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Zonulopathies as Genetic Disorders of the Extracellular Matrix.

Chimwemwe Chipeta, Jose Aragon-Martin, Aman Chandra

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Review in Genes, 2024. 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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  3. A novel compound heterozygous mutation inInternational journal of ophthalmology · 2026
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3 authors.

Chimwemwe ChipetaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Southend University Hospital, Southend-on-Sea SS0 0RY, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5139-3578
Jose Aragon-MartinBarts & The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London EC1M 6BQ, UK.
Aman ChandraDepartment of Ophthalmology, Southend University Hospital, Southend-on-Sea SS0 0RY, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The zonular fibres are formed primarily of fibrillin-1, a large extracellular matrix (ECM) glycoprotein, and also contain other constituents such as LTBP-2, ADAMTSL6, MFAP-2 and EMILIN-1, amongst others. They are critical for sight, holding the crystalline lens in place and being necessary for accommodation. Zonulopathies refer to conditions in which there is a lack or disruption of zonular support to the lens and may clinically be manifested as ectopia lens (EL)-defined as subluxation of the lens outside of the pupillary plane or frank displacement (dislocation) into the vitreous or anterior segment. Genes implicated in EL include those intimately involved in the formation and function of these glycoproteins as well as other genes involved in the extracellular matrix (ECM). As such, genetic pathogenic variants causing EL are primarily disorders of the ECM, causing zonular weakness by (1) directly affecting the protein components of the zonule, (2) affecting proteins involved in the regulation of zonular formation and (3) causing the dysregulation of ECM components leading to progressive zonular weakness. Herein, we discuss the clinical manifestations of zonulopathy and the underlying pathogenetic mechanisms.

Indexed as

Ectopia LentisExtracellular MatrixExtracellular Matrix ProteinsFibrillin-1HumansLens, CrystallineExtracellular Matrix ProteinsFibrillin-1ciliary zonuleectopia lentisMarfan syndromezonulopathy

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PMID39766898
PMCPMC11675282

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