ABCMdb

ABCA4 p.Thr972Asn

ClinVar:	c.2915C>A , p.Thr972Asn ? , not provided
Predicted by SNAP2:	A: N (53%), C: D (53%), D: N (53%), E: N (57%), F: D (66%), G: D (53%), H: N (61%), I: D (53%), K: N (66%), L: D (59%), M: D (53%), N: D (91%), P: D (53%), Q: N (53%), R: D (53%), S: N (72%), V: N (53%), W: D (80%), Y: D (63%),
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] Phenotypic and genetic spectrum of Danish patients... Ophthalmic Genet. 2012 Dec;33(4):225-31. doi: 10.3109/13816810.2011.643441. Epub 2012 Jan 9. Duno M, Schwartz M, Larsen PL, Rosenberg T
Phenotypic and genetic spectrum of Danish patients with ABCA4-related retinopathy.
Ophthalmic Genet. 2012 Dec;33(4):225-31. doi: 10.3109/13816810.2011.643441. Epub 2012 Jan 9., [PMID:22229821]

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Background: Pathogenic variations in the ABCA4 gene were originally recognized as genetic background for the autosomal recessive disorders Stargardt disease and fundus flavimaculatus, but have expanded to embrace a diversity of retinal diseases, giving rise to the new diagnostic term, ABCA4-related retinopathy. Diagnostic genotyping of ABCA4 is complicated by the large size of the gene and the existence of approximately 600 known pathogenic variations, along with numerous rare polymorphisms. A commercial diagnostic array-based assay has been developed targeting known mutations, however a conclusive genetic diagnosis must rely on a comprehensive genetic screening as the mutation spectrum of ABCA4-related retinopathies continues to expand. Material and methods: Among 161 patients with a Stargardt-related phenotype previously assessed with the commercial ABCA4 mutation microarray, we analyzed the ABCA4 gene with High-resolution melting (HRM) in patients in whom the array analysis identified either a heterozygous mutation (n = 50) or no mutation (n = 30). Results: The HRM method detected each of the already known mutations and polymorphisms. We identified the second ABCA4 mutation in 31 of 50 heterozygous patients (62%). Several novel mutations were identified of which four were identified multiple times. The recurrent novel mutations were subsequently assessed among the 30 patients with possible ABCA4-related diseases, previously found to be negative for known ABCA4 mutations by array analysis. In total, 30 different mutations were identified of which 21 have not been described before. Conclusion: Scandinavian patients with ABCA4-related retinopathy appear to have a distinct mutation spectrum, which can be identified in patients of diverse clinical phenotypes.

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56 Table 1 Mutations identified by HRM in the initial 50 heterozygous patients Patient Mutation 1 (Asper) Mutation 2 (HRM) RefDNA Protein Exon/intron DNA Protein Exon/intron D043 c.2588G>C p.G863A 17 c.184 C>T p.P62S 3 New D069 c.3113C>T p.A1038V 21 c.1529 T>G p.L510R 11 New D050 c.2588G>C p.G863A 17 c.1529 T>G p.L510R 11 New D112 c.2894A>G p.N965S 19 c.1529 T>G p.L510R 11 New D099 c.6089G>A p.R2030Q 44 c.1529 T>G p.L510R 11 New D165 c.1822T>C p.F608L 13 c.2243 G>A p.C748Y 15 New D166 c.2588G>C p.G863A 17 c.2300 T>A p.V767D 15 Known D117 c.3191-2A>G na IVS21 c.2408delG na 16 New D135 c.2894A>G p.N965S 19 c.2408delG na 16 New D147 c.2894A>G p.N965S 19 c.2408delG na 16 New D173 c.4469G>A p.C1490Y 30 c.2915C>A p.T972N 19 Known D013* c.1622C>T p.L541P 12 c.1313C>T p.A1038V 21 Known D181 c.6089G>A p.R2030Q 44 c.3380 G>A p.G1127E 23 New D018 c.6449G>A p.C2150Y 47 c.3736 C>G p.L1246V 25 New D191 c.2588G>C p.G863A 17 c.4069 G>A p.A1357T 27 New D167 c.5461-10T>C na IVS38 c.4102 C>T p.R1368C 27 New D022 c.4462T>C p.C1488R 30 c.4102 C>T p.R1368C 27 New D108 c.1648G>A p.G550R 12 c.4102 C>T p.R1368C 27 New D414 c.2588G>C p.G863A 17 c.4653 G>A p.W1551X 32 New D027 c.2588G>C p.G863A 17 c.4668-2A>G na IVS32 New D136 c. Login to comment
58 [1622C>T+3113C>T] p.[L541P+A1038V] 12 c.5584 + 1G>A na IVS39 New D188 c.5461-10T>C na IVS38 c.5693G>A p.R1898H 40 Known D433 c.5882G>A p.G1961E 42 c.6005 + 1G>A na IVS43 Known D134 c.4667 + 2G>T na IVS32 c.6098 T>G p.L2033R 44 New D186 c.3322C>T p.R1108C 22 c.6386 + 1G>A na IVS46 New D182 c.6089G>A p.R2030Q 44 c.6386 + 1G>A na IVS46 New D189 c.2894A>G p.N965S 19 c.6478 A>G p.K2160E 47 New *p.L541P and p.A1038V might be located on the same allele. Login to comment
97 Phenotype Patient Mutation 1 Mutation 2 Mutation 3 Stargardt-flavimaculatus D043 p.G863A p.P62S D050 p.G863A p.L510R D112 p.N965S p.L510R D069 p.A1038V p.L510R D099 p.R2030Q p.L510R D178 p.A1038V c.1843_1844delRG D166 p.G863A p.V767D D191 p.G863A p.A1357T D167 c.5461-10T>C p.R1368C D128 p.2408delG* p.T1415P D027 p.G863A c.4668-2A>G* D136 p.[L541P+A1038V] p.L1580S D048 c.3766dupTG* p.R1898H p.F655C D034 p.G863A c.4773 + 5G>A* D015 p. G1127K p.K2160E p.V552I D189 p.N965S p.K2160E D433 p.G1961E c.6005 + 1G>A* Generalized retinal dystrophy D117 c.3191-2A>G* c.2408delG* D135 p.N965S c.2408delG* D147 p.N965S c.2408delG* D173 p.C1490Y p.T972N D018 p.C2150Y p.L1246V D022 p.C1488R p.R1368C D108 p.G550R p.R1368C D414 p.G863A p.W1551X* D444 p.T901A c.4773 + 3A>G* D110 p.[L541P+A1038V] c.5584 + 1G>A* D182 p.R2030Q c.6386 + 1G>A* D186 p.R1108C c.6386 + 1G>AA* D133 p.L510R IVS46 + 1G>A* Cone-rod dystrophy D134 c.4667 + 2G>T* p.L2033R Atypical maculopathy D165 p.F608L p.C748Y D181 p.R2030Q p.G1127E D188 c.5461-10T>C p.R1898H *Predicted to compromise correct reading frame. Login to comment
100 Phenotype Patient Mutation 1 Mutation 2 Mutation 3 Stargardt-flavimaculatus D043 p.G863A p.P62S D050 p.G863A p.L510R D112 p.N965S p.L510R D069 p.A1038V p.L510R D099 p.R2030Q p.L510R D178 p.A1038V c.1843_1844delRG D166 p.G863A p.V767D D191 p.G863A p.A1357T D167 c.5461-10T>C p.R1368C D128 p.2408delG* p.T1415P D027 p.G863A c.4668-2A>G* D136 p.[L541P+A1038V] p.L1580S D048 c.3766dupTG* p.R1898H p.F655C D034 p.G863A c.4773ߙ+ߙ5G>A* D015 p. G1127K p.K2160E p.V552I D189 p.N965S p.K2160E D433 p.G1961E c.6005ߙ+ߙ1G>A* Generalized retinal dystrophy D117 c.3191-2A>G* c.2408delG* D135 p.N965S c.2408delG* D147 p.N965S c.2408delG* D173 p.C1490Y p.T972N D018 p.C2150Y p.L1246V D022 p.C1488R p.R1368C D108 p.G550R p.R1368C D414 p.G863A p.W1551X* D444 p.T901A c.4773ߙ+ߙ3A>G* D110 p.[L541P+A1038V] c.5584ߙ+ߙ1G>A* D182 p.R2030Q c.6386ߙ+ߙ1G>A* D186 p.R1108C c.6386ߙ+ߙ1G>AA* D133 p.L510R IVS46ߙ+ߙ1G>A* Cone-rod dystrophy D134 c.4667ߙ+ߙ2G>T* p.L2033R Atypical maculopathy D165 p.F608L p.C748Y D181 p.R2030Q p.G1127E D188 c.5461-10T>C p.R1898H *Predicted to compromise correct reading frame. Login to comment

