;2.00 99 105 Y 13&#b6; 38/F V256V/G1961E 20/25 20/25 afa;1.00 afa;1.25 106 101 Y 14&#b6; 42/F V256V/G1961E 20/25 20/32 afa;0.50 afa;0.75 107 94 Y 15 47/F R1300Q/R2107H 20/32 20/20 af9;0.75 af9;0.25 108 103 N 16&#a7; 49/M $f3; 20/32 20/32 afa;4.50 afa;4.50 84 79 Y 17 56/M G1977S 20/25 20/25 afa;5.50 afa;5.50 99 109 N * Best corrected visual acuity. Login to comment

[hide] ABCA4 mutational spectrum in Mexican patients with... Exp Eye Res. 2013 Apr;109:77-82. doi: 10.1016/j.exer.2013.02.006. Epub 2013 Feb 16. Chacon-Camacho OF, Granillo-Alvarez M, Ayala-Ramirez R, Zenteno JC
ABCA4 mutational spectrum in Mexican patients with Stargardt disease: Identification of 12 novel mutations and evidence of a founder effect for the common p.A1773V mutation.
Exp Eye Res. 2013 Apr;109:77-82. doi: 10.1016/j.exer.2013.02.006. Epub 2013 Feb 16., [PMID:23419329]

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The aim of this study was to assess the mutational spectrum of the ABCA4 gene in a cohort of patients with Stargardt disease from Mexico, a previously uncharacterized population. Clinical diagnosis in each patient was supported by a complete ophthalmological assessment that included visual acuity measurement, a slit lamp examination, a fundus examination and photography, electroretinography, fluorescein angiography, and computerized visual fields testing. Molecular analysis was performed by PCR amplification and direct nucleotide sequence of the 50 exons of the ABCA4 gene in genomic DNA. A total of 31 unrelated subjects with the disease were enrolled in the study. Molecular analysis in the total group of 62 alleles allowed the identification of 46 mutant ABCA4 alleles carrying 29 different pathogenic disease-associated mutations. Two ABCA4 mutant alleles were detected in 20 of the 31 patients (64.5%), a single disease allele was identified in six (19.4%), and no mutant alleles were detected in five of the cases (16.1%). Most patients with two ABCA4 mutations (11/20, 55%) were compound heterozygotes. Twelve variants were novel ABCA4 mutations. Nucleotide substitutions were the most frequent type of variation, occurring in 26 out of 29 (89.7%) different mutations. The two most common mutations in our study were the missense changes p.A1773V and p.G818E, which were identified in eight (17%) and seven (15%) of the total 46 disease-associated alleles, respectively. Haplotype analyses of intragenic SNPs in four subjects carrying the p.A1773V mutation supported a common origin for this mutation. In conclusion, this is the first report of ABCA4 molecular screening in Latin American Stargardt disease patients. Our results expand the mutational spectrum of the disease by adding 12 novel ABCA4 pathogenic variants and support the occurrence of a founder effect for the p.A1773V mutation in the Mexican population. The identification of recurrent mutations in our cohort will direct future ABCA4 molecular screening in patients from this ethnic group.

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82 These mutations were p.R24W, p.G818E, p.P1380L, p.V1682_V1686del, p.R1705Q, p.A1773V, p.I1775N, p.Y1779H, and p.N1868I. Login to comment
100 Allele 1 Allele 2 Genotype Exon Nucleotide change Polypeptide change Exon Nucleotide change Polypeptide change Familial case # 1 38 c.5318C>T p.A1773V (D) 38 c.5318C>T p.A1773V (D) Homozygous 2 e NI e e NI e e 3 6 c.634C>T p.R212C (D) 38 c.5318C>T p.A1773V (D) Compound heterozygous 4 23 c.3386G>T p.R1129L (D) 28 c.4139C>T p.P1380L (D) Compound heterozygous 5 e NI e e NI e e 6 38 c.5318C>T p.A1773V (D) 38 c.5318C>T p.A1773V (D) Homozygous 7 e NI e e NI e e 8 16 c.2453G>A p.G818E (D) 28 c.4249_4251 delTTC p.F1417del (D; N) Compound heterozygous 9 38 c.5318C>T p.A1773V (D) 38 c.5318C>T p.A1773V (D) Homozygous Sporadic case # 1 8 c.868C>T p.R290W (D) e IVS8&#fe;1G>A Splicing (D; N) Compound heterozygous 2 38 c.5318C>T p.A1773V (D) - NI - Heterozygous 3 20 c.3041T>G p.L1014R (D) 1; 49 c.52C>T; c.6764G>T p.R18W (D); p.S2255I (B) Compound heterozygous 4 13; 19 c.1804C>T; c.2828G>A p.R602W (D); p.R943Q (U) 16 c.2453G>A p.G818E (D) Compound heterozygous 5 38 c.5324T>A p. I1775N (D; N) 38 c.5324T>A p.I1775N (D; N) Homozygous 6 e NI e e NI e e 7 49 c.6764G>T p.S2255I (B) 49 c.6764 G>T p.S2255I (B) Homozygous 8 19; 40 c.2828 G>A; c.5503A>T p.R943Q (U); p.N1868I (U) 3 c.265G>T p.E89* (D; N) Compound heterozygous 9 38 c.5335T>C p.Y1779H (D;N) 38 c.5335T>C p.Y1779H (D;N) Homozygous 10 16 c.2453G>A p.G818E (D) 16 c.2453G>A p.G818E (D) Homozygous 11 6 c.723A>T p.E241D (D;N) 36 c.5114G>A p.R1705Q (D) Compound heterozygous 12 2 c.71G>A (D) p.R24H e NI e Heterozygous 13 30 c.4537_4538insC p.Q1513Pfs*41 (D; N) e NI e Heterozygous 14 32 c.4667G>C p.R1556T (D; N) 32 c.4667G>C p.R1556T (D; N) Homozygous 15 45 c.6221G>T p.G2074V (D; N) 16 c.2453G>A p.G818E (D) Compound heterozygous 16 16; 41 c.2453G>A; c.5824G>C p. G818E (D); p. E1942Q (B;N) 46 c.6384A>G p.H2128R (D) Compound heterozygous 17 16 c.2453G>A p. G818E (D) e NI e Heterozygous 18 32 c.4653G>A p. W1551* (D; N) e NI e Heterozygous 19 23 c.3386G>T p. R1129L (D) e NI e Heterozygous 20 36 c.5045_5059del GTTGCCATCTGCGTG p.V1682_ V1686del (D; N) 29; 49 c.4328G>A; c.6764G>T p.R1443H (D); p.S2255I (B) Compound heterozygous 21 19 c.2894A>G p.N965S (D) 19 c.2894A>G p.N965S (D) Homozygous 22 e NI e e NI e e STGD accounts for approximately 7% of all retinal dystrophies; it is one of the most common genetic forms of juvenile or early adult onset macular degeneration. Login to comment
119 ABCA4 Exon # Nucleotide change Predicted protein effect Number of alleles Population genotypic frequency in EVS Population allelic frequency in EVS (%) 1 c.52C>T p.R18W 1 TT &#bc; 0/TC &#bc; 2/CC &#bc; 6501 T &#bc; 0.015/C &#bc; 99.985 2 c.71G>A p.R24H 1 AA &#bc; 0/AG &#bc; 1/GG &#bc; 6502 A &#bc; 0.008/G &#bc; 99.992 3 c.265G>T p.E89* (N) 1 NR NR 6 c.634C>T p.R212C 1 TT &#bc; 0/TC &#bc; 2/CC &#bc; 6501 T &#bc; 0.015/C &#bc; 99.985 6 c.723A>T p.E241D (N) 1 NR NR 8 c.868C>T p.R290W 1 NR NR IVS8 IVS8 &#fe; 1G>A Splicing mutation (N) 1 NR NR 13 c.1804C>T p.R602W 1 NR NR 16 c.2453G>A p.G818E 7 NR NR 19 c.2828G>A p.R943Q 2 AA &#bc; 8/AG &#bc; 400/GG &#bc; 6095 A &#bc; 3.199/G &#bc; 96.801 19 c.2894A>G p.N965S 2 GG &#bc; 0/GA &#bc; 1/AA &#bc; 6502 G &#bc; 0.008/A &#bc; 99.992 20 c.3041T>G p.L1014R 1 NR NR 23 c.3386G>T p.R1129L 2 NR NR 28 c.4139C>T p.P1380L 1 TT &#bc; 0/TC &#bc; 2/CC &#bc; 6501 T &#bc; 0.015/C &#bc; 99.985 28 c.4249_4251del TTC p.F1417del (N) 1 NR NR 29 c.4328G>A p.R1443H 1 AA &#bc; 0/AG &#bc; 1/GG &#bc; 6502 A &#bc; 0.008/G &#bc; 99.992 30 c.4537_4538insC p.Q1513Pfs*41 (N) 1 NR NR 32 c.4653G>A p.W1551* (N) 1 NR NR 32 c.4667G>C p.R1556T (N) 2 NR NR 36 c.5044_5058del GTTGCCATCTGCGTG p.V1682_V1686del (N) 1 NR NR 36 c.5114G>A p.R1705Q 1 AA &#bc; 0/AG &#bc; 1/GG &#bc; 6502 A &#bc; 0.008/G &#bc; 99.992 38 c.5318C>T p.A1773V 8 NR NR 38 c.5324T>A p.I1775N (N) 2 NR NR 38 c.5335T>C p.Y1779H (N) 2 NR NR 40 c.5503A>T p.N1868I 1 TT &#bc; 16/TA &#bc; 589/AA &#bc; 5898 T &#bc; 4.775/A &#bc; 95.225 41 c.5824G>C p.E1942Q (N) 1 NR NR 45 c.6221G>T p.G2074V (N) 1 NR NR 46 c.6384A>G p.H2128R 1 NR NR 49 c.6764G>T p.S2255I 4 TT &#bc; 516/TG &#bc; 1473/GG &#bc; 4514 T &#bc; 19.26/G &#bc; 80.74 gold standard for ABCA4 mutational screening. Login to comment

[hide] The clinical effect of homozygous ABCA4 alleles in... Ophthalmology. 2013 Nov;120(11):2324-31. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2013.04.016. Epub 2013 Jun 12. Fujinami K, Sergouniotis PI, Davidson AE, Mackay DS, Tsunoda K, Tsubota K, Robson AG, Holder GE, Moore AT, Michaelides M, Webster AR
The clinical effect of homozygous ABCA4 alleles in 18 patients.
Ophthalmology. 2013 Nov;120(11):2324-31. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2013.04.016. Epub 2013 Jun 12., [PMID:23769331]

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PURPOSE: To describe the phenotypic presentation of a cohort of individuals with homozygous disease-associated ABCA4 variants. DESIGN: Retrospective case series. PARTICIPANTS: Eighteen affected individuals from 13 families ascertained from a total cohort of 214 families with ABCA4-related retinal disease presenting to a single center. METHODS: A detailed history was obtained, and color fundus photography, autofluorescence (AF) imaging, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and electrophysiologic assessment were performed. Phenotypes based on ophthalmoscopy, AF, and electrophysiology were assigned using previously reported characteristics. ABCA4 mutation detection was performed using the ABCR400 microarray (Asper Biotech, Tartu, Estonia) and high-throughput DNA sequencing, with direct sequencing used to assess segregation. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Detailed clinical, electrophysiologic, and molecular genetic findings. RESULTS: Eleven disease-associated homozygous ABCA4 alleles were identified, including 1 frame shift, 2 stops, 1 intronic variant causing splice-site alteration, 2 complex missense variants, and 5 missense variants: p.Glu905fsX916, p.Arg1300X, p.Gln2220X, c.4253+4 C>T, p.Leu541Pro and p.Ala1038Val (homozygosity for complex allele), p.Val931Met and p.Arg1705Gln (complex allele), p.Arg212Cys, p.Cys1488Arg, p.Arg1640Trp, p.Gly1961Glu, and p.Leu2027Phe. Eight of these 11 homozygous alleles have not been reported previously. Six of 7 patients with homozygous null alleles had early-onset (<10 years) disease, with all 7 having a severe phenotype. Two patients with homozygous missense variants (p.Leu541Pro and p.Ala1038Val [complex], and p.Arg1640Trp) presented with a severe phenotype. Three patients with homozygous p.Gly1961Glu had adult-onset disease and a mild phenotype. One patient with homozygous p.Leu2027Phe showed a spared fovea and preserved visual acuity. CONCLUSIONS: The phenotypes represented in patients identified as homozygous for presumed disease-associated ABCA4 variants gives insight into the effect of individual alleles. Null alleles have severe functional effects, and certain missense variants are similar to nulls, suggesting complete abrogation of protein function. The common alleles identified, p.Gly1961Glu and p. Leu2027Phe, both have a mild structural and functional effect on the adult retina; the latter is associated with relatively retained photoreceptor architecture and function at the fovea.

