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ArticleThe British journal of ophthalmology2003

Genotype-phenotype correlation in British families with X linked congenital stationary night blindness.

L E Allen, I Zito, K Bradshaw, R J Patel, A C Bird, F Fitzke, J R Yates, D Trump, A J Hardcastle, A T Moore

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Article in The British journal of ophthalmology, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

L E AllenEye Department, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK. le.allen@virgin.net
I Zito
K Bradshaw
R J Patel
A C Bird
F Fitzke
J R Yates
D Trump
A J Hardcastle
A T Moore
Addenbrooke's Hospital · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo correlate the phenotype of X linked congenital stationary night blindness (CSNBX) with genotype.

methods11 CSNB families were diagnosed with the X linked form of the disease by clinical evaluation and mutation detection in either the NYX or CACNA1F gene. Phenotype of the CSNBX patients was defined by clinical examination, psychophysical, and standardised electrophysiological testing.

resultsComprehensive mutation screening identified NYX gene mutations in eight families and CACNA1F gene mutations in three families. Electrophysiological and psychophysical evidence of a functioning but impaired rod system was present in subjects from each genotype group, although the responses tended to be more severely affected in subjects with NYX gene mutations. Scotopic oscillatory potentials were absent in all subjects with NYX gene mutations while subnormal OFF responses were specific to subjects with CACNA1F gene mutations.

conclusionsNYX gene mutations were a more frequent cause of CSNBX than CACNA1F gene mutations in the 11 British families studied. As evidence of a functioning rod system was identified in the majority of subjects tested, the clinical phenotypes "complete" and "incomplete" do not correlate with genotype. Instead, electrophysiological indicators of inner retinal function, specifically the characteristics of scotopic oscillatory potentials, 30 Hz flicker and the OFF response, may prove more discriminatory.

Indexed as

Calcium Channels, L-TypeBase SequenceCalcium ChannelsColor Perception TestsDark AdaptationElectroretinographyFemaleGenetic Diseases, X-LinkedGenotypeHumansMaleMolecular Sequence DataMutationNight BlindnessPhenotypeProspective StudiesCACNA1F protein, humanCalcium ChannelsCalcium Channels, L-TypeNYX protein, humanProteoglycans

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PMID14609846
PMCPMC1771890
OpenAlexW2079032759

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