[hide] Different clinical expressions in two families wit... Acta Ophthalmol Scand. 2001 Oct;79(5):524-30. Eksandh L, Ekstrom U, Abrahamson M, Bauer B, Andreasson S
Different clinical expressions in two families with Stargardt's macular dystrophy (STGD1).
Acta Ophthalmol Scand. 2001 Oct;79(5):524-30., [PMID:11594993]

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PURPOSE: To describe the clinical expressions, with emphasis on electrophysiological examinations, in two Swedish families with Stargardt's macular dystrophy (STGD1). METHODS: Two pairs of siblings with STGD1, for whom diagnosis had been confirmed by genetic linkage to the ABCA4 gene region, were examined regarding visual acuity, kinetic perimetry, fundus photography, full-field ERG and multifocal ERG (MERG). Possible disease-causing mutations were screened for by DNA sequencing of selected regions of the ABCA4 gene. RESULTS: All STGD1 patients had visual acuity 0.07-0.1. The two families presented different fundus appearances, MERGs and implicit times on 30 Hz flicker white light full-field ERGs. Genetic analysis revealed one unique sequence variation in exon 19 of the ABCA4 gene, in one allele from the patients of one of the families. This point mutation causes the amino acid substitution T972N in the ABCR protein. CONCLUSION: Two pairs of siblings with STGD1 presented two different expressions of the disease regarding the distribution of the retinal dysfunction. One possible molecular explanation to the different clinical expressions may be the T972N substitution present in the ABCR protein in one of the STGD1 families investigated.

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7 This point mutation causes the amino acid substitution T972N in the ABCR protein. Login to comment
9 One possible molecular explanation to the different clinical expressions may be the T972N substitution present in the ABCR protein in one of the STGD1 families investigated. Login to comment
102 The resulting T972N substitution is located within one of the two ATP-binding domains of the ABCR protein (Lewis et al. 1999). Login to comment
111 DNA AII:1 AII:2 BII:1 BII:2 Locus alteration Effect STGD STGD AI:1 AI:2 STGD STGD BI:1 BI:2 Comments In 18 IVS18-38delC ª delC/delC delC/delC delC/delC DelC/delC delC/delC delC/delC delC/delC delC/delC Ex 19 2828G-ϾA R943Q G/A G/A G/G G/A G/G G/G G/G G/G Polymorphism1 Ex 19 2915C-ϾA T972N C/C C/C C/C C/C C/A C/A C/C C/A Disease-associated? Login to comment
156 The missense mutation C»A at nucleotide 2915 in exon 19, giving rise to the amino acid substitution T972N, was detected in one of the index cases examined (Family B; B II:1). Login to comment
168 One possible molecular explanation to the different clinical expression may be the T972N substitution present in the ABCR protein in one of the STGD1 families investigated. Login to comment

[hide] An analysis of allelic variation in the ABCA4 gene... Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2001 May;42(6):1179-89. Webster AR, Heon E, Lotery AJ, Vandenburgh K, Casavant TL, Oh KT, Beck G, Fishman GA, Lam BL, Levin A, Heckenlively JR, Jacobson SG, Weleber RG, Sheffield VC, Stone EM
An analysis of allelic variation in the ABCA4 gene.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2001 May;42(6):1179-89., [PMID:11328725]

