Genetics of retinitis pigmentosa and other hereditary retinal disorders in Western Switzerland

Author:

Conti Giovanni Marco,Vaclavik Veronika,Rivolta Carlo,Escher Pascal,Schorderet Daniel Francis,Munier Francis L.,Tran Hoai Viet

Abstract

Abstract Introduction: Mutational screening of inherited retinal disorders is prerequisite for gene targeted therapy. Our aim is to report and analyze the proportions of mutations in inherited retinal disease (IRD) causing genes from a single center in Switzerland in order to describe the distribution of IRDs in Western Switzerland. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of patient records. Criteria for inclusion were residence in Western Switzerland for patients and relatives presenting a clinical diagnosis of IRDs and an established molecular diagnosis managed by the genetics service of the Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital (JGEH) of Lausanne between January 2002 and December 2022. We initially investigated the IRD phenotypes in all patients (full cohort) with a clinical diagnosis, then calculated the distribution of IRD gene mutations in the entire cohort (genetically determined cohort). We analyzed a sub-group that comprised pediatric patients (≤ 18 years of age). In addition, we calculated the distribution of gene mutations within the most represented IRDs. Comprehensive gene screening was performed using a combined approach of different generation of DNA microarray analysis, direct sequencing and Sanger sequencing. Results: The full cohort comprised 899 individuals from 690 families with a clinical diagnosis of IRDs. We identified 400 individuals from 285 families with an elucidated molecular diagnosis (variants in 84 genes) in the genetically determined cohort. The pediatric cohort included 89 individuals from 65 families with an elucidated molecular diagnosis. The molecular diagnosis rate for the genetically determined cohort was 58.2 % (family ratio) and the 5 most frequently implicated genes per family were ABCA4 (11.6 %), USH2A (7.4 %), EYS (6.7 %), PRPH2 (6.3 %) and BEST1 (4.6 %). The pediatric cohort had a family molecular diagnosis rate of 64.4 % and the 5 most common mutated genes per family were RS1 (9.2 %), ABCA4 (7.7 %), CNGB3 (7.7 %), CACNA1F (6.2 %), CEP290 (4.6 %). Conclusions: This study describes the genetic mutation landscape of IRDs in Western Switzerland in order to quantify their disease burden and contribute to a better orientation of the development of future gene targeted therapies.

Publisher

S. Karger AG

Subject

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience,Sensory Systems,Ophthalmology,General Medicine

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