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Synonymous Variant in the CHM Gene Causes Aberrant Splicing in Choroideremia.

ABSTRACT: Purpose:Choroideremia is an inherited retinal degeneration caused by 280 different pathogenic variants in the CHM gene. Only one silent/synonymous variant (c.1359C>T; p.(Ser453=)) has been reported and was classified as inconclusive based on in silico analysis. This study elucidates the pathogenicity of this variant also found in a Brazilian patient. Methods:Ophthalmological examinations such as color fundus photography, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography, fundus autofluorescence, and macular integrity assessment microperimetry were performed. The subjects' total RNA was extracted from peripheral blood cells. cDNA was synthesized and the amplification between exon 10 and 14 of the CHM mRNA was performed. The amplification products were sequenced by Sanger sequencing and the results were aligned to the reference sequence. Results:The synonymous variant c.1359C>T p.(Ser453=) in the CHM gene is associated with an error in mRNA processing, leading preferentially to production of an aberrant transcript without exon 11 (p.(Gln451Phefs*3)). This anomalous mRNA production is related to typical choroideremia phenotype. Conclusions:These molecular findings reinforce the need for more detailed investigation of silent variants in patients with well-defined phenotype of retinal dystrophies. Molecular and clinical findings provided evidence that c.1359C>T (p.(Gln451Phefs*3)) in CHM should be considered a disease-causing variant.

SUBMITTER: da Palma MM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7329626 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Synonymous Variant in the CHM Gene Causes Aberrant Splicing in Choroideremia.

da Palma Mariana Matioli MM Motta Fabiana Louise FL Gomes Caio Perez CP Salles Mariana Vallim MV Pesquero João Bosco JB Sallum Juliana Maria Ferraz JMF

Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 20200201 2

<h4>Purpose</h4>Choroideremia is an inherited retinal degeneration caused by 280 different pathogenic variants in the CHM gene. Only one silent/synonymous variant (c.1359C>T; p.(Ser453=)) has been reported and was classified as inconclusive based on in silico analysis. This study elucidates the pathogenicity of this variant also found in a Brazilian patient.<h4>Methods</h4>Ophthalmological examinations such as color fundus photography, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography, fundus autoflu ...[more]

PMID: 32097478

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Project description:PurposeWe report the underlying genotype and explore possible genotypic-phenotypic correlations in a large cohort of choroideremia patients.MethodsWe studied prospectively a cohort of 79 patients diagnosed within a tertiary referral service for patients with retinal dystrophies. Phenotypic evaluation consisted of clinical examination, including visual acuity and residual retinal area by fundus autofluorescence (FAF). Genotype was established by sequencing. We also investigated whether particular genotypes were associated with more severe phenotypes by performing analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), with visual acuity and FAF as the dependent variables and age as the covariant.ResultsA total of 74 (94%) of patients in our cohort had causative mutations by sequencing, the majority of which were anticipated to be null. Of these, 35 (47%) had insertions and deletions, 13 (18%) had mutations predicted to affect splicing, and 26 (35%) had single point mutations. In the latter case, 13 of 21 (62%) pedigrees with single point mutations were C to T transitions at C-phosphate-G (CpG) dinucleotides. These mutations were spread across 5 of only 24 CpG dinucleotides in the entire CHM cDNA. Furthermore, these 5 locations are the only sites at which C to T transitions result in a stop codon. No clear evidence was found for genotype-phenotype correlation except in the instance of a patient with a large deletion involving neighbouring sequences.ConclusionsIn patients with a diagnosis of choroideremia made by a specialty service, there is a high likelihood of establishing a genetic diagnosis. The majority of causative mutations appear to be null and, therefore, may benefit from gene replacement therapy. A disproportionate number of single point mutations observed were C to T transitions, consistent with the evolutionary decay of CpG dinucleotides through methylation and subsequent deamination. Hence, the development of choroideremia in such patients may represent the unwanted consequence of human evolution; de novo mutations are predicted to arise at these sites in future generations. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01461213.).

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Synonymous Variant in the CHM Gene Causes Aberrant Splicing in Choroideremia.

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Synonymous Variant in the CHM Gene Causes Aberrant Splicing in Choroideremia.

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