• Department of Ophthalmology, Harbin Children’s hospital, Harbin 150010, China;
Xiong Zhuang, Email: xzx1974@163.com
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Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) is a hereditary disease with high geneticheterogeneity, including autosomal dominant inheritance, autosomal recessive inheritance, snd X-linked recessive inheritance. So far, six genes have been found to be associated with FEVR: Wnt receptor fizzled protein (FZD4), Norrie disease (NDP), co-receptor low-densitylipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5), and tetrasin 12 (TSPANI2), zinc finger protein408 (ZNF408), kinesin family member 11 (KIF11) gene. Among them, FZD4, NDP, LRPS, TSPANI2 and other four genes play an important role in the Norrin/Frizzled 4 signaling pathway. In retinal capillary endothelial cells, Norrin specifically controls the occurrence of ocular capillaries by activating the Norrin/Frizzled 4 signaling pathway. ZNF408 and KIF11 are newly discovered pathogenic genes related to FEVR in the past 5 years. ZNF408 encodes the transcription factor that plays an important role in retinal angiogenesis. KIF11 plays a role in eye development and maintenance of retinal morphology and function.

Citation: Xiong Zhuang, Liang Douli. Advances in the genetics of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy. Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases, 2018, 34(6): 608-613. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1005-1015.2018.06.020 Copy

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