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ArticleOrphanet journal of rare diseases2023

Maternal mosaicism in SSBP1 causing optic atrophy with retinal degeneration: implications for genetic counseling.

Yin-Hsi Chang, Eugene Yu-Chuan Kang, Laura Liu, Laura A Jenny, Rin Khang, Go Hun Seo, Hane Lee, Kuan-Jen Chen, Wei-Chi Wu, Meng-Chang Hsiao and 1 more

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Article in Orphanet journal of rare diseases, 2023. 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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11 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yin-Hsi ChangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Eugene Yu-Chuan KangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Laura LiuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Laura A JennyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Columbia University, 635 West 165th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
Rin KhangDivision of Medical Genetics, 3Billion Inc., Seoul, South Korea.
Go Hun SeoDivision of Medical Genetics, 3Billion Inc., Seoul, South Korea.
Hane LeeDivision of Medical Genetics, 3Billion Inc., Seoul, South Korea.
Kuan-Jen ChenDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Wei-Chi WuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Meng-Chang HsiaoDepartment of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Nan-Kai WangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Columbia University, 635 West 165th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA. wang.nankai@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-6277-9879
Chang Gung University · TWColumbia University Irving Medical Center · US

Funding

Instrumentation, Fabrication, and Design CoreP30EY019007 · NEI · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Xin Zhang · 2010 to 2026
$12.9M
Reprogramming the metabolome to overcome the genetic heterogeneity in retinitis pigmentosaR01EY031354 · NEI · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI WANG, NAN-KAI · 2020 to 2024
$2.0M
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY019007NEI NIH HHS R01 EY031354
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOptic atrophy-13 with retinal and foveal abnormalities (OPA13) (MIM #165510) is a mitochondrial disease in which apparent bilateral optic atrophy is present and sometimes followed by retinal pigmentary changes or photoreceptors degeneration. OPA13 is caused by heterozygous mutation in the SSBP1 gene, associated with variable mitochondrial dysfunctions.

resultsWe have previously reported a 16-year-old Taiwanese male diagnosed with OPA13 and SSBP1 variant c.320G>A (p.Arg107Gln) was identified by whole exon sequence (WES). This variant was assumed to be de novo since his parents were clinically unaffected. However, WES and Sanger sequencing further revealed the proband's unaffected mother carrying the same SSBP1 variant with a 13% variant allele frequency (VAF) in her peripheral blood. That finding strongly indicates the maternal gonosomal mosaicism contributing to OPA13, which has not been reported before.

conclusionsIn summary, we described the first case of OPA13 caused by maternal gonosomal mosaicism in SSBP1. Parental mosaicism could be a serious issue in OPA13 diagnosis, and appropriate genetic counseling should be considered.

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Optic AtrophyRetinal DegenerationAdolescentDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleGenetic CounselingHumansMaleMitochondrial ProteinsMosaicismMutationDNA-Binding ProteinsMitochondrial ProteinsNABP2 protein, humanGonosomal mosaicismOptic atrophySSBP1Whole exome sequencing

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