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PURPOSE: To assess the allelic variation of the ATP-binding transporter protein (ABCA4). METHODS: A combination of single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) and automated DNA sequencing was used to systematically screen this gene for sequence variations in 374 unrelated probands with a clinical diagnosis of Stargardt disease, 182 patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and 96 normal subjects. RESULTS: There was no significant difference in the proportion of any single variant or class of variant between the control and AMD groups. In contrast, truncating variants, amino acid substitutions, synonymous codon changes, and intronic variants were significantly enriched in patients with Stargardt disease when compared with their presence in subjects without Stargardt disease (Kruskal-Wallis P < 0.0001 for each variant group). Overall, there were 2480 instances of 213 different variants in the ABCA4 gene, including 589 instances of 97 amino acid substitutions, and 45 instances of 33 truncating variants. CONCLUSIONS: Of the 97 amino acid substitutions, 11 occurred at a frequency that made them unlikely to be high-penetrance recessive disease-causing variants (HPRDCV). After accounting for variants in cis, one or more changes that were compatible with HPRDCV were found on 35% of all Stargardt-associated alleles overall. The nucleotide diversity of the ABCA4 coding region, a collective measure of the number and prevalence of polymorphic sites in a region of DNA, was found to be 1.28, a value that is 9 to 400 times greater than that of two other macular disease genes that were examined in a similar fashion (VMD2 and EFEMP1).

