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ArticleAmerican journal of ophthalmology2019

The Natural History of Inherited Retinal Dystrophy Due to Biallelic Mutations in the RPE65 Gene.

Daniel C Chung, Mette Bertelsen, Birgit Lorenz, Mark E Pennesi, Bart P Leroy, Christian P Hamel, Eric Pierce, Juliana Sallum, Michael Larsen, Knut Stieger and 12 more

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In one paragraph

Article in American journal of ophthalmology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00999609 (A Safety and Efficacy Study in Subjects With Leber Congenital Amaurosis), which is not on this map. Cited by 63 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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63citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT00999609 phase3active not recruitingnot on this map

A Safety and Efficacy Study in Subjects With Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA) Using Adeno-Associated Viral Vector to Deliver the Gene for Human RPE65 to the Retinal Pigment Epithelium (RPE) [AAV2-hRPE65v2-301]

TypeinterventionalSponsorSpark Therapeutics, Inc.Ran2012 to 2030Enrolled31ConditionsInherited Retinal Dystrophy Due to RPE65 Mutations, Leber Congenital AmaurosisArmsAAV2-hRPE65v2,voretigene neparvovec-rzyl
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

63 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 129 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors at 8 institutions in 6 countries.

Daniel C ChungResearch and Development, Spark Therapeutics, Inc, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Electronic address: daniel.chung@sparktx.com.
Mette BertelsenDepartment of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark.
Birgit LorenzDepartment of Ophthalmology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
Mark E PennesiOphthalmic Genetics Division, Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Bart P LeroyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ghent University Hospital and Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Division of Ophthalmology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Christian P HamelMaladies Sensorielles Génétiques, Montpellier, France; Équipe Génétique et Thérapie des Cécités Rétiniennes et du Nerf Optique, INSERM U1051, Institute for Neurosciences of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
Eric PierceDepartment of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Juliana SallumDepartment of Ophthalmology, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil; Biostatistics and Data Management Core, Westat, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Michael LarsenDepartment of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark.
Knut StiegerDepartment of Ophthalmology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
Markus PreisingDepartment of Ophthalmology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
Richard WeleberOphthalmic Genetics Division, Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Paul YangOphthalmic Genetics Division, Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Emily PlaceDepartment of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Emily LiuResearch and Development, Spark Therapeutics, Inc, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Grace SchaeferResearch and Development, Spark Therapeutics, Inc, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Julie DiStefano-PappasDepartment of Ophthalmology, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil; Biostatistics and Data Management Core, Westat, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Okan U ElciDepartment of Ophthalmology, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil; Biostatistics and Data Management Core, Westat, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Sarah McCagueCenter for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jennifer A WellmanResearch and Development, Spark Therapeutics, Inc, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Katherine A HighResearch and Development, Spark Therapeutics, Inc, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Kathleen Z ReapeResearch and Development, Spark Therapeutics, Inc, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Spark Therapeutics (United States) · USJustus-Liebig-Universität Gießen · DEOregon Health & Science University · USWestat (United States) · USChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia · USMassachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · USRigshospitalet · DKInserm · FR

Funding

Proteomics CoreP30EY010572 · NEI · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI John Peter Campbell · 1995 to 2026
$19.4M
Neuroprotective Mechanisms of Inosine Monophosphate Dehydrogenase Inhibitors in Retinitis PigmentosaK08EY026650 · NEI · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI YANG, PAUL · 2016 to 2020
$1.1M
NEI NIH HHS K08 EY026650NEI NIH HHS P30 EY010572
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo delineate the natural history of visual parameters over time in individuals with biallelic RPE65 mutation-associated inherited retinal dystrophy (IRD); describe the range of causative mutations; determine potential genotype/phenotype relationships; and describe the variety of clinical diagnoses.

designGlobal, multicenter, retrospective chart review.

methodsStudy Population: Seventy individuals with biallelic RPE65 mutation-associated IRD. PROCEDURES: Data were extracted from patient charts. MEASUREMENTS: Visual acuity (VA), Goldmann visual field (GVF), optical coherence tomography, color vision testing, light sensitivity testing, and electroretinograms (retinal imaging and fundus photography were collected and analyzed when available).

resultsVA decreased with age in a nonlinear, positive-acceleration relationship (P < .001). GVF decreased with age (P < .0001 for both V4e and III4e), with faster GVF decrease for III4e stimulus vs V4e (P = .0114, left eye; P = .0076, right eye). On average, a 1-year increase in age decreased III4e GVF by ∼25 sum total degrees in each eye while V4e GVF decreased by ∼37 sum total degrees in each eye, although individual variability was observed. A total of 78 clinical diagnoses and 56 unique RPE65 mutations were recorded, without discernible RPE65 mutation genotype/phenotype relationships.

conclusionsThe number of clinical diagnoses and lack of a consistent RPE65 mutation-to-phenotype correlation underscore the need for genetic testing. Significant relationships between age and worsening VA and GVF highlight the progressive loss of functional retina over time. These data may have implications for optimal timing of treatment for IRD attributable to biallelic RPE65 mutations.

Indexed as

MutationAdolescentAdultChildChild, Preschoolcis-trans-IsomerasesCross-Sectional StudiesElectroretinographyEye Diseases, HereditaryFemaleGenetic Association StudiesHumansInfantInternationalityMaleRetinal Dystrophiescis-trans-IsomerasesRetinoid Isomerohydrolase

Identifiers

PMID30268864
PMCPMC6445969
OpenAlexW2894534989

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