桑格测序
发育不全
基因型
医学
遗传异质性
遗传学
疾病
表型
遗传咨询
皮特x2
基因
生物
病理
DNA测序
同源盒
基因表达
作者
Youjia Zhang,Xueli Chen,Li Wang,Xinghuai Sun,Yuhong Chen
标识
DOI:10.3389/fgene.2021.732170
摘要
Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome (ARS) is a rare disease with a wide spectrum of ocular and systemic manifestations. The genetic spectrum of Chinese patients with ARS and genotype-phenotype correlations have yet to be described. To explore the molecular and clinical features in Chinese patients, fifty-five patients clinically diagnosed with ARS from independent families were recruited. Complete ophthalmic examinations and next generation sequencing of anterior segment dysgenesis associated genes were performed in all patients, and segregation in available relatives was verified using Sanger sequencing. 18 FOXC1 variants, 13 PITX2 variants, and two gross deletions spanning FOXC1 were detected in 35 out of 55 (63.6%) patients. 12 FOXC1 variants, 9 PITX2 variants, and two gross deletions were novel. There was a wide range of variability and severity in ocular and systemic manifestations displayed in our patients. Patients with FOXC1 variants were diagnosed at a younger age and had a lower prevalence of systemic manifestations than patients harboring PITX2 variants and those without variants. To our best knowledge, this is the largest study of Chinese patients with ARS to date. Our findings expand the genetic spectrum of ARS and reveal genotype-phenotype correlations in Chinese patients with ARS. Genetic and clinical heterogeneity were present in our patients. Awareness of the extensive characterization may aid in the clinical management and genetic counseling of patients with this rare disease.
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