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102 Thirty-Three Truncated and 98 Amino Acid-Changing Variants in the ABCA4 Gene Exon Nucleotide Change Effect (A) (B) AMD (n ‫؍‬ 182) Control (n ‫؍‬ 96) STGD (n ‫؍‬ 374) Allele Prevalence 2 106delT FS NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 2 160 ϩ 1g 3 a Splice site NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 3 161G 3 A Cys54Tyr NS 0 0 6 Ͻ0.01 3 179C 3 T Ala60Val NS 0 0 2 Ͻ0.01 3 194G 3 A Gly65Glu NS 0 0 2 Ͻ0.01 3 223T 3 G Cys75Gly NS 0 0 2 Ͻ0.01 3 247delCAAA FS NS 0 0 2 Ͻ0.01 3 298C 3 T Ser100Pro NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 5 454C 3 T Arg152Stop NS 0 0 2 Ͻ0.01 6 574G 3 A Ala192Thr NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 6 618C 3 G Ser206Arg NS 0 0 3 Ͻ0.01 6 634C 3 T Arg212Cys 0.02 Yes 0 0 7 0.01 6 635G 3 A Arg212His NS 2 2 6 0.01 6 658C 3 T Arg220Cys NS 0 0 2 Ͻ0.01 6 661delG FS NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 666delAAAGACGGTGC 6 GC FS NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 6 746A 3 C Asp249Gly NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 8 899C 3 A Thr300Asn NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 8 997C 3 T Arg333Trp NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 9 1140T 3 A Asn380Lys NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 9 1222C 3 T Arg408Stop NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 10 1268A 3 G His423Arg NS 1 0 7 0.01 10 1335C 3 G Ser445Arg NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 10 1344delG FS NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 11 1411G 3 A Glu471Lys NS 0 0 3 Ͻ0.01 11 1513delATCAC FS NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 12 1622T 3 C Leu541Pro 0.001 Yes 0 0 11 0.01 13 1804C 3 T Arg602Trp NS 0 0 3 Ͻ0.01 13 1805G 3 A Arg602Gln NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 13 1819G 3 T Gly607Trp NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 13 1823T 3 A Phe608Ile NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 13 1927G 3 A Val643Met NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 14 1989G 3 T Trp663Stop NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 14 2005delAT FS NS 0 0 3 Ͻ0.01 14 2041C 3 T Arg681Stop NS 0 0 2 Ͻ0.01 14 2147C 3 T Thr716Met NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 15 2291G 3 A Cys764Tyr NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 15 2294G 3 A Ser765Asn NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 15 2300T 3 A Val767Asp NS 0 0 2 Ͻ0.01 16 2385del16bp FS NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 16 2453G 3 A Gly818Glu NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 16 2461T 3 A Trp821Arg NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 16 2546T 3 C Val849Ala NS 0 0 4 Ͻ0.01 16 2552G 3 A Gly851Asp NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 16 2560G 3 A Ala854Thr NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 17 2588G 3 C Gly863Ala 0.0006 No 2 2 28 0.02 17 2617T 3 C Phe873Leu NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 18 2690C 3 T Thr897Ile NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 18 2701A 3 G Thr901Ala NS 0 1 0 Ͻ0.01 18 2703A 3 G Thr901Arg NS 0 0 2 Ͻ0.01 19 2828G 3 A Arg943Gln NS 20 13 37 0.05 19 2883delC FS NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 20 2894A 3 G Asn965Ser NS 0 0 3 Ͻ0.01 19 2912C 3 A Thr971Asn NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 19 2915C 3 A Thr972Asn NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 20 2920T 3 C Ser974Pro NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 20 2966T 3 C Val989Ala NS 0 0 2 Ͻ0.01 20 2977del8bp FS NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 20 3041T 3 G Leu1014Arg NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 21 3055A 3 G Thr1019Ala NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 21 3064G 3 A Glu1022Lys NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 21 3091A 3 G Lys1031Glu NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 21 3113G 3 T Ala1038Val 0.001 Yes 1 0 17 0.01 22 3205insAA FS NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 22 3261G 3 A Glu1087Lys NS 0 0 2 Ͻ0.01 22 3322C 3 T Arg1108Cys 0.04 Yes 0 0 6 Ͻ0.01 22 3323G 3 A Arg1108His NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 23 3364G 3 A Glu1122Lys NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 (continues) Exon Nucleotide Change Effect (A) (B) AMD (n ‫؍‬ 182) Control (n ‫؍‬ 96) STGD (n ‫؍‬ 374) Allele Prevalence 23 3386G 3 T Arg1129Leu NS 0 0 3 Ͻ0.01 24 3531C 3 A Cys1158Stop NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 25 3749T 3 C Leu1250Pro NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 26 3835delGATTCT FS NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 27 3940C 3 A Pro1314Thr NS 0 1 0 Ͻ0.01 28 4139C 3 T Pro1380Leu 0.001 Yes 0 0 10 0.01 28 4222T 3 C Trp1408Arg NS 0 0 2 Ͻ0.01 28 4223G 3 T Trp1408Leu NS 0 0 2 Ͻ0.01 28 4234C 3 T Gln1412stop NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 29 4297G 3 A Val1433Ile NS 1 0 0 Ͻ0.01 29 4319T 3 C Phe1440Ser NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 30 4353 - 1g 3 t Splice site NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 30 4457C 3 T Pro1486Leu NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 30 4462T 3 C Cys1488Arg NS 0 0 3 Ͻ0.01 30 4463G 3 T Cys1488Phe NS 0 0 2 Ͻ0.01 30 4469G 3 A Cys1490Tyr NS 0 0 3 Ͻ0.01 30 4531insC FS NS 0 0 2 Ͻ0.01 32 4538A 3 G Gln1513Arg NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 30 4539 ϩ 1g 3 t Splice site NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 31 4574T 3 C Leu1525Pro NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 33 4733delGTTT FS NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 4859delATAACAinsTCC 35 T FS NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 36 4909G 3 A Ala1637Thr NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 35 4918C 3 T Arg1640Trp NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 35 4919G 3 A Arg1640Gln NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 35 4954T 3 G Tyr1652Asp NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 36 5077G 3 A Val1693Ile NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 36 5186T 3 C Leu1729Pro NS 0 0 2 Ͻ0.01 36 5206T 3 C Ser1736Pro NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 36 5212del11bp FS NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 37 5225delTGGTGGTGGGC FS NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 del LPA 37 5278del9bp 1760 NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 37 5288delG FS NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 38 5395A 3 G Asn1799Asp NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 38 5451T 3 G Asp1817Glu NS 1 0 4 Ͻ0.01 39 5584 ϩ 5g 3 a Splice site 0.02 Yes 0 0 6 Ͻ0.01 40 5603A 3 T Asn1868Ile 0.0006 No 20 7 79 0.08 40 5651T 3 A Val1884GLu NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 40 5657G 3 A Gly1886Glu NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 40 5687T 3 A Val1896Asp NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 40 5693G 3 A Arg1898His NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 40 5714 ϩ 5g 3 a Splice site NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 42 5843CA 3 TG Pro1948Leu NS 11 7 28 0.04 42 5882G 3 A Gly1961Glu Ͻ0.0001 Yes 1 0 43 0.03 43 5908C 3 T Leu1970Phe NS 1 0 1 Ͻ0.01 43 5917delG FS NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 44 6079C 3 T Leu2027Phe 0.01 Yes 0 0 9 0.01 44 6088C 3 T Arg2030Stop NS 0 0 2 Ͻ0.01 44 6089G 3 A Arg2030Gln NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 44 6112A 3 T Arg2038Trp NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 45 6148A 3 C Val2050Leu NS 1 0 0 Ͻ0.01 46 6212A 3 T Tyr2071Phe NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 45 6229C 3 T Arg2077Trp NS 0 0 2 Ͻ0.01 46 6320G 3 A Arg2107His 0.01 Yes 0 0 10 0.01 46 6383A 3 G His2128Arg NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 47 6446G 3 T Arg2149Leu NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 47 6449G 3 A Cys2150Tyr NS 0 0 5 Ͻ0.01 48 6529G 3 A Asp2177Asn NS 2 0 0 Ͻ0.01 48 6686T 3 C Leu2229Pro NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 48 6707delTCACACAG FS NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 48 6729 ϩ 1g 3 a Splice site NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 49 6764G 3 T Ser2255Ile 0.009 No 16 4 54 0.06 49 6788G 3 T Arg2263Leu NS 0 0 1 Ͻ0.01 (A) The probability under the null hypothesis of similar prevalence of each variant in Stargardt (STGD) compared with non-STGD alleles (two-tailed Fisher`s exact test); (B) compatability of the variant existing in a ratio of 100:1 in STGD to control alleles, calculated using the binomial distribution. 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103 Thirty-Three Truncated and 98 Amino Acid-Changing Variants in the ABCA4 Gene Exon Nucleotide Change Effect (A) (B) AMD (n d1d; 182) Control (n d1d; 96) STGD (n d1d; 374) Allele Prevalence 2 106delT FS NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 2 160 af9; 1g 3 a Splice site NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 3 161G 3 A Cys54Tyr NS 0 0 6 b0d;0.01 3 179C 3 T Ala60Val NS 0 0 2 b0d;0.01 3 194G 3 A Gly65Glu NS 0 0 2 b0d;0.01 3 223T 3 G Cys75Gly NS 0 0 2 b0d;0.01 3 247delCAAA FS NS 0 0 2 b0d;0.01 3 298C 3 T Ser100Pro NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 5 454C 3 T Arg152Stop NS 0 0 2 b0d;0.01 6 574G 3 A Ala192Thr NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 6 618C 3 G Ser206Arg NS 0 0 3 b0d;0.01 6 634C 3 T Arg212Cys 0.02 Yes 0 0 7 0.01 6 635G 3 A Arg212His NS 2 2 6 0.01 6 658C 3 T Arg220Cys NS 0 0 2 b0d;0.01 6 661delG FS NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 666delAAAGACGGTGC 6 GC FS NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 6 746A 3 C Asp249Gly NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 8 899C 3 A Thr300Asn NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 8 997C 3 T Arg333Trp NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 9 1140T 3 A Asn380Lys NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 9 1222C 3 T Arg408Stop NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 10 1268A 3 G His423Arg NS 1 0 7 0.01 10 1335C 3 G Ser445Arg NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 10 1344delG FS NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 11 1411G 3 A Glu471Lys NS 0 0 3 b0d;0.01 11 1513delATCAC FS NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 12 1622T 3 C Leu541Pro 0.001 Yes 0 0 11 0.01 13 1804C 3 T Arg602Trp NS 0 0 3 b0d;0.01 13 1805G 3 A Arg602Gln NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 13 1819G 3 T Gly607Trp NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 13 1823T 3 A Phe608Ile NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 13 1927G 3 A Val643Met NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 14 1989G 3 T Trp663Stop NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 14 2005delAT FS NS 0 0 3 b0d;0.01 14 2041C 3 T Arg681Stop NS 0 0 2 b0d;0.01 14 2147C 3 T Thr716Met NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 15 2291G 3 A Cys764Tyr NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 15 2294G 3 A Ser765Asn NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 15 2300T 3 A Val767Asp NS 0 0 2 b0d;0.01 16 2385del16bp FS NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 16 2453G 3 A Gly818Glu NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 16 2461T 3 A Trp821Arg NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 16 2546T 3 C Val849Ala NS 0 0 4 b0d;0.01 16 2552G 3 A Gly851Asp NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 16 2560G 3 A Ala854Thr NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 17 2588G 3 C Gly863Ala 0.0006 No 2 2 28 0.02 17 2617T 3 C Phe873Leu NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 18 2690C 3 T Thr897Ile NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 18 2701A 3 G Thr901Ala NS 0 1 0 b0d;0.01 18 2703A 3 G Thr901Arg NS 0 0 2 b0d;0.01 19 2828G 3 A Arg943Gln NS 20 13 37 0.05 19 2883delC FS NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 20 2894A 3 G Asn965Ser NS 0 0 3 b0d;0.01 19 2912C 3 A Thr971Asn NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 19 2915C 3 A Thr972Asn NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 20 2920T 3 C Ser974Pro NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 20 2966T 3 C Val989Ala NS 0 0 2 b0d;0.01 20 2977del8bp FS NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 20 3041T 3 G Leu1014Arg NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 21 3055A 3 G Thr1019Ala NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 21 3064G 3 A Glu1022Lys NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 21 3091A 3 G Lys1031Glu NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 21 3113G 3 T Ala1038Val 0.001 Yes 1 0 17 0.01 22 3205insAA FS NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 22 3261G 3 A Glu1087Lys NS 0 0 2 b0d;0.01 22 3322C 3 T Arg1108Cys 0.04 Yes 0 0 6 b0d;0.01 22 3323G 3 A Arg1108His NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 23 3364G 3 A Glu1122Lys NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 (continues) Exon Nucleotide Change Effect (A) (B) AMD (n d1d; 182) Control (n d1d; 96) STGD (n d1d; 374) Allele Prevalence 23 3386G 3 T Arg1129Leu NS 0 0 3 b0d;0.01 24 3531C 3 A Cys1158Stop NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 25 3749T 3 C Leu1250Pro NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 26 3835delGATTCT FS NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 27 3940C 3 A Pro1314Thr NS 0 1 0 b0d;0.01 28 4139C 3 T Pro1380Leu 0.001 Yes 0 0 10 0.01 28 4222T 3 C Trp1408Arg NS 0 0 2 b0d;0.01 28 4223G 3 T Trp1408Leu NS 0 0 2 b0d;0.01 28 4234C 3 T Gln1412stop NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 29 4297G 3 A Val1433Ile NS 1 0 0 b0d;0.01 29 4319T 3 C Phe1440Ser NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 30 4353 afa; 1g 3 t Splice site NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 30 4457C 3 T Pro1486Leu NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 30 4462T 3 C Cys1488Arg NS 0 0 3 b0d;0.01 30 4463G 3 T Cys1488Phe NS 0 0 2 b0d;0.01 30 4469G 3 A Cys1490Tyr NS 0 0 3 b0d;0.01 30 4531insC FS NS 0 0 2 b0d;0.01 32 4538A 3 G Gln1513Arg NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 30 4539 af9; 1g 3 t Splice site NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 31 4574T 3 C Leu1525Pro NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 33 4733delGTTT FS NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 4859delATAACAinsTCC 35 T FS NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 36 4909G 3 A Ala1637Thr NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 35 4918C 3 T Arg1640Trp NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 35 4919G 3 A Arg1640Gln NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 35 4954T 3 G Tyr1652Asp NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 36 5077G 3 A Val1693Ile NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 36 5186T 3 C Leu1729Pro NS 0 0 2 b0d;0.01 36 5206T 3 C Ser1736Pro NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 36 5212del11bp FS NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 37 5225delTGGTGGTGGGC FS NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 del LPA 37 5278del9bp 1760 NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 37 5288delG FS NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 38 5395A 3 G Asn1799Asp NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 38 5451T 3 G Asp1817Glu NS 1 0 4 b0d;0.01 39 5584 af9; 5g 3 a Splice site 0.02 Yes 0 0 6 b0d;0.01 40 5603A 3 T Asn1868Ile 0.0006 No 20 7 79 0.08 40 5651T 3 A Val1884GLu NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 40 5657G 3 A Gly1886Glu NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 40 5687T 3 A Val1896Asp NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 40 5693G 3 A Arg1898His NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 40 5714 af9; 5g 3 a Splice site NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 42 5843CA 3 TG Pro1948Leu NS 11 7 28 0.04 42 5882G 3 A Gly1961Glu b0d;0.0001 Yes 1 0 43 0.03 43 5908C 3 T Leu1970Phe NS 1 0 1 b0d;0.01 43 5917delG FS NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 44 6079C 3 T Leu2027Phe 0.01 Yes 0 0 9 0.01 44 6088C 3 T Arg2030Stop NS 0 0 2 b0d;0.01 44 6089G 3 A Arg2030Gln NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 44 6112A 3 T Arg2038Trp NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 45 6148A 3 C Val2050Leu NS 1 0 0 b0d;0.01 46 6212A 3 T Tyr2071Phe NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 45 6229C 3 T Arg2077Trp NS 0 0 2 b0d;0.01 46 6320G 3 A Arg2107His 0.01 Yes 0 0 10 0.01 46 6383A 3 G His2128Arg NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 47 6446G 3 T Arg2149Leu NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 47 6449G 3 A Cys2150Tyr NS 0 0 5 b0d;0.01 48 6529G 3 A Asp2177Asn NS 2 0 0 b0d;0.01 48 6686T 3 C Leu2229Pro NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 48 6707delTCACACAG FS NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 48 6729 af9; 1g 3 a Splice site NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 49 6764G 3 T Ser2255Ile 0.009 No 16 4 54 0.06 49 6788G 3 T Arg2263Leu NS 0 0 1 b0d;0.01 (A) The probability under the null hypothesis of similar prevalence of each variant in Stargardt (STGD) compared with non-STGD alleles (two-tailed Fisher`s exact test); (B) compatability of the variant existing in a ratio of 100:1 in STGD to control alleles, calculated using the binomial distribution. 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[hide] Distinct characteristics of inferonasal fundus aut... Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2013 Oct 17;54(10):6820-6. doi: 10.1167/iovs.13-12895. Duncker T, Lee W, Tsang SH, Greenberg JP, Zernant J, Allikmets R, Sparrow JR
Distinct characteristics of inferonasal fundus autofluorescence patterns in stargardt disease and retinitis pigmentosa.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2013 Oct 17;54(10):6820-6. doi: 10.1167/iovs.13-12895., [PMID:24071957]

