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CNGB3 mutations account for 50% of all cases with autosomal recessive achromatopsia

Kohl, S ; Varsanyi, B ; Antunes, G A ; Baumann, B ; Hoyng, C B ; Jagle, H ; Rosenberg, T ; Kellner, U ; Lorenz, B and Salati, R , et al. (2005) In European Journal of Human Genetics 13(3). p.302-308
Abstract
Achromatopsia is a congenital, autosomal recessively inherited disorder characterized by a lack of color discrimination, low visual acuity (<0.2), photophobia, and nystagmus. Mutations in the genes for CNGA3, CNGB3, and GNAT2 have been associated with this disorder. Here, we analyzed the spectrum and prevalence of CNGB3 gene mutations in a cohort of 341 independent patients with achromatopsia. In 163 patients, CNGB3 mutations could be identified. A total of 105 achromats carried apparent homozygous mutations, 44 were compound (double) heterozygotes, and 14 patients had only a single mutant allele. The derived CNGB3 mutation spectrum comprises 28 different mutations including 12 nonsense mutations, eight insertions and/or deletions, five... (More)
Achromatopsia is a congenital, autosomal recessively inherited disorder characterized by a lack of color discrimination, low visual acuity (<0.2), photophobia, and nystagmus. Mutations in the genes for CNGA3, CNGB3, and GNAT2 have been associated with this disorder. Here, we analyzed the spectrum and prevalence of CNGB3 gene mutations in a cohort of 341 independent patients with achromatopsia. In 163 patients, CNGB3 mutations could be identified. A total of 105 achromats carried apparent homozygous mutations, 44 were compound (double) heterozygotes, and 14 patients had only a single mutant allele. The derived CNGB3 mutation spectrum comprises 28 different mutations including 12 nonsense mutations, eight insertions and/or deletions, five putative splice site mutations, and three missense mutations. Thus, the majority of mutations in the CNGB3 gene result in significantly altered and/or truncated polypeptides. Several mutations were found recurrently, in particular a 1 bp deletion, c.1148delC, which accounts for over 70% of all CNGB3 mutant alleles. In conclusion, mutations in the CNGB3 gene are responsible for approximately 50% of all patients with achromatopsia. This indicates that the CNGB3/ACHM3 locus on chromosome 8q21 is the major locus for achromatopsia in patients of European origin or descent. (Less)
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total, rod monochromacy, achromatopsia, CNGB3 mutations, ACHM3 locus, colorblindness, cyclic nucleotide-gated channel
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European Journal of Human Genetics
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13
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3
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302 - 308
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Nature Publishing Group
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1476-5438
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10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201269
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English
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  abstract     = {{Achromatopsia is a congenital, autosomal recessively inherited disorder characterized by a lack of color discrimination, low visual acuity (&lt;0.2), photophobia, and nystagmus. Mutations in the genes for CNGA3, CNGB3, and GNAT2 have been associated with this disorder. Here, we analyzed the spectrum and prevalence of CNGB3 gene mutations in a cohort of 341 independent patients with achromatopsia. In 163 patients, CNGB3 mutations could be identified. A total of 105 achromats carried apparent homozygous mutations, 44 were compound (double) heterozygotes, and 14 patients had only a single mutant allele. The derived CNGB3 mutation spectrum comprises 28 different mutations including 12 nonsense mutations, eight insertions and/or deletions, five putative splice site mutations, and three missense mutations. Thus, the majority of mutations in the CNGB3 gene result in significantly altered and/or truncated polypeptides. Several mutations were found recurrently, in particular a 1 bp deletion, c.1148delC, which accounts for over 70% of all CNGB3 mutant alleles. In conclusion, mutations in the CNGB3 gene are responsible for approximately 50% of all patients with achromatopsia. This indicates that the CNGB3/ACHM3 locus on chromosome 8q21 is the major locus for achromatopsia in patients of European origin or descent.}},
  author       = {{Kohl, S and Varsanyi, B and Antunes, G A and Baumann, B and Hoyng, C B and Jagle, H and Rosenberg, T and Kellner, U and Lorenz, B and Salati, R and Jurklies, B and Farkas, A and Andréasson, Sten and Weleber, R G and Jacobson, S G and Rudolph, G and Castellan, C and Dollfus, H and Legius, E and Anastasi, M and Bitoun, P and Lev, D and Sieving, P A and Munier, F L and Zrenner, E and Sharpe, L T and Cremers, F P M and Wissinger, B}},
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  keywords     = {{total; rod monochromacy; achromatopsia; CNGB3 mutations; ACHM3 locus; colorblindness; cyclic nucleotide-gated channel}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{302--308}},
  publisher    = {{Nature Publishing Group}},
  series       = {{European Journal of Human Genetics}},
  title        = {{CNGB3 mutations account for 50% of all cases with autosomal recessive achromatopsia}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201269}},
  doi          = {{10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201269}},
  volume       = {{13}},
  year         = {{2005}},
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