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ArticlePloS one2025

Fundus autofluorescence features specific for EYS-associated retinitis pigmentosa.

Taro Kominami, Tien-En Tan, Hiroaki Ushida, Kanika Jain, Kensuke Goto, Yasmin M Bylstra, Ai Fujita Sajiki, Ranjana S Mathur, Junya Ota, Weng Khong Lim and 2 more

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Taro KominamiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.ORCID 0009-0000-0612-2576
Tien-En TanSingapore National Eye Centre, Singapore Eye Research Institute, and Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
Hiroaki UshidaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Kanika JainGenome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Kensuke GotoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Yasmin M BylstraInstitute for Precision Medicine, SingHealth Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
Ai Fujita SajikiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7474-9194
Ranjana S MathurSingapore National Eye Centre, Singapore Eye Research Institute, and Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
Junya OtaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.ORCID 0009-0007-7124-7595
Weng Khong LimInstitute for Precision Medicine, SingHealth Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
Koji M NishiguchiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Beau J FennerSingapore National Eye Centre, Singapore Eye Research Institute, and Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-5356-7604

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo assess the utility of fundus autofluorescence (FAF) patterns for predicting the EYS genotype in retinitis pigmentosa (RP) patients.

methodsThis retrospective, multi-institutional study analyzed FAF images from 200 RP patients (74 with EYS and 126 without EYS) from Singapore and Japan. Seven FAF patterns including the infinity sign and a broad banded hyper-autofluorescent leading edge were evaluated for their association with the EYS genotype.

resultsThe infinity sign and broad banded hyperautofluorescent leading edge occurred more frequently in EYS eyes (p = 0.0014 and p = 0.036 respectively). Logistic regression analysis showed that the infinity sign was predictive of EYS (p = 0.003). The combined FAF parameters predicted EYS with a specificity of 95.20%, sensitivity of 25.68% and accuracy of 69.50%, with a cut-off value 0.5 based on the probability of seven FAF parameters.

conclusionsIn this multinational cohort study of patients with RP, we demonstrated that specific FAF patterns, particularly the infinity sign, have clinical utility in identifying patients with EYS-associated disease. These findings may be useful for clinicians and geneticists when genotyping patients with RP, and may also enhance our understanding of underlying pathophysiology of EYS-associated RP, which is a prevalent cause of RP in Asia and elsewhere.

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Eye ProteinsOptical ImagingRetinitis PigmentosaAdultAgedFemaleFundus OculiGenotypeHumansJapanMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesEye ProteinsEYS protein, human

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PMID39970144
PMCPMC11838866

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