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ArticleInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science2025

Elevated Plasma Complement Factors in CRB1-Associated Inherited Retinal Dystrophies.

Lude Moekotte, Joke H de Boer, Sanne Hiddingh, Aafke de Ligt, Xuan-Thanh-An Nguyen, Carel B Hoyng, Chris F Inglehearn, Martin McKibbin, Tina M Lamey, Jennifer A Thompson and 24 more

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Article in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2025. 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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Lude MoekotteDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Joke H de BoerDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Sanne HiddinghDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Aafke de LigtDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Xuan-Thanh-An NguyenDepartment of Ophthalmology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Carel B HoyngDepartment of Ophthalmology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Chris F InglehearnDivision of Molecular Medicine, Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Martin McKibbinDivision of Molecular Medicine, Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Tina M LameyCentre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Jennifer A ThompsonAustralian Inherited Retinal Disease Registry & DNA Bank, Department of Medical Technology and Physics, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.
Fred K ChenCentre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Terri L McLarenCentre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Alaa AlTalbishiSt. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group, East Jerusalem, Palestine.
Daan M PannemanDepartment of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Erica G M BoonenDepartment of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Sandro BanfiTelethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Pozzuoli, Italy.
Béatrice BocquetInstitute for Neurosciences of Montpellier (INM), University of Montpellier, INSERM, Montpellier, France.
Isabelle MeunierInstitute for Neurosciences of Montpellier (INM), University of Montpellier, INSERM, Montpellier, France.
Elfride De BaereDepartment of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Robert KoenekoopMcGill University Health Center (MUHC) Research Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Monika OldakDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Carlo RivoltaInstitute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Lisa RobertsUCT/MRC Precision and Genomic Medicine Research Unit, Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pathology, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Raj RamesarUCT/MRC Precision and Genomic Medicine Research Unit, Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pathology, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Rasa Strupaite-ŠileikieneCenter of Eye Diseases, Clinic of Ear, Nose, Throat, and Eye Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Susanne KohlInstitute for Ophthalmic Research, Centre for Ophthalmology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
G Jane FarrarThe School of Genetics & Microbiology, The University of Dublin Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
Marion van VugtDepartment of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Jessica van SettenDepartment of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Susanne RoosingDepartment of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
L Ingeborgh van den BornHet Oogziekenhuis Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Camiel J F BoonDepartment of Ophthalmology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Maria M van GenderenDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Jonas J W KuiperDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To determine the profile of inflammation-related proteins and complement system factors in the plasma of CRB1-associated inherited retinal dystrophies (CRB1-IRDs). Methods: We used the Olink Explore 384 Inflammation II panel for targeted proteomics in 30 cases and 29 controls (cohort I) to identify immune pathways involved in CRB1-IRDs. Genotyping was performed in cohort I and a second cohort of 123 patients from 14 countries and 1292 controls (cohort II). Results: A significant shift in complement cascade factors was observed in plasma proteomes of CRB1-IRD patients (enrichment for complement cascade, Padj = 3.03 × 10-15). We detected higher plasma levels of complement factor I and complement factor H [CFH] (q = 0.008 and q = 0.046, respectively, adjusted for age and sex), inhibitors of complement component 3 (C3), which correlated significantly (Pearson's coefficient >0.6) with elevated levels of C3 (q = 0.064). The CRB1 missense variants frequently found in patients showed a strong linkage disequilibrium with the common CFH variant rs7535263 (D' = 0.97 for p.(Cys948Tyr); D' = 1.0 for p.(Arg764Cys)), known to be linked with altered plasma CFH-related protein levels. Correction for the CFH genotype revealed significantly elevated plasma levels of CFH-related 2 (CFHR2) in CRB1-IRD patients (q = 0.041). Conclusions: CRB1-IRDs are characterized by changes in plasma levels of complement factors and proteins of the innate immune system, and linkage between CRB1 and CFH genes implicates functional variants of the CFH-CFHR locus with specific pathogenic variants of CRB1.

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Complement System ProteinsEye ProteinsMembrane ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsRetinal DystrophiesAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolComplement Factor HFemaleGenotypeHumansMaleMiddle AgedProteomicsComplement Factor HComplement System ProteinsCRB1 protein, humanEye ProteinsMembrane ProteinsNerve Tissue Proteins

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PMCPMC11855139

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