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ArticleMolecular vision2021

Clinical characterization and the improved molecular diagnosis of autosomal dominant cone-rod dystrophy in patients with SCA7.

Xuan Zou, Fengxia Yao, Fengrong Li, Shijing Wu, Hui Li, Zixi Sun, Tian Zhu, Xing Wei, Donghui Li, Ruifang Sui

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Article in Molecular vision, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xuan ZouDepartment of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Fengxia YaoMedical Research Center, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Fengrong LiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Shijing WuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Hui LiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Zixi SunDepartment of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Tian ZhuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Xing WeiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Donghui LiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Ruifang SuiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNPeking Union Medical College Hospital · CNBeijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the retinal phenotype and genetic features of Chinese patients with spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7). Methods: Detailed ophthalmic examinations, including electroretinograms, fundus photography, fundus autofluorescence and optical coherence tomography, were performed to analyse the retinal lesions of patients with SCA7. A molecular genetic analysis was completed to confirm the number of CAG repeats in Results: Eight patients from three families with SCA7 were included in this study. Trinucleotide repeat was expanded from 43 to 113 in the affected patients. The affected patients were characterized by different degrees of cone-rod dystrophy, which is positively related to the number of CAG repeats and age. All patients complained of progressive bilateral visual loss, and most cases reported visual disturbance earlier than gait movement or dysarthria. A coarse granular appearance of the macular region on scanning laser ophthalmoscopy, hypofluorescence in the macula on autofluorescence, retinal atrophy on optic coherence tomography, depression of multifocal electroretinograms and prominent abnormalities in cone-mediated responses on electrograms are the general features of SCA7-related retinopathy. Hyperreflective dots in the outer retinal layers and choroidal vessel layers are a common sign in optic coherence tomography in the advanced stage. Conclusions: SCA7 shows a cone-rod dystrophy phenotype. The multimodal imaging of the retina is beneficial to detect the early lesions of cone-rod dystrophy related to SCA7.

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AdolescentAdultAsian PeopleAtaxin-7Child, PreschoolChinaCone-Rod DystrophiesElectroretinographyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesOphthalmoscopyOptical ImagingPedigreeAtaxin-7ATXN7 protein, human

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PMID34012225
PMCPMC8116265
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