Table 1 Clinical and genetic findingsin the index patients of the likely characterized families.

From: Searching the second hit in patients with inherited retinal dystrophies and monoallelic variants in ABCA4, USH2A and CEP290 by whole-gene targeted sequencing

Family (index)

Onset age: First symptom

Extraction age: Symptoms

Fundus examination

Clin. Diagn.

Gene

[Allele 1]

[Allele 2]

Clin. Significance (Known v.)*

Segr An.

Other features and comments

Reference

Reference

Pathog. Scores (Novel v.)**

A (II:1)

10y: VAD. 34y: VA CF; NB; VFR; CVA;

Macular pigment deposits

STGD

ABCA4

M1: c.4253 + 5G > A; r.(spl?)68

M2: c.5898G > A; r.(spl?) p.Glu1966Glu

This study

M1 Clinvar: Pathog.

Yes

Photoph.

M2 MT: Damaging

NNS: Donor Lost

HSF: Site Broken

B (II:1)

2y: Intense photoph. 5y: VAD; CVA.

No apparent changes

COD

CNGB3

M3: c.1148del; p.Thr383Ilefs*1353

M3 Clinvar: CIP [Pathog.(14); VUS(1)]

Yes

Consang.; Micronystagmus; Amblyopia; Hypermetropia

ABCA4

m4: c.466A > G; p.Ile156Val (†)44

 

m4

Clinvar: VUS

C (II:1)

40y: NB

69y: VFC.; VAD.

Typical of RP at a later stage; RPE atrophy

sRP

FSCN2

m5: c.1345 + 6_1345 + 10dup; r.(spl?);

This study

 

m5

MT: Damaging

NNS: No changes

HSF: No impact

NA

Catar.

ABCA4

m6: c.6148G > C; p.Val2050Leu (†)69

 

m6 Clinvar: CIP [Ben.(1); Likely ben.(4); Likely pathog.(3); Pathog.(1)]

NA

D (II:1)

1y: NB

29y: Ring scotoma; VAD; CVA.

Punctate yellow-white deposits in the macula; Peripapillary atrophy

LCA

LRAT

M7: c.163C > G; p.Arg55Gly

This study

M7

MT: Damaging

SIFT: Damaging

Polyph: Damaging

Yes

Photoph.; Consang.

E (II:4)

18y: NB

24y: Tunnel vision (central island, 30°)

RPE atrophy, bone spicule pigmentation

sRP

USH2A

M8: c.1560C > A; p.Cys520*

This study

M9: c.2276G > T; p.Cys759Phe (†)62

M8

MT: Damaging

NA

None

M9 Clinvar: CIP [Likely pathog.(6); Pathog.(7); VUS(2)]

USH2A

m10: c.6590 C > T; p.Thr2197Ile20

 

m10 Clinvar: CIP [Likely Pathog.(1); VUS(1)]

NA

F (II:3)

25y: NB

39y: VFC; Discrete VAD.

Bone spicule pigmentation in the periphery

sRP

USH2A

M11: c.2167 + 5G > A; r.(spl?)70

M9: c.2276G > T; p.Cys759Phe (†)62

M11 Clinvar: Pathog71

NA

Myopia; Astigmatism

M9: see above

G (II:1)

18y: VF constr.

48y: NB; Tunnel vision; VAD

Typical of RP

sRP

USH2A

M9: c.2276G > T; p.Cys759Phe (†)62

M12: c.12574 C > T; p.Arg4192Cys72

M9: see above

NA

Incipient catar.; Tritanopia

M12 Clinvar: CIP [Likely pathog.(2); VUS(1)

H (II:3)

12y: NB

33y: VFC.; VAD; CVA

Bone spicule pigmentation in the periphery

arRP + SNHL

USH2A

M9: c.2276G > T; p.Cys759Phe (†)62

M13: c.12457del; p.Ala4153Profs*14

M9: see above

Yes

Progressive and bilateral SNHL (33y); Father with SNHL. Brother with isolated arRP

M13

HGMD: Pathog.

I (II:2)

30y: VF constr.

50y: NB; VF island 5° central; VAD

Typical of RP

sRP

USH2A

M9: c.2276G > T; p.Cys759Phe (†)62

M14: c.9799T > C; p.Cys3267Arg73

M9: see above

NA

Catar.; Photoph.

M14 Clinvar: Likely pathog.

J (II:1)

19y: NB

30y: VFC.

Typical of RP

sRP

USH2A

M9: c.2276G > T; p.Cys759Phe(†)62

M15: c.11156G > A; p.Arg3719His72

M9: see above

NA

None

M15 Clinvar: Pathog.

K (II:1)

12y: NB and VFR.