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7 Results: Eleven disease-associated homozygous ABCA4 alleles were identified, including 1 frame shift, 2 stops, 1 intronic variant causing splice-site alteration, 2 complex missense variants, and 5 missense variants: p.Glu905fsX916, p.Arg1300X, p.Gln2220X, c.4253&#fe;4 C>T, p.Leu541Pro and p.Ala1038Val (homozygosity for complex allele), p.Val931Met and p.Arg1705Gln (complex allele), p.Arg212Cys, p.Cys1488Arg, p.Arg1640Trp, p.Gly1961Glu, and p.Leu2027Phe. Login to comment
60 Sex Ethnicity Consanguinity Age at Onset (yrs) Age (yrs) Duration of Disease (yrs) LogMAR VA Fundus Appearance AF Pattern ERG Group OCT Central Foveal Thickness (mm) Mutation Status RE LE RE LE 1 1 M S Asian Yes (1st cousin) 11 33 22 1.0 1.0 2 2 1 64 69 c.634 C>T, p.Arg212Cys 2 1 F S Asian Yes (1st cousin) 11 36 25 1.0 1.0 2 2 3 31 41 c.634 C>T, p.Arg212Cys 3* 2 M European No 3 8 5 1.2 1.2 2 2 3y 41 36 c.1622 T>C, p.Leu541Pro / c.3113 C>T, p.Ala1038Val 4 3 F S Asian Yes (2nd cousin once removed) 5 8 3 1.0 1.0 2 2 3 NA NA c.2713delG, p.Glu905fsX916 5 4 M S Asian Yes (unknown) 10 25 15 1.0 1.08 2 2 3 64 60 c.2791 G>A, p.Val931Met / c.5114 G>A, p.Arg1705Gln 6 5 M S Asian Yes (1st cousin) 10 30 20 1.0 1.0 2 2 3 NA NA c.4462 T>C, p.Cys1488Arg 7 5 F S Asian Yes (1st cousin) 10 22 12 2.0 1.0 2 2 3 NA NA c.4462 T>C, p.Cys1488Arg 8 6 M ME Asian Yes (1st cousin) 30 36 6 1.08 2.0 3 3 3 103 95 c.4918 C>T, p.Arg1640Trp 9 7 F S Asian Yes (2nd cousin) 19 27 8 1.78 2.0 1 2 1 128 90 c.5882 G>A, p.Gly1961Glu 10 7 M S Asian Yes (2nd cousin) 30 34 4 0.48 0.48 1 2 1 NA NA c.5882 G>A, p.Gly1961Glu 11 8 F S Asian Yes (1st cousin) 17 26 9 0.78 0.78 1 1 1 54 47 c.5882 G>A, p.Gly1961Glu 12 9 F European No 44 44 0 0.18 0.0 2 2 1 NA NA c.6079 C>T, p.Leu2027Phe 13 10 M ME Asian Yes (1st cousin) 5 11 6 1.3 1.0 3 2 3 62 68 c.3898 C>T, p.Arg1300X 14 11 M S Asian Yes (unknown) 8 11 3 1.0 1.0 2 2 3 NA NA c.4253&#fe;4 C>T 15 12 M S Asian Yes (1st cousin) 9 48 39 3.0 3.0 3 NA 3 NA NA c.6658 C>T, p.Gln2220X 16 13 M S Asian Yes (uncle and niece) 4 7 3 1.08 1.08 1 NA 3 NA NA c.6658 C>T, p.Gln2220X 17 13 M S Asian Yes (uncle and niece) 6 8 2 1.08 1.0 1 NA 3 NA NA c.6658 C>T, p.Gln2220X 18 13 M S Asian Yes (1st cousin) 17 25 8 1.78 1.78 3 NA 3 NA NA c.6658 C>T, p.Gln2220X AF &#bc; autofluorescence; ERG &#bc; electroretinography; F &#bc; female; FM No. Login to comment
80 One putative novel variant (p.Glu905fsX916) was identified by NGS, and 7 have not been described in the homozygous state before: p.Val931Met, p.Cys1488Arg, p.Arg1705Gln, p.Leu2027Phe, p.Arg1300X, c.4253&#fe;4C>T, and p.Gln2220X (Table 4, available at http://aaojournal.org). Login to comment