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PURPOSE: To report distinct characteristics of fundus autofluorescence (AF) patterns inferior to the optic disc in recessive Stargardt disease (STGD1) and retinitis pigmentosa (RP). METHODS: Short-wavelength (SW) and near-infrared (NIR) AF images were acquired from patients with STGD1 and RP. In SW- and NIR-AF images of STGD1 patients, gray levels (GL) on both sides of the demarcation line were measured. RESULTS: In STGD1, a demarcation line, which has been assigned to the closed optic fissure, was visible on SW-AF and NIR-AF inferior to the optic disc. In healthy subjects, this demarcation line is only visible by SW-AF. At 20 degrees inferior to the disc center, AF levels on the nasal side were 25% (+/-11%) lower than on the temporal side in SW-AF images and 18% (+/-11%) lower in NIR-AF images. For both STGD1 and RP, the inferonasal quadrant exhibited distinct SW- and NIR-AF patterns compared with other fundus areas. Disease-related AF changes, such as flecks, appeared to respect the demarcation line as a boundary. CONCLUSIONS: Disease-related AF patterns originating in RPE in STGD1 and RP appear to respect the demarcation line in the inferonasal quadrant of the fundus as a border. The visibility of the inferonasal demarcation line by NIR-AF in STGD1 but not in healthy eyes may indicate that increased levels of RPE lipofuscin modulate the melanin-related NIR-AF signal. This feature of NIR-AF images may aid in the diagnosis of STGD1 patients.

