Genotypic spectrum and phenotype correlations of EYS-associated disease in a Chinese cohort

作者:Gao, Feng-Juan; Wang, Dan-Dan; Hu, Fang-Yuan; Xu, Ping; Chang, Qing; Li, Jian-Kang; Liu, Wei; Zhang, Sheng-Hai; Xu, Ge-Zhi*; Wu, Ji-Hong*
来源:Eye, 2022, 36(11): 2122-2129.
DOI:10.1038/s41433-021-01794-6

摘要

Background To date, certain efforts have been made to investigate the clinical and genetic characteristics of patients with EYS mutations. However, data for Chinese patients are limited. Objectives To perform a detailed phenotyping and genetic characterization of 55 Chinese patients with EYS-RD, and to identify risk factors for these clinical data. Methods A total of 55 patients with EYS-RD were recruited. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), patient age, age at symptom onset, disease duration, and genetic information were collected. Results Thirty-six novel variants, three hot mutations of EYS (30.3%, c.6416G>A, c.6557G>A, c.7492G>C) and one hot region (49.06%, Laminin G domains) were identified. In all, 36.84% of the mutations occurred at base G site, and majority of mutations (56.56%) were missense. Late-truncating mutations are significantly more prevalent (41.30%). The mean age of onset was 15.65 +/- 14.67 years old; it had no significant correlation with genotype. The average BCVA was 0.73 +/- 0.93 LogMAR, and 61.8% of eyes had a BCVA better than 0.52 logMAR. BCVA was positively correlated with disease duration time. The mean MD was 23.18 +/- 7.34 dB, MD showed a significant correlation with genotype and age. Cataract was present in 56.45% of patients, and 42.59% of patients showed an absence of pigmentation in the retina. Cataract and hyperpigmentation both showed a significant correlation with age. Conclusions EYS-RD is associated with a moderate phenotype with onset around adolescence, but great variability. Our study largely enhances the current knowledge of phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of EYS-RD, which could pave the way for better management of these patients.

  • 单位
    深圳华大基因研究院; 复旦大学; 中国医学科学院