98 Patient 5, homozygous for both p.Val931Met and p.Arg1705Gln, had moderate findings: age of onset (10 years), visual acuity (1.0 and 1.08 for each eye), type 2 fundus appearance, type 2 AF pattern, and ERG group 3. Login to comment
118 This supports previous reports of p.Leu2027Phe in heterozygous patients.14,23 Of note, p.Gly1961Glu and p.Leu2027Phe are both situated in the nucleotide-binding domain 2 subunit, shown to be the site of adenosine triphosphatase activity (Fig 5, available at http://aaojournal.org).39,40 Subjects homozygous for p.Arg212Cys had phenotypes of moderate severity, and these findings are generally in keeping with previous reports.19 Patient 5, homozygous for p.Val931Met and p.Arg1705Gln in complex, and subjects 6 and 7, homozygous for p.Cys1488Arg, had "typical" Stargardt`s disease fundus and AF findings with macular atrophy surrounded by flecks with electrophysiologic evidence of generalized rod and cone system dysfunction. Login to comment
125 In conclusion, 2 patients were homozygous for 2 variants previously reported as associated with disease (patient 3, p.Leu541Pro and p.Ala1038Val; patient 5, p.Val931Met and p.Arg1705Gln; Table 4, available at http://aaojournal.org). 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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142 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) (Continued) Exon Nucleotide Substitution and Amino Acid Change Number of Alleles Allele Frequency Int 33 c.4773&#fe;48C>T 1 0.36% 34 c.4793C>A, p.Ala1598Asp 1 0.36% 35 c.c.4918C>T, p.Arg1640Trp 1 0.36% Int 35 c.5018&#fe;2T>C, Splice site 2 0.71% 36 c.5114G>A, p.Arg1705Gln 2 0.71% 37 c.5222_5233delTGGTGGTGGGC, p.Lys1741Hisfs 1 0.36% 37 c.5281_5289delCTT CCT GCC, p.Pro1761_Leu1763del 2 0.71% Int 38 c.5461-10T>C 23 8.21% Int 39 c.5585-1G>A, Splice site 1 0.36% Int 40 c.5714&#fe;5G>A, Splice site 5 1.79% 42 c.5882G>A, p.Gly1961Glu 17 6.07% 43 c.5908C>T, p.Leu1970Phe 2 0.71% 43 c.5917delG, p.Val1973* 1 0.36% 44 c.6079C>T, p.Leu2027Phe 10 3.57% 44 c.6089G>A, p.Arg2030Gln 3 1.07% 44 c.6118C>T, p.Arg2040* 1 0.36% 45 c.6148G>C, p.Val2050Leu 3 1.43% 46 c.6286G>A, p.Glu2096Lys 1 0.36% 46 c.6320G>A, p.Arg2107His 4 1.43% 47 c.6445C>T, p.Arg2149* 1 0.36% 47 c.6449G>A, p.Cys2150Tyr 3 1.07% 48 c.6658C>T, p.Gln2220* 3 1.07% 48 c.6709_6710insG, p.Thr2237Serfs 1 0.36% Int &#bc; Intron. 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