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51 Summary of Demographic, Clinical, and Genetic Data Patient Condition ABCA4 Mutations Sex Age, y Eye Iris Color Race/Ethnicity BCVA Snellen (logMAR) P1 STGD1 p.P1380L, p.G1961E M 12 OS Blue White 20/100 (0.70) P2 STGD1 p.P1380L, p.G1961E F 17 OS Brown White 20/150 (0.88) P3 STGD1 p.Q1003X, p.G1961E M 25 OS Brown White 20/40 (0.30) P4 STGD1 p.C54Y F 48 OD Blue White 20/30 (0.20) P5 STGD1 p.R2077W F 52 OD Blue White 20/40 (0.30) P6 STGD1 p.[L541P;A1038V] M 13 OS Brown White 20/150 (0.88) P7 STGD1 p.T972N, p.L2027F F 14 OS Blue White 20/80 (0.60) P8 STGD1 c.4537_4538insC, p.V1686M M 49 OS Brown White 20/50 (0.40) P9 STGD1 p.R1108H, p.P1380L M 50 OS Blue White 20/200 (1.00) P10 STGD1 c.5714&#fe;5G>A F 34 OD Blue White 20/200 (1.00) P11 STGD1 p.Q636H, p.G1961E M 46 OD Brown Indian 20/400 (1.30) P12 STGD1 c.5461-10T>C M 35 OD Brown Black 20/400 (1.30) P13 STGD1 p.R1640W F 20 OD Brown Black 20/125 (0.80) P14 STGD1 p.R290W M 47 OS Brown White 20/40 (0.30) P15 STGD1 p.A1773V, p.G1961E M 18 OD Brown White 20/150 (0.88) P16 AD RP p.T17M* F 23 OD Brown Hispanic 20/30 (0.20) P17 AD RP N/A M 39 OS Brown White 20/20 (0.00) P18 AR RP N/A M 50 OS Green White 20/20 (0.00) AD, autosomal dominant; AR, autosomal recessive; BCVA, best corrected visual acuity; F, female; logMAR, logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution; M, male; N/A, not available. Login to comment

[hide] Quantitative fundus autofluorescence in recessive ... Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 May 1;55(5):2841-52. doi: 10.1167/iovs.13-13624. Burke TR, Duncker T, Woods RL, Greenberg JP, Zernant J, Tsang SH, Smith RT, Allikmets R, Sparrow JR, Delori FC
Quantitative fundus autofluorescence in recessive Stargardt disease.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 May 1;55(5):2841-52. doi: 10.1167/iovs.13-13624., [PMID:24677105]

