The majority of autosomal recessive nanophthalmos and posterior microphthalmia can be attributed to biallelic sequence and structural variants in MFRP and PRSS56

Basamat Almoallem, Gavin Arno, Julie De Zaeytijd, Hannah Verdin, Irina Balikova, Ingele Casteels, Thomy de Ravel, Sarah Hull, Martina Suzani, Anne Destrée, Michelle Peng, Denise Williams, John R Ainsworth, Andrew R Webster, Bart P Leroy, Anthony T Moore, Elfride De Baere

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Abstract

This study aimed to genetically and clinically characterize a unique cohort of 25 individuals from 21 unrelated families with autosomal recessive nanophthalmos (NNO) and posterior microphthalmia (MCOP) from different ethnicities. An ophthalmological assessment in all families was followed by targeted MFRP and PRSS56 testing in 20 families and whole-genome sequencing in one family. Three families underwent homozygosity mapping using SNP arrays. Eight distinct MFRP mutations were found in 10/21 families (47.6%), five of which are novel including a deletion spanning the 5' untranslated region and the first coding part of exon 1. Most cases harbored homozygous mutations (8/10), while a compound heterozygous and a monoallelic genotype were identified in the remaining ones (2/10). Six distinct PRSS56 mutations were found in 9/21 (42.9%) families, three of which are novel. Similarly, homozygous mutations were found in all but one, leaving 2/21 families (9.5%) without a molecular diagnosis. Clinically, all patients had reduced visual acuity, hyperopia, short axial length and crowded optic discs. Retinitis pigmentosa was observed in 5/10 (50%) of the MFRP group, papillomacular folds in 12/19 (63.2%) of MCOP and in 3/6 (50%) of NNO cases. A considerable phenotypic variability was observed, with no clear genotype-phenotype correlations. Overall, our study represents the largest NNO and MCOP cohort reported to date and provides a genetic diagnosis in 19/21 families (90.5%), including the first MFRP genomic rearrangement, offering opportunities for gene-based therapies in MFRP-associated disease. Finally, our study underscores the importance of sequence and copy number analysis of the MFRP and PRSS56 genes in MCOP and NNO.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1289
Number of pages10
JournalScientific Reports
Volume10
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Jan 2020

Keywords

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Alleles
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cohort Studies
  • DNA Copy Number Variations
  • Family
  • Female
  • Heterozygote
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Membrane Proteins/genetics
  • Microphthalmos/genetics
  • Middle Aged
  • Mutation
  • Serine Proteases/genetics
  • Whole Genome Sequencing

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