15y: VF Central island, 10°

Decrease in retinal thickness; No bone-spicule pigmentation

sRP (sp)

USH2A

M9: c.2276G > T; p.Cys759Phe (†)62

M16: c.14011G > T; p.Glu4671*

This study

M9: see above

Yes

None

M16

MT: Damaging

L (II:1)

43y: NB

53y: VFC; VAD.

Typical of RP

sRP

USH2A

M9: c.2276G > T; p.Cys759Phe (†)62

M14: c.9799T > C; p.Cys3267Arg73

M9: see above

Yes

Catar.

M14: see above

M (II:1)

14y: NB

28y: VFC.; VAD.

Typical of RP

USH

USH2A

M17: c.2299del; p.Glu767Serfs*21 (†)74

M18: c.15089C > A; p.Ser5030*75

M17

Clinvar: Pathog./Likely pathog.

Yes

Nystagmus; Bilateral SNHL

M18 LOVD: Pathog.

N (II:12)

39y: VFC.

49y: NB

Typical of RP

arRP

USH2A

M17: c.2299del; p.Glu767Serfs*21 (†)74

M19: c.4325T >C; p.Phe1442Ser76

M17: see above

NA

Diabetes mellitus

(Type II)

M19 LOVD: Likely Pathog.

O (II:1)

7y: NB

58y: Tunnel vision (5°); VAD.; CVA

Bone spicule pigmentation and pallor of the optic disc

sRP

USH2A

M20: c.907C > A; p.Arg303Ser61

M9: c.2276G > T; p.Cys759Phe (†)62

M20 LOVD: Likely Pathog.

NA

Photoph.;Catar.; Aphakia; Glaucoma

M9: see above

P (II:9)

13y: NB

35y: Tunnel vision (central island, 10°); VAD.

Typical of RP

USH

USH2A

M20: c.907C > A; p.Arg303Ser (†)61

M21: Duplication

Ex 46–47c.9055 + 100_9371 + 5544dup; p.?

This study

M20: see above

Yes

Strabismus; Astigmatism; Photoph.;Catar.; Two sisters with isolated arRP

M21

MT: Damaging

Q (II:4)

33y: NB

34y: VFC

Typical of RP at a later stage

arRP

USH2A

M20: c.907C > A; p.Arg303Ser (†)61

M22: c.12067–2A > G; r.spl77

M20: see above

Yes

Incipient catar. Shiny ILM

M22

Clinvar: Pathog.

R (II:6)

10y: NB

62y: VFC; LP; Legal Blindness

Typical of RP

USH

USH2A

M23: Deletion Ex 22–55c.4628-2287_10939 + 3867del; p.?

This study

M23

MT: Damaging

Yes

Catar.; Nystagmus; Bilateral SNHL

S (II:1)

14y: NB

30y: VDA, VFR

Typical of RP

sRP

USH2A

m33: c.5363A > G; p.Asp1788Gly30

m39: c.6806-810A > G; r.?

m40: c.6050-8058G > C; r.?

m33

MT: Benign

SIFT: Benign

Polyph: Possibly Damaging

No

Myopia, astigmatism

m39

MT: Benign

NNS: New donor

HSF: New Donor

m40

MT: Benign

NNS: New acceptor

HSF: New acceptor

  1. *The clinical significance of the known variants identified has been obtained using Clinvar, LOVD or HGMD databases.
  2. **In order to predict the impact on the protein’s function of the novel variants, we have conducted in silico analysis using MutationTaster (MT) for all kind of mutations, SIFT and Polyphen (Polyph) for the missense variant, and NNSPLICE (NNS) and HSF for the splice site variants.
  3. Alt: Alteration; arRP: Autosomal recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa; Catar.: cataracts; CF: Counting fingers; CIP: Conflicting interpretations of pathogenicity; Clin: Clinical; COD: Cone Dystrophy; CVA: Colour vision Alteration; D: Damaging or Disease causing; DL: Donor lost; ERM: Epiretinal membrane; LCA: Leber Congenital Amaurosis; LP: Light perception; ILM: Internal limiting membrane; MT: MutationTaster; N: Neutral; NA: Not available; NB: Night Blindness; NR: No response; Pathog.: Pathogenicity; Photoph.: Photophobia; Polyph: Polyphen; RP: Retinitis Pigmentosa; RPE: Retinal pigment epithelium; SB: Site broken; Segr. An.: Segregation Analysis; SNHL: Sensorineural hearing loss; sp: sine pigmento; sRP: Simplex RP; STGD: Stargardt disease; USH: Usher Syndrome; v: variant; VA: Visual acuity; VAD: Visual Acuity Decresed; VFC: Visual Field Contriction; VFR: Visual Field Reduction; VUS: Variant of unknown significance; y: Years;(w.a.): when available; (†): Variant previously detected by other techniques.Uppercase “M#” indicates likely causal mutations, lowercase “m#” indicates other variants. Fundus typical of RP comprised: Bone spicule pigmentation, narrowed vessels and pallor of the optic disc.