Table 1 Ophthalmologic data of patients carrying pathogenic THRB variants in our IRD-cohort.

From: Identification of new families and variants in autosomal dominant macular dystrophy associated with THRB

Family

Patient

THRB variant

Other P/LP IRD genes variants identified

Gender

Initial

diagnosis

Disease onset

First symptoms

Other visual symptoms

Ophthalmologic examination

Age of last ophthalmologic examination

Endocrine disorder

Extraocular manifestations

Fundus images and FAF

SD-OCT

Electrophisiology

Family 1

III:1

THRB

(NM_001354712.2): c.283 + 1G > A

NGS not performed

Male

MD

NA

NA

Visual acuity loss

Central visual field loss

Hyperpigmentation of macular RPE.

Disruption of subfoveal ellipsoid layers.

NA

66 years old

Normal levels of TSH and THs.

III:4

NGS not performed

Female

IRD

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

No endocrine disorder observed.

IV:2

ABCA4

(NM_000350.2): c.4253 + 43G > A (het)

Male

MD

Early childhood

Visual acuity loss

Dyschromatopsia

Nyctalopia

Central hypoautofluorescence with surrounding hyperautofluorescence.

Disruption of subfoveal ellipsoid layers.

FF-ERG: Cone dysfunction

P-ERG: Macular dysfunction

43 years old

Normal levels of TSH and THs.

Behavior disorder, epilepsy secondary to perinatal hypoxia

IV:4

NGS not performed

Female

MD

Adolescence

Visual acuity loss

Macular alterations

Disruption of subfoveal ellipsoid layers.

NA

31 years old

No endocrine disorder observed.

Family 2

II:4

THRB

(NM_001354712.2): c.283 + 1G > A

None

Female

MD

6 years old

Visual acuity loss

Central visual field loss

Dyschromatopsia

Visual field loss

Photophobia

Central hyperautofluorescence.

Disruption of subfoveal ellipsoid layers.

FF-ERG: Cone dysfunction

P-ERG: Macular dysfunction

51 years old

Normal levels of TSH and THs.

Family 3

III:4

THRB

(NM_001354712.2): c.283G > A

NGS not performed

Male

MD

65 years old

Visual acuity loss

Macula with a granular appearance.

Disruption of subfoveal ellipsoid layers.

NA

72 years old

No endocrine disorder observed.

III:7

NGS not performed

Male

MD

53 years old

Dyschromatopsia

Visual acuity loss (likely secondary to cataract formation)

Central hyperautofluorescence.

Disruption of subfoveal ellipsoid layers with optic gap.

FF-ERG: Normal limits.

P-ERG: Macular dysfunction

59 years old

No endocrine disorder observed.

IV:1

None

Male

MD

35 years old

Visual acuity loss

Dyschromatopsia, Central visual field loss

Photophobia

Central hyperautofluorescence.

Disruption of subfoveal ellipsoid layers.

FF-ERG: No evidence of generalized photoreceptor dysfunction

P-ERG: Macular dysfunction

47 years old

Normal levels of TSH and THs.

IV:7

CABP4

(NM_145200.5):

c.66dupT; p.Ala23Cysfs*9 (het)

Female

MD

28 years old

Visual acuity los

Dyschromatopsia

Photophobia

Nyctalopia

NA

Disruption of subfoveal ellipsoid layers.

NA

38 years old

Normal levels of TSH and THs.

IV:9

None

Female

MD

NA

NA

NA

Macula with a granular appearance.

Disruption of subfoveal ellipsoid layers.

NA

39 years old

Normal levels of TSH and THs.

-

IV:12

NGS not performed

Female

MD

26 years old

Visual acuity loss

Photophobia

Dyschromatopsia

Central visual field loss

Nyctalopia

Mild loss of the normal central macular hypoautofluorescence

Disruption of subfoveal ellipsoid layers with optic gap.

NA

30 years old

Normal levels of TSH and THs.

V:3

NGS not performed

Female

MD

7 years old

Visual acuity loss

Photophobia Photopsias

Central hyperautofluorescence.

Disruption of subfoveal ellipsoid layers.

FF-ERG: no evidence of generalized photoreceptor dysfunction

P-ERG: NA

9 years old

Normal levels of TSH and THs.

  1. MD: macular dystrophy; IRD: inherited retinal dystrophy; P/LP: pathogenic/likely pathogenic; Het: heterozygous; FAF: fundus autofluorescence; NGS: next-generation sequencing RPE: retinal pigment epithelium; NA: not available; VAL: visual acuity loss; VFL: visual field loss; NB: night blindness; FF-ERG: full field electroretinogram; P-ERG: pattern electroretinogram; TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone; THs: thyroid hormones.