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ArticleBMC ophthalmology2022

A novel mutation GJA8 NM_005267.5: c.124G > A, p.(E42K) causing congenital nuclear cataract.

Ruru Guo, Dandan Huang, Jian Ji, Wei Liu

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Article in BMC ophthalmology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Ruru Guo *Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Nankai District, 251 Fukang Road, Tianjin, 300384, China.
Dandan Huang *Department of Ophthalmology, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, China.
Jian JiTianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Nankai District, 251 Fukang Road, Tianjin, 300384, China.
Wei LiuTianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Nankai District, 251 Fukang Road, Tianjin, 300384, China. weiliu05@tmu.edu.cn.
Tianjin Medical University · CNHubei University of Medicine · CNUniversity Medical Center Groningen · NL

Funding

Open Project of Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases 2020tjswmq003Youth Special Fund of Clinical Research of Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital 2020QN02
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo identify the genetic mutation of a four-generation autosomal dominant congenital cataract family in China.

methodsTargeted region sequencing containing 778 genes associated with ocular diseases was performed to screen for the potential mutation, and Sanger sequencing was used to confirm the mutation. The homology model was constructed to identify the protein structural change, several online software were used to predict the mutation impact. CLUSTALW was used to perform multiple sequence alignment from different species.

resultsA novel heterozygous mutation, GJA8 NM_005267.5: c.124G > A, p.(E42K) was found, which cosegregated with congenital cataract phenotype in this family. Bioinformatics analysis of the mutation showed that the surface potential diagram of proteins changed. Several online programs predicted the mutation was 'Pathogenic', 'Damaging', 'Disease causing' or 'Deleterious'.

conclusionsA novel mutation NM_005267.5(GJA8):c.124G > A was identified in our study. Our finding can broaden the mutation spectrum of GJA8, enrich the phenotype-genotype correlation of congenital cataract and help to better understand the genetic background of congenital cataract.

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CataractConnexinsBase SequenceDNA Mutational AnalysisHumansMutationMutation, MissensePedigreeConnexinsCongenital cataractGJA8Hemichannel

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