Clinical and Genetic Study of X-Linked Juvenile Retinoschisis in the Czech Population

The aim of this study was to identify <i>RS1</i> pathogenic variants in Czech patients with X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS) and to describe the associated phenotypes, including natural history, in some cases. Twenty-one affected males from 17 families were included. The coding region of &l...

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Autores principales: Bohdan Kousal, Lucia Hlavata, Hana Vlaskova, Lenka Dvorakova, Michaela Brichova, Zora Dubska, Hana Langrova, Andrea L. Vincent, Lubica Dudakova, Petra Liskova
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Publicado: MDPI AG 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/e7eab7217f274eb8b2e3a557131c7e99
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Sumario:The aim of this study was to identify <i>RS1</i> pathogenic variants in Czech patients with X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS) and to describe the associated phenotypes, including natural history, in some cases. Twenty-one affected males from 17 families were included. The coding region of <i>RS1</i> was directly sequenced and segregation of the identified mutations was performed in available family members. In total, 12 disease-causing variants within <i>RS1</i> were identified; of these c.20del, c.275G>A, c.[375_379del; 386A>T], c.539C>A and c.575_576insT were novel, all predicted to be null alleles. The c.539C>A mutation occurred de novo. Three patients (aged 8, 11 and 19 years) were misