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ArticleScientific reports2021

Characterization of SSBP1-related optic atrophy and foveopathy.

Isabelle Meunier, Béatrice Bocquet, Sabine Defoort-Dhellemmes, Vasily Smirnov, Carl Arndt, Marie Christine Picot, Hélène Dollfus, Majida Charif, Isabelle Audo, Hélèna Huguet and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Isabelle MeunierNational reference centre for inherited sensory diseases, University Hospital of Montpellier, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France. i-meunier@chu-montpellier.fr.
Béatrice BocquetNational reference centre for inherited sensory diseases, University Hospital of Montpellier, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
Sabine Defoort-DhellemmesSensgene Care Network, Strasbourg, France.
Vasily SmirnovSensgene Care Network, Strasbourg, France.
Carl ArndtDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Reims, Reims, France.
Marie Christine PicotClinical Investigation Center (CIC) and Clinical Research and Epidemiology Unit (URCE), Montpellier, France.
Hélène DollfusSensgene Care Network, Strasbourg, France.
Majida CharifGenetics and Immuno-Cell Therapy Team, Mohammed First University, Oujda, Morocco.
Isabelle AudoSensgene Care Network, Strasbourg, France.
Hélèna HuguetClinical Investigation Center (CIC) and Clinical Research and Epidemiology Unit (URCE), Montpellier, France.
Xavier ZanlonghiSensgene Care Network, Strasbourg, France.
Guy LenaersUMR CNRS 6015 - INSERM U1083, University of Angers MitoLab Team, University Hospital of Angers, Angers, France.
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRHôpital Roger Salengro · FRCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier · FRCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Reims · FRClinique Jules Verne · FRMohamed I University · MAUniversité de Montpellier · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dominant optic atrophy (DOA) is genetically heterogeneous and most commonly caused by mutations in OPA1. To distinguish between the classical OPA1-related and the recently identified SSBP1-related DOAs, the retina and fovea of 27 patients carrying the SSBP1 p.Arg38Gln variant were scrutinized using 20° × 20° macular cube and 30° and 55° field fundus autofluorescence photographs. Age of onset, visual acuity, retinal nerve fiber layer and macular thicknesses were recorded. Three SSBP1-patients were asymptomatic, 10 had isolated DOA, and 12 had a combined DOA plus foveopathy. The foveopathy, with a tiny defect of the ellipsoid and interdigitation lines, was similar in all patients, independent of age. There were no significant statistical differences in terms of visual acuity and SD-OCT measurements between patients with isolated DOA (mean visual acuity in decimals: 0.54 ± 0.41) and those with combined foveopathy (0.50 ± 0.23). Two patients over 50 years of age developed a progressive rod-cone dystrophy, leading to severe visual impairment. SSBP1-related DOA shares similarities with OPA1-related DOA with an incomplete penetrance and an early childhood visual impairment. Nevertheless, the presence of a congenital foveopathy with no impact on visual acuity is a major criterion to distinguish SSBP1 cases and orient the appropriate genetic analysis.

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Cross-Sectional StudiesDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleFovea CentralisHumansMaleMitochondrial ProteinsOptic AtrophyPedigreeRetrospective StudiesVisual AcuityDNA-Binding ProteinsMitochondrial ProteinsNABP2 protein, human

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PMID34548540
PMCPMC8455542
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