Jin Wu, Lijuan Huang, Yunyu Zhou, Yan Xie, Tong Mo, Ningdong Li
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Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to describe the clinical and genetic characteristics of Chinese patients with congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles (CFEOM), and to evaluate the phenotype-genotype correlations in these patients.
Methods: This was a retrospective study. Patients with CFEOM underwent detailed ophthalmic examinations and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Panel-based next-generation sequencing was performed to identify pathogenic variants of disease-causing genes.
Results: Sixty-two patients with CFEOM were recruited into this study. Thirty-nine patients were diagnosed with CFEOM1 and 23 with CFEOM3. Forty-nine of the 62 patients with CFEOM carried either KIF21A (41/49) or TUBB3 variants (8/49). Six known missense variants in the KIF21A and TUBB3 genes, and a novel variant (c.3906T > A, p.D1302E) in the KIF21A gene were detected. Most patients with CFEOM1 carrying the KIF21A mutation displayed isolated CFEOM, whereas patients with CFEOM3 carrying the TUBB3 mutation had a wide range of clinical manifestations, either CFEOM alone or syndromes. Nystagmus was also present in 12 patients with CFEOM. Furthermore, the MRI findings varied, ranging from attenuation of the extraocular muscles to dysgenesis of the cranial nerves and brain structure.
Conclusions: The novel variants identified in this study will further expand the spectrum of pathogenic variants in CFEOM-related genes. However, no phenotype-genotype correlations were established because of the diversity of the clinical characteristics of these patients.
期刊介绍:
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that encompasses all aspects of rare diseases and orphan drugs. The journal publishes high-quality reviews on specific rare diseases. In addition, the journal may consider articles on clinical trial outcome reports, either positive or negative, and articles on public health issues in the field of rare diseases and orphan drugs. The journal does not accept case reports.