Genetic profile of syndromic retinitis pigmentosa in Portugal.

Cortinhal, Telmo; Santos, Cristina; Vaz-Pereira, Sara; Marta, Ana; Duarte, Lilianne; Miranda, Vitor; Costa, José; Sousa, Ana Berta; Peter, Virginie G; Kaminska, Karolina; Rivolta, Carlo; Carvalho, Ana Luísa; Saraiva, Jorge; Soares, Célia Azevedo; Silva, Rufino; Murta, Joaquim; Santos, Luísa Coutinho; Marques, João Pedro (2024). Genetic profile of syndromic retinitis pigmentosa in Portugal. Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology, 262(6), pp. 1883-1897. Springer 10.1007/s00417-023-06360-2

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PURPOSE

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) comprises a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of inherited retinal degenerations, where 20-30% of patients exhibit extra-ocular manifestations (syndromic RP). Understanding the genetic profile of RP has important implications for disease prognosis and genetic counseling. This study aimed to characterize the genetic profile of syndromic RP in Portugal.

METHODS

Multicenter, retrospective cohort study. Six Portuguese healthcare providers identified patients with a clinical diagnosis of syndromic RP and available genetic testing results. All patients had been previously subjected to a detailed ophthalmologic examination and clinically oriented genetic testing. Genetic variants were classified according to the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics; only likely pathogenic or pathogenic variants were considered relevant for disease etiology.

RESULTS

One hundred and twenty-two patients (53.3% males) from 100 families were included. Usher syndrome was the most frequent diagnosis (62.0%), followed by Bardet-Biedl (19.0%) and Senior-Løken syndromes (7.0%). Deleterious variants were identified in 86/100 families for a diagnostic yield of 86.0% (87.1% for Usher and 94.7% for Bardet-Biedl). A total of 81 genetic variants were identified in 25 different genes, 22 of which are novel. USH2A and MYO7A were responsible for most type II and type I Usher syndrome cases, respectively. BBS1 variants were the cause of Bardet-Biedl syndrome in 52.6% of families. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) records were available at baseline and last visit for 99 patients (198 eyes), with a median follow-up of 62.0 months. The mean BCVA was 56.5 ETDRS letters at baseline (Snellen equivalent ~ 20/80), declining to 44.9 ETDRS letters (Snellen equivalent ~ 20/125) at the last available follow-up (p < 0.001).

CONCLUSION

This is the first multicenter study depicting the genetic profile of syndromic RP in Portugal, thus contributing toward a better understanding of this heterogeneous disease group. Usher and Bardet-Biedl syndromes were found to be the most common types of syndromic RP in this large Portuguese cohort. A high diagnostic yield was obtained, highlighting current genetic testing capabilities in providing a molecular diagnosis to most affected individuals. This has major implications in determining disease-related prognosis and providing targeted genetic counseling for syndromic RP patients in Portugal.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Ophthalmology

UniBE Contributor:

Peter, Virginie Gisèle

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1435-702X

Publisher:

Springer

Language:

English

Submitter:

Pubmed Import

Date Deposited:

09 Jan 2024 09:30

Last Modified:

22 May 2024 00:12

Publisher DOI:

10.1007/s00417-023-06360-2

PubMed ID:

38189974

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Genotype Inherited retinal diseases Ophthalmic genetics Syndromic retinitis pigmentosa

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/191352

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/191352

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