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Identification of the RPGR Gene Pathogenic Variants in a Cohort of Polish Male Patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa Phenotype
The goal of the study was to explore the spectrum of pathogenic variants in the RPGR gene in a group of male Polish patients with a retinitis pigmentosa (RP) phenotype. A total of 45 male index patients, including twins, being members of 44 families, were screened for pathogenic variants in the RPGR...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10606843/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37895299 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genes14101950 |
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author | Nowomiejska, Katarzyna Baltaziak, Katarzyna Całka, Paulina Ciesielka, Marzanna Teresiński, Grzegorz Rejdak, Robert |
author_facet | Nowomiejska, Katarzyna Baltaziak, Katarzyna Całka, Paulina Ciesielka, Marzanna Teresiński, Grzegorz Rejdak, Robert |
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description | The goal of the study was to explore the spectrum of pathogenic variants in the RPGR gene in a group of male Polish patients with a retinitis pigmentosa (RP) phenotype. A total of 45 male index patients, including twins, being members of 44 families, were screened for pathogenic variants in the RPGR gene via the direct sequencing of PCR-amplified genomic DNA and underwent a comprehensive ophthalmological examination in one center located in Poland. A total of two pathogenic and five likely pathogenic variants in eight patients (18%) were detected in the studied cohort. Of these, five variants were novel, and five disease-causing variants (71%) were identified within the ORF15 mutational hotspot of the RPGR gene. The median age of onset of the disease was 10 years (range 6–14 years), the median age during the examination was 30 years (range 20–47 years), and the median visual acuity was 0.4 (range 0.01–0.7). The majority of patients had middle constriction of the visual field and thinning of the central foveal thickness. Dizygotic twins bearing the same hemizygous mutation showed a different retinal phenotype in regard to the severity of the symptoms. This is the first RPGR mutation screening in Poland showing a prevalence of 18% of RPGR pathogenic mutations and likely pathogenic variants in the studied cohort of male patients with an RP phenotype. |
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spelling | pubmed-106068432023-10-28 Identification of the RPGR Gene Pathogenic Variants in a Cohort of Polish Male Patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa Phenotype Nowomiejska, Katarzyna Baltaziak, Katarzyna Całka, Paulina Ciesielka, Marzanna Teresiński, Grzegorz Rejdak, Robert Genes (Basel) Article The goal of the study was to explore the spectrum of pathogenic variants in the RPGR gene in a group of male Polish patients with a retinitis pigmentosa (RP) phenotype. A total of 45 male index patients, including twins, being members of 44 families, were screened for pathogenic variants in the RPGR gene via the direct sequencing of PCR-amplified genomic DNA and underwent a comprehensive ophthalmological examination in one center located in Poland. A total of two pathogenic and five likely pathogenic variants in eight patients (18%) were detected in the studied cohort. Of these, five variants were novel, and five disease-causing variants (71%) were identified within the ORF15 mutational hotspot of the RPGR gene. The median age of onset of the disease was 10 years (range 6–14 years), the median age during the examination was 30 years (range 20–47 years), and the median visual acuity was 0.4 (range 0.01–0.7). The majority of patients had middle constriction of the visual field and thinning of the central foveal thickness. Dizygotic twins bearing the same hemizygous mutation showed a different retinal phenotype in regard to the severity of the symptoms. This is the first RPGR mutation screening in Poland showing a prevalence of 18% of RPGR pathogenic mutations and likely pathogenic variants in the studied cohort of male patients with an RP phenotype. MDPI 2023-10-17 /pmc/articles/PMC10606843/ /pubmed/37895299 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genes14101950 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Nowomiejska, Katarzyna Baltaziak, Katarzyna Całka, Paulina Ciesielka, Marzanna Teresiński, Grzegorz Rejdak, Robert Identification of the RPGR Gene Pathogenic Variants in a Cohort of Polish Male Patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa Phenotype |
title | Identification of the RPGR Gene Pathogenic Variants in a Cohort of Polish Male Patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa Phenotype |
title_full | Identification of the RPGR Gene Pathogenic Variants in a Cohort of Polish Male Patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa Phenotype |
title_fullStr | Identification of the RPGR Gene Pathogenic Variants in a Cohort of Polish Male Patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa Phenotype |
title_full_unstemmed | Identification of the RPGR Gene Pathogenic Variants in a Cohort of Polish Male Patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa Phenotype |
title_short | Identification of the RPGR Gene Pathogenic Variants in a Cohort of Polish Male Patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa Phenotype |
title_sort | identification of the rpgr gene pathogenic variants in a cohort of polish male patients with retinitis pigmentosa phenotype |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10606843/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37895299 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genes14101950 |
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