Mutation analysis of Leber congenital amaurosis‑associated genes in patients with retinitis pigmentosa

Shen,Tao; Guan,Liping; Li,Shiqiang; Zhang,Jianguo; Xiao,Xueshan; Jiang,Hui; Yang,Jianhua; Guo,Xiangming; Wang,Jun; Zhang,Qingjiong

doi:10.3892/mmr.2014.2894

Mutation analysis of Leber congenital amaurosis‑associated genes in patients with retinitis pigmentosa

Authors:
- Tao Shen
- Liping Guan
- Shiqiang Li
- Jianguo Zhang
- Xueshan Xiao
- Hui Jiang
- Jianhua Yang
- Xiangming Guo
- Jun Wang
- Qingjiong Zhang
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Affiliations: State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518083, P.R. China
Published online on: November 7, 2014 https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2014.2894
Pages: 1827-1832

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Abstract

The genetic defects underlying approximately half of all retinitis pigmentosa (RP) cases are unknown. A number of genes responsible for Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) may also cause RP when they are mutated. Our previous study revealed that variants in the most frequently mutated nine exons accounted for approximately half of the mutations detected in a cohort of patients with LCA. The aim of the present study was to detect mutations in LCA-associated genes in patients with RP using two different strategies. Sanger sequencing was used to screen mutations in the nine exons in 293 patients with RP and exome sequencing was used to detect variants in 12 LCA-associated genes in 157 of the 293 patients with RP and then to validate the variants by Sanger sequencing. Potential pathogenic mutations were identified in four patients with early onset RP, including homozygous CRB1 mutations in two patients, compound heterozygous CRB1 mutations in one patient and compound heterozygous CEP290 mutations in one patient. The present study indicated that mutations in CEP290 may also be associated with RP but not with LCA. With the exception of CEP290, the remaining 11 genes known to be associated with LCA but not with RP are unlikely to be a common cause of RP.

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