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ArticleInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science2015

Genotype and Phenotype Studies in Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa (adRP) of the French Canadian Founder Population.

Razek Georges Coussa, Christina Chakarova, Radwan Ajlan, Mohammed Taha, Conrad Kavalec, Julius Gomolin, Ayesha Khan, Irma Lopez, Huanan Ren, Naushin Waseem and 3 more

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Article in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 27 papers.

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Razek Georges CoussaThe McGill Ocular Genetics Laboratory Paediatric Ophthalmology Division, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Christina ChakarovaUCL-Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom.
Radwan AjlanThe McGill Ocular Genetics Laboratory Paediatric Ophthalmology Division, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Mohammed TahaThe McGill Ocular Genetics Laboratory Paediatric Ophthalmology Division, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Conrad KavalecThe McGill Ocular Genetics Laboratory Paediatric Ophthalmology Division, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Julius GomolinThe McGill Ocular Genetics Laboratory Paediatric Ophthalmology Division, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Ayesha KhanThe McGill Ocular Genetics Laboratory Paediatric Ophthalmology Division, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Irma LopezThe McGill Ocular Genetics Laboratory Paediatric Ophthalmology Division, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Huanan RenThe McGill Ocular Genetics Laboratory Paediatric Ophthalmology Division, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Naushin WaseemUCL-Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom.
Kunka KamenarovaDepartment of Cellular Therapy and Regenerative Medicine, CSIC-CABIMER, Seville, Spain.
Shomi S BhattacharyaUCL-Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom.
Robert K KoenekoopThe McGill Ocular Genetics Laboratory Paediatric Ophthalmology Division, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
McGill University Health Centre · CAMontreal Children's Hospital · CAUniversity College London · GBCentro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa · ES

Funding

GENETICS OF EARLY ONSET RETINAL DISEASESR01EY018571 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI RUI CHEN · 2008 to 2026
$7.2M
Molecular Basis of Human Visual System DisordersR01EY022356 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI RUI CHEN · 2012 to 2026
$6.1M
Canadian Institutes of Health ResearchNEI NIH HHS EY018571-05NEI NIH HHS EY022356-01NEI NIH HHS R01 EY018571NEI NIH HHS R01 EY022356
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe French Canadian population of Quebec is a unique, well-known founder population with religious, linguistic, and geographic isolation. The genetics of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) in Quebec is not well studied thus far. The purpose of our study was to establish the genetic architecture of autosomal dominant RP (adRP) and to characterize the phenotypes associated with new adRP mutations in Quebec.

methodsSanger sequencing of the commonly mutated currently known adRP genes was performed in a clinically well-characterized cohort of 60 adRP French Canadian families. Phenotypes were analyzed by projected visual acuity (best corrected), Goldmann visual fields, optical coherence tomography (OCT), fundus autofluorescence (FAF), and ERG. The potential effect of the novel mutations was assessed using in silico bioinformatic tools. The pathogenicity of all variants was then confirmed by segregation analysis within the families, when available.

resultsWe identified the causal mutation/gene in 24 of our adRP families, as 24 (40%) of 60 patients had adRP mutations in six known adRP genes. Eleven (46%) of these mutations were in RHO, four mutations (17%) were found in SNRNP200, three mutations (12.5%) in PRPH2/RDS, three mutations (12.5%) in TOPORS, two mutations (8%) in PRPF31, and one mutation (4%) in IMPDH1. Four mutations were novel. We identified new mutations in RHO (p.S270I), PRPF31 (p.R288W), IMPDH1 (p.Q318H), and TOPORS (p.H889R); the rest were previously reported. We present the genotype-phenotype characteristics of the four novel missense mutations.

conclusionsThis is the first large screening of adRP genes in the founder population of Quebec. Our prevalence of known adRP genes is 40% in the French Canadian population, which is lower than in other adRP populations around the world, illustrating the uniqueness of the French Canadian population. Our findings are crucial in expanding the current understanding of the genotypic-phenotypic spectrum of RP and documenting the genetic architecture of our founder population.

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MutationAdultAgedDNADNA Mutational AnalysisEye ProteinsFemaleGenes, DominantGenotypeHumansMaleMiddle AgedPedigreePhenotypePrevalenceQuebecDNAEye Proteins

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PMID26720483
PMCPMC4699406
OpenAlexW1016955318

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