• Tianjin Eye Hospital, Clinical College of Ophthalmology Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Key Lab of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Tianjin Eye Institute, Tianjin 300020, China;
Han Mei, Email: hanmay69@sina.com
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ObjectiveTo identify mutations in NDP, FZD4, LRP5, TSPAN12 in Chinese families with familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) and observe the clinical features.MethodsRetrospective case series study. The 9 patients (18 eyes) and 5 normal members from 4 unrelated families were included in the study. The patients medical history and family history were collected in detail. All patients underwent best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), slit-lamp biomicroscopy, fundus colorized photography, fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA). Genomic DNA were collected from all the patients. Mutations were detected by directly sequencing to the whole coding region and exon-intron boundaries of NDP, FZD4, LRP5 and TSPAN12 gene. Polyphen and SIFT programs were used to predict the effects on the structure and functional properties of mutant protein.ResultsThere were two affected individuals in the family 2 carried LRP5 gene mutation [c.1330C>T (p.R444C )] in exon 6 by sequence analysis. A score of 0.882 was acquired by Polyphen program analysis. And the missense change was predicted to be pathogenic by SIFT. Fundus changes of the proband showed angioplasia, tortuosity of peripheral vessels. And temporal dragging of the optic disc, peripheral avascular zone, neovascularization were found in FFA. Brush-like and straight of peripheral vessels were found in Ⅰ1. No variant was found in NDP, FZD4 and TSPAN12 gene.ConclusionOur study supports the gene mutation c.1330C>T (p.R444C) of LRP5 is pathogenesis of FEVR. Patients with the same mutation could have variable phenotypic characteristics.

Citation: Zhang Tongmei, Han Mei, Ying Ming, Hao Peng, Han Ruifang. Clinical features and identification of gene mutation in families with familial exudative vitreoretinopathy. Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases, 2018, 34(6): 556-561. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1005-1015.2018.06.007 Copy

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