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Genetic characterization of Stargardt clinical phenotype in South Indian patients using sanger and targeted sequencing.

ABSTRACT: Background:Stargardt disease 1 (STGD1; MIM 248200) is a monogenic form of autosomal recessive genetic disease caused by mutation in ABCA4. This gene has a major role in hydrolyzing N-retinylidene-phosphatidylethanolamine to all-trans-retinal and phosphatidylethanolamine. The purpose of this study is to identify the frequency of putative disease-causing mutations associated with Stargardt disease in a South Indian population. Methods:A total of 28 clinically diagnosed Stargardt-like phenotype patients were recruited from south India. Ophthalmic examination of all patients was carefully carried out by a retina specialist based on the stages of fundus imaging and ERG grouping. Genetic analysis of ABCA4 was performed for all patients using Sanger sequencing and clinical exome sequencing. Results:This study identified disease-causing mutations in ABCA4 in 75% (21/28) of patients, 7% (2/28) exhibited benign variants and 18% (5/28) were negative for the disease-causing mutation. Conclusion:This is the first study describing the genetic association of ABCA4 disease-causing mutation in South Indian Stargardt 1 patients (STGD1). Our findings highlighted the presence of two novel missense mutations and an (in/del, single base pair deletion & splice variant) in ABCA4. However, genetic heterogeneity in ABCA4 mutants requires a larger sample size to establish a true correlation with clinical phenotype.

SUBMITTER: Raj RK

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6950877 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Genetic characterization of Stargardt clinical phenotype in South Indian patients using sanger and targeted sequencing.

Raj Rajendran Kadarkarai RK Dhoble Pankaja P Anjanamurthy Rupa R Chermakani Prakash P Kumaran Manojkumar M Devarajan Bharanidharan B Sundaresan Periasamy P

Eye and vision (London, England) 20200109

<h4>Background</h4>Stargardt disease 1 (STGD1; MIM 248200) is a monogenic form of autosomal recessive genetic disease caused by mutation in <i>ABCA4</i>. This gene has a major role in hydrolyzing N-retinylidene-phosphatidylethanolamine to all-trans-retinal and phosphatidylethanolamine. The purpose of this study is to identify the frequency of putative disease-causing mutations associated with Stargardt disease in a South Indian population.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 28 clinically diagnosed Starga ...[more]

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Genetic characterization of Stargardt clinical phenotype in South Indian patients using sanger and targeted sequencing.

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Genetic characterization of Stargardt clinical phenotype in South Indian patients using sanger and targeted sequencing.

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