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ArticleClinical genetics2022

Common and rare variants in patients with early onset drusen maculopathy.

Anita de Breuk, Yara T E Lechanteur, Galuh Astuti, Jordi Corominas Galbany, Caroline C W Klaver, Carel B Hoyng, Anneke I den Hollander

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Article in Clinical genetics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Anita de BreukDepartment of Ophthalmology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-7072-1928
Yara T E LechanteurDepartment of Ophthalmology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Galuh AstutiDepartment of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Jordi Corominas GalbanyDepartment of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Caroline C W KlaverDepartment of Ophthalmology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Carel B HoyngDepartment of Ophthalmology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Anneke I den HollanderDepartment of Ophthalmology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-0634-5408
Radboud University Nijmegen · NLDiponegoro University · ID

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Early onset drusen maculopathy (EODM) can lead to advanced macular degeneration at a young age, affecting quality of life. However, the genetic causes of EODM are not well studied. We performed whole genome sequencing in 49 EODM patients. Common genetic variants were analysed by calculating genetic risk scores based on 52 age-related macular generation (AMD)-associated variants, and we analysed rare variants in candidate genes to identify potential deleterious variants that might contribute to EODM development. We demonstrate that the 52 AMD-associated variants contributed to EODM, especially variants located in the complement pathway. Furthermore, we identified 26 rare genetic variants predicted to be pathogenic based on in silico prediction tools or based on reported pathogenicity in literature. These variants are located predominantly in the complement and lipid metabolism pathways. Last, evaluation of 18 genes causing inherited retinal dystrophies that can mimic AMD characteristics, revealed 11 potential deleterious variants in eight EODM patients. However, phenotypic characteristics did not point towards a retinal dystrophy in these patients. In conclusion, this study reports new insights into rare variants that are potentially involved in EODM development, and which are relevant for future studies unravelling the aetiology of EODM.

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Complement Factor HMacular DegenerationHumansQuality of LifeWhole Genome SequencingComplement Factor Hage-related macular degenerationcomplement pathwayearly onset drusen maculopathygenetic variationlipid metabolismwhole genome sequencing

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