A Splicing Variant in RDH8 Is Associated with Autosomal Recessive Stargardt Macular Dystrophy

Stargardt macular dystrophy is a genetic disorder, but in many cases, the causative gene remains unrevealed. Through a combined approach (whole-exome sequencing and phenotype/family-driven filtering algorithm) and a multilevel validation (international database searching, prediction scores calculation, splicing analysis assay, segregation analyses), a biallelic mutation in the RDH8 gene was identified to be responsible for Stargardt macular dystrophy in a consanguineous Italian family. This paper is a report on the first family in which a biallelic deleterious mutation in RDH8 is detected. The disease phenotype is consistent with the expected phenotype hypothesized in previous studies on murine models. The application of the combined approach to genetic data and the multilevel validation allowed the identification of a splicing mutation in a gene that has never been reported before in human disorders.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Genes - 14(2023), 8 vom: 21. Aug.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zampatti, Stefania [VerfasserIn]
Peconi, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Calvino, Giulia [VerfasserIn]
Ferese, Rosangela [VerfasserIn]
Gambardella, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Cascella, Raffaella [VerfasserIn]
Sebastiani, Jacopo [VerfasserIn]
Falsini, Benedetto [VerfasserIn]
Cusumano, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Giardina, Emiliano [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

All-trans-retinol dehydrogenase
Case Reports
Macular dystrophy
RDH8
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Retinal disease
Stargardt disease

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Date Completed 28.08.2023

Date Revised 28.08.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/genes14081659

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361268912