Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital del Salvador, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 7500922, Chile.
Laboratory of Genetics in Ophthalmology (LGO), INSERM UMR1163, Institute of Genetic Diseases, Imagine and Paris Descartes University, 75015 Paris, France.
Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Jun 3;25(11):6151. doi: 10.3390/ijms25116151.
Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA)/early-onset severe retinal dystrophy (EOSRD) stand as primary causes of incurable childhood blindness. This study investigates the clinical and molecular architecture of syndromic and non-syndromic LCA/EOSRD within a Chilean cohort (67 patients/60 families). Leveraging panel sequencing, 95.5% detection was achieved, revealing 17 genes and 126 variants (32 unique). , , and dominated (71.9%), with being the most prevalent (43.8%). Notably, four unique variants ( p.Glu415*, p.Ser1049Aspfs*40 and p.Cys948Tyr, p.Leu99Ile) constituted 62.7% of all disease alleles, indicating their importance for targeted analysis in Chilean patients. This study underscores a high degree of inbreeding in Chilean families affected by pediatric retinal blindness, resulting in a limited mutation repertoire. Furthermore, it complements and reinforces earlier reports, indicating the involvement of and as uncommon causes of LCA/EOSRD. These data hold significant value for patient and family counseling, pharmaceutical industry endeavors in personalized medicine, and future enrolment in gene therapy-based treatments, particularly with ongoing trials () or advancing preclinical developments ( and ).
Leber 先天性黑矇(LCA)/早发性严重视网膜营养不良(EOSRD)是儿童失明的主要原因。本研究调查了智利队列(67 名患者/60 个家庭)中综合征性和非综合征性 LCA/EOSRD 的临床和分子结构。利用面板测序,实现了 95.5%的检测率,揭示了 17 个基因和 126 个变体(32 个独特)。 、 、 和 占主导地位(71.9%),其中 最为常见(43.8%)。值得注意的是,四个独特的变体(p.Glu415*,p.Ser1049Aspfs*40 和 p.Cys948Tyr,p.Leu99Ile)构成了所有疾病等位基因的 62.7%,表明它们对于智利患者的靶向分析很重要。本研究强调了智利儿科视网膜盲患者中高度的近亲繁殖,导致突变谱有限。此外,它补充并加强了早期报告,表明 和 作为 LCA/EOSRD 的罕见原因。这些数据对患者和家庭咨询、个体化医学制药行业的努力以及未来基于基因治疗的治疗方法的注册具有重要意义,特别是正在进行的试验( 和 )或推进临床前发展( 和 )。