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PURPOSE: To quantify fundus autofluorescence (qAF) in patients with recessive Stargardt disease (STGD1). METHODS: A total of 42 STGD1 patients (ages: 7-52 years) with at least one confirmed disease-associated ABCA4 mutation were studied. Fundus AF images (488-nm excitation) were acquired with a confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope equipped with an internal fluorescent reference to account for variable laser power and detector sensitivity. The gray levels (GLs) of each image were calibrated to the reference, zero GL, magnification, and normative optical media density to yield qAF. Texture factor (TF) was calculated to characterize inhomogeneities in the AF image and patients were assigned to the phenotypes of Fishman I through III. RESULTS: Quantified fundus autofluorescence in 36 of 42 patients and TF in 27 of 42 patients were above normal limits for age. Young patients exhibited the relatively highest qAF, with levels up to 8-fold higher than healthy eyes. Quantified fundus autofluorescence and TF were higher in Fishman II and III than Fishman I, who had higher qAF and TF than healthy eyes. Patients carrying the G1916E mutation had lower qAF and TF than most other patients, even in the presence of a second allele associated with severe disease. CONCLUSIONS: Quantified fundus autofluorescence is an indirect approach to measuring RPE lipofuscin in vivo. We report that ABCA4 mutations cause significantly elevated qAF, consistent with previous reports indicating that increased RPE lipofuscin is a hallmark of STGD1. Even when qualitative differences in fundus AF images are not evident, qAF can elucidate phenotypic variation. Quantified fundus autofluorescence will serve to establish genotype-phenotype correlations and as an outcome measure in clinical trials.

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80 [L541P; A1038V] 356 354 1.7 1.8 5 F 14 1 0.60 0.60 II II p.L2027F; p.T972N 737 718 2.3 2.6 6 M 45 31 1.00 0.88 I I p.G1961E; p.P1380L 623 543 4.2 4.0 7 F 42 5 0.30 CF - I p.E1252* 557 2.1 8 M 15 4 0.80 0.80 II II p.L2027F; p.R2077W 728 697 3.2 3.2 9 F 24 2 0.60 0.40 II II p.R1161S 571 647 3.8 3.5 10 M 46 15 1.30 1.30 I I p.G1961E; p.Q636H 394 351 2.3 2.4 11.1 M 12 2 1.00 1.00 II - p. Login to comment

[hide] Generalized choriocapillaris dystrophy, a distinct... Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Apr 29;55(4):2766-76. doi: 10.1167/iovs.13-13391. Bertelsen M, Zernant J, Larsen M, Duno M, Allikmets R, Rosenberg T
Generalized choriocapillaris dystrophy, a distinct phenotype in the spectrum of ABCA4-associated retinopathies.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Apr 29;55(4):2766-76. doi: 10.1167/iovs.13-13391., [PMID:24713488]

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PURPOSE: We describe a particular form of autosomal recessive generalized choriocapillaris dystrophy phenotype associated with ABCA4 mutations. METHODS: A cohort of 30 patients with identified ABCA4 mutations and a distinct phenotype was studied. A retrospective review of history, fundus photographs, electroretinography, visual field testing, dark adaptometry, and optical coherence tomography was performed. Genetic analyses were performed by ABCA4 microarray analysis, high resolution melting, and/or next generation sequencing of all protein-coding sequences of the ABCA4 gene. RESULTS: The earliest recorded manifestation of ABCA4-associated disease was a central bull's eye type of macular dystrophy that progressed to chorioretinal atrophy of the macula with coarse rounded hyperpigmentations and expanding involvement of the periphery. The mean age at first presentation was 10.3 years, the longest follow-up was 61 years. All patients had two ABCA4 mutations identified, confirming the molecular genetic diagnosis of an ABCA4-associated disease. Most patients harbored at least one mutation classified as "severe," the most common of which was the p.N965S variant that had been found previously at a high frequency among patients with ABCA4-associated retinal dystrophies in Denmark. CONCLUSIONS: Generalized choriocapillaris dystrophy is a progressive ABCA4-associated phenotype characterized by early-onset macular dystrophy that disperses and expands to widespread end-stage chorioretinal atrophy with profound visual loss. All cases in this study were confirmed as harboring two ABCA4 mutations. Most of the ABCA4 mutations were classified as "severe" explaining the early onset, panretinal degeneration, and fast progression of the disease.

