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Phenotype in a Swedish family with X-linked retinitis pigmentosa caused by a novel splice defect in the RPGR gene

Bauer, S ; Fujita, R ; Buraczynska, M ; Abrahamson, Magnus LU ; Ehinger, B ; Wu, W ; Falls, TJ ; Andreasson, S and Swaroop, A (1998) In Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 39(12). p.2470-2474
Abstract
PURPOSE: To assess the clinical phenotype in a Swedish family with X- linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) resulting from a novel splice defect in the RPGR gene. METHODS: RPGR mutation analysis was performed in one family with XLRP, and several individuals from the family were examined clinically. RESULTS: The causative mutation in the family was demonstrated to be a single base-pair change at the splice donor site in intron 7 that resulted in skipping of the complete exon 7 in the mature RPGR transcript. The aberrant mRNA is predicted to produce an RPGR protein with an in-frame deletion of 53 amino acids, corresponding to an RCC1-homology repeat. Clinical studies that included ophthalmological examination and full-field electroretinography... (More)
PURPOSE: To assess the clinical phenotype in a Swedish family with X- linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) resulting from a novel splice defect in the RPGR gene. METHODS: RPGR mutation analysis was performed in one family with XLRP, and several individuals from the family were examined clinically. RESULTS: The causative mutation in the family was demonstrated to be a single base-pair change at the splice donor site in intron 7 that resulted in skipping of the complete exon 7 in the mature RPGR transcript. The aberrant mRNA is predicted to produce an RPGR protein with an in-frame deletion of 53 amino acids, corresponding to an RCC1-homology repeat. Clinical studies that included ophthalmological examination and full-field electroretinography showed that this splice mutation resulted in a comparatively less severe form of RP. CONCLUSIONS: Correlation of a causative RPGR genotype with clinical findings in hemizygotes and carrier heterozygotes is an important step toward predictive diagnosis and should assist in the development of gene-based therapies in the future. (Less)
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  author       = {{Bauer, S and Fujita, R and Buraczynska, M and Abrahamson, Magnus and Ehinger, B and Wu, W and Falls, TJ and Andreasson, S and Swaroop, A}},
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  title        = {{Phenotype in a Swedish family with X-linked retinitis pigmentosa caused by a novel splice defect in the RPGR gene}},
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