Null mutation in the human 11-cis retinol dehydrogenase gene associated with fundus albipunctatus

Autor: Driessen, C.A.G.G., Janssen, A.P.M., Winkens, H.J., Kuhlmann, E.D., Vugt, A.H.M. van, Pinckers, A.J.L.G., Deutman, A.F., Janssen, J.J.M.
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: Ophthalmology, 108, 8, pp. 1479-84
Ophthalmology, 108, 1479-84
ISSN: 0161-6420
DOI: 10.1016/s0161-6420(01)00640-6
Popis: Item does not contain fulltext PURPOSE: Recent studies show that mutations in the gene encoding 11-cis retinol dehydrogenase are associated with fundus albipunctatus. The authors wanted to investigate whether additional, more severe, mutations in the 11-cis retinol dehydrogenase gene might be responsible for more severe forms of hereditary retinal diseases. DESIGN: Case-control molecular genetics study. PARTICIPANTS AND CONTROLS: Two index patients, 7 relatives, and 50 control individuals. METHODS: The authors screened two index patients diagnosed with fundus albipunctatus for mutations in exons 2 to 5 and exon/intron boundaries of the 11-cis retinol dehydrogenase gene by direct sequencing. Control individuals were screened for the presence of the mutations using allele-specific oligonucleotide hybridization. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Mutations in exons 2 to 5 and exon/intron boundaries of the 11-cis retinol dehydrogenase gene. RESULTS: In a compound heterozygote, two novel mutations were found: a 4 bp insertion in exon 2 and a missense mutation Cys267Trp in exon 5. In a second pedigree, a homozygous frameshift mutation in codon 43 (Arg42ct[1-bpdel]) was detected. In both families, the mutations segregate with the disease. The mutations were not found in 50 control individuals. CONCLUSIONS: On the basis of our observations, it is unlikely that mutations in the 11-cis retinol dehydrogenase gene are associated with other, possibly more severe, retinal pathologic conditions/dystrophies or syndromic diseases in which the retina is also affected.
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