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123 Summary of Detected Potential Pathogenic Variants (Known and Novel [in Bold Face]) Found in the ABCA4 Gene of Patients With Generalized Choriocapillaris Dystrophy Patient Method Mutation 1 Mutation 2 Nucleotide Protein Nucleotide Protein D513 NGS c.203C>T p.P68L c.2894A>G p.N965S D514 Microarray, NGS c.2894A>G p.N965S c.5461-10T>C - D516 NGS c.4926C>G p.S1642R c.5041_5055del p.V1681_C1685del D517 NGS c.5169C>G p.Y1723* c.6079C>T p.L2027F D137 Microarray, NGS c.2894A>G p.N965S c.2894A>G p.N965S D801 Microarray, NGS c.6386&#fe;1G>A Aberrant splicing c.4234C>T p.Q1412* D109 Microarray c.2894A>G p.N965S c.4234C>T p.Q1412* D040 Microarray c.6229C>T p.R2077W c.6229C>T p.R2077W D159 Microarray c.3113C>T p.L541P/A1038V c.3113C>T p.L541P/A1038V D129 Microarray c.2894A>G p.N965S c.3322C>T p.R1108C D115 Microarray c.2894A>G p.N965S c.3113C>T p.L541P/A1038V D033 Microarray c.2894A>G p.N965S c.2041C>T p.R681* D023 Microarray c.203C>T p.P68L c.3329-2A>G Aberrant splicing D001 Microarray c.666_678del p.K223_R226delfs c.4667&#fe;2T>C Aberrant splicing D147 Microarray, HRM c.2894A>G p.N965S c.2408delG p.G803fs D162 Microarray c.3329-2A>G Aberrant splicing c.6089G>A p.R2030Q D022 Microarray, HRM c.4462T>C p.C1488R c.4102C>T p.R1368C D112 Microarray, HRM c.2894A>G p.N965S c.1529T>G p.L510R D108 Microarray, HRM c.1648G>A p.G550R c.4102C>T p.R1368C D107 Microarray c.666_678del p.K223_R226delfs c.2588G>C p.G863A D070 Microarray c.2588G>C p.G863A c.2588G>C p.G863A D116 Microarray c.2300T>A p.V767D c.5461-10T>C - D135 Microarray, HRM c.2894A>G p.N965S c.2408delG p.G803fs D117 Microarray, HRM c.3191-2A>G Aberrant splicing c.2408delG p.G803fs D186 Microarray, HRM c.3322C>T p.R1108C c.6386&#fe;1G>A Aberrant splicing D173 Microarray, HRM c.4469G>A p.C1490Y c.2915C>A p.T972N TABLE 3. Login to comment
124 In Silico Analysis of ABCA4 Variants Detected in This Study Using Alamut 2.2 Software cDNA Variant Protein Variant Effect on Protein Function AGVGD Class SIFT Prediction Effect on Protein PPH2 Prediction Effect on Protein TASTER Prediction Effect on Splicing Missense variants c.203C>T p.P68L C65 Deleterious Probably damaging Disease causing c.1529T>G p.L510R C65 Deleterious Benign Polymorphism c.1622T>C p.L541P Reduced ATP binding mislocali- zation26,27 C65 Deleterious Probably damaging Disease causing c.1648G>A p.G550R C65 Deleterious Possibly damaging Disease causing New acceptor site c.2300T>A p.V767D Reduced protein28 C65 Deleterious Benign Disease causing c.2588G>C p.G863A Reduced protein level, reduced ATP binding, reduced ATPase activity26 C55 Deleterious Possibly damaging Disease causing Predicted change at acceptor site 1 bp upstream: 11.1%, creating a new stronger acceptor 3 bp downstream c.2894A>G p.N965S Reduced ATP binding26 C45 Deleterious Probably damaging Disease causing New acceptor site c.2915C>A p.T972N C55 Deleterious Probably damaging Disease causing c.3113C>T p.A1038V Reduced ATP binding, reduced ATP hydrolysis26 C65 Deleterious Benign Disease causing c.3322C>T p.R1108C Reduced ATP binding26 C65 Deleterious Probably damaging Disease causing c.4102C>T p.R1368C C65 Deleterious Probably damaging Disease causing c.4462T>C p.C1488R C65 Deleterious Possibly damaging Disease causing c.4469G>A p.C1490Y Misfolding, mislocali- zation27 C65 Deleterious Probably damaging Disease causing Cryptic donor strongly activated c.4926C>G p.S1642R C25 Deleterious Benign Disease causing c.6079C>T p.L2027F Reduced ATP binding26,29 C15 Deleterious Probably damaging Disease causing c.6089G>A p.R2030Q C35 Deleterious Probably damaging Disease causing c.6229C>T p.R2077W Reduced ATP binding26 C65 Deleterious Probably damaging Disease causing Deletion/frame-shift/stop variants c.666_678del p.K223_ R226delfs c.2041C>T p.R681* c.2408delG p.G803fs c.4234C>T p.Q1412* c.5041_5055del p.V1681_ C1685del c.5169C>G p.Y1723* Splicing affecting variants c.3191-2A>G Predicted change at acceptor site 2 bps downstream: 100% c.3329-2A>G Predicted change at acceptor site 2 bps downstream: 100% c.4667&#fe;2T>C Predicted change at donor site 2 bps upstream: 100% generalized choriocapillaris dystrophy have the occasional hallmarks of early Stargardt disease, such as vermillion fundus, fundus hyperautofluorescence, and a dark choroid on fluorescein angiograms. Login to comment

[hide] The external limiting membrane in early-onset Star... Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Aug 19;55(10):6139-49. doi: 10.1167/iovs.14-15126. Lee W, Noupuu K, Oll M, Duncker T, Burke T, Zernant J, Bearelly S, Tsang SH, Sparrow JR, Allikmets R
The external limiting membrane in early-onset Stargardt disease.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Aug 19;55(10):6139-49. doi: 10.1167/iovs.14-15126., [PMID:25139735]

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PURPOSE: To describe pathologic changes of the external limiting membrane (ELM) in young patients with early-onset Stargardt (STGD1) disease. METHODS: Twenty-six STGD1 patients aged younger than 20 years with confirmed disease-causing adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette, subfamily A, member 4 (ABCA4) alleles and 30 age-matched unaffected individuals were studied. Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), fundus autofluorescence (AF), and color fundus photography (CFP) images, as well as full-field electroretinograms were obtained and analyzed for one to four visits in each patient. RESULTS: The ELM in all patients exhibited a distinct thickening that was not observed in unaffected individuals. In addition, accumulations of reflective deposits were noted in the outer nuclear layer in every patient. Four patients exhibited a concave protuberance or bulging of a thickened and hyperreflective ELM band within the fovea containing preserved photoreceptors. Longitudinal SD-OCT data in several patients revealed the persistence of this ELM abnormality over a period of time (1-4 years). Furthermore, the edges of the inner segment ellipsoid band appeared to recede earlier than the ELM band in active lesions. CONCLUSIONS: Structural changes seen in the ELM of this cohort may reflect a gliotic response to cellular stress at the photoreceptor level in early-onset STGD1.

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89 [L541P;A1038V] p.L2027F P8 10 Caucasian 20/40 (0.30) 20/80 (0.60) 1 1 None-early 1 p.R1108C p.Q1412* P9 14 Caucasian 20/100 (0.70) 20/100 (0.70) 2 1 Early-late 0.5 p.T972N p.L2027F P10 9 Caucasian 20/150 (0.88) 20/400 (1.30) 2 1 Late ND c.5312&#fe;1G>A p.R2030* P11 15 Caucasian 20/200 (1.00) 20/200 (1.00) 2 2 Mid-late 3 p.L2027F p.R2077W P12 5 Caucasian 20/30 (0.18) 20/40 (0.30) 1 n/a ND c.5018&#fe;2T>C p.G1961E P13 10 Caucasian 20/200 (1.00) 20/200 (1.00) 2 2 Mid 4 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