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Identification of novel missense mutations in the Norrie disease gene associated with one X-linked and four sporadic cases of Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy

✍ Scribed by Barkur S. Shastry; James F. Hejtmancik; Michael T. Trese

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1997
Tongue: English
Weight: 173 KB
Volume: 9
Category: Article
ISSN: 1059-7794
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-1004(1997)9:5<396::aid-humu3>3.0.co;2-2

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✦ Synopsis

X-linked Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy (XLFEVR) is a hereditary eye disorder that affects both the retina and the vitreous body. It is characterized by an abnormal vascularization of the peripheral retina. It has been previously shown by linkage and candidate gene analysis that XLFEVR and Norrie disease are allelic. In this report we describe four novel mutations (R41K, H42R, K58N, and Y120C) in the Norrie disease gene associated with one X-linked and four sporadic cases of FEVR. One mutation (H42R) was found to be segregating with the disease in three generations (X-linked family), and the others are sporadic. These sequence alterations changed the encoded amino acids in the Norrie disease protein and were not found in 17 unaffected family members or in 36 randomly selected normal individuals. This study provides additional evidence that mutations in the same gene can result in FEVR and Norrie disease. It also demonstrates that it may be beneficial for clinical diagnosis to screen for mutations in the Norrie disease gene in sporadic FEVR cases.

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