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Abstract
Background: To delineate the clinical and mutational signatures of patients with CRB1-associated retinopathies.
Methods: This multicentre retrospective cohort study involved 40 patients with CRB1 mutations and 40 age-matched and gender-matched inherited retinal diseases (IRDs). The detailed phenotyping and genotyping characteristics and genotype‒phenotype correlations of the patients were analysed.
Results: The mean age of CRB1 cohort was 27.33±14.63 years. Results showed that yellowish geographic macular degeneration (66.67%), small white or yellow dots (65.6%), hyperopia (62.5%), abnormally laminated retina (61.61%), epiretinal membrane (60.6%) and nummular pigment deposits (50%) were the most common signatures in patients with CRB1 mutations. These clinical signatures were notably more prevalent among CRB1 patients than among individuals in other IRD group (p<0.001). Early-onset severe retinal dystrophy/Leber congenital amaurosis (EOSRD/LCA) patients are more likely to present these signatures than retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and macular dystrophy (MD) patients. Furthermore, a significant reduction in central foveal thickness coupled with pronounced thickening of the peripheral retina was observed more distinctly in patients with EOSRD/LCA (p<0.001). The choroidal thickness was not significantly altered compared to the normal controls, but was markedly reduced in the other IRD groups (p<0.001). 55 pathogenic variants were identified, 20 of which were novel. Null mutations were associated with EOSRD/LCA patients, and missense mutations were more prevalent in MD and RP patients.
Conclusions: Key clinical and mutational signatures were demonstrated in this study, providing a comprehensive update on CRB1-associated retinopathies that will aid in diagnosis and lay the foundation for future therapeutic studies.
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Journal of Medical Genetics is a leading international peer-reviewed journal covering original research in human genetics, including reviews of and opinion on the latest developments. Articles cover the molecular basis of human disease including germline cancer genetics, clinical manifestations of genetic disorders, applications of molecular genetics to medical practice and the systematic evaluation of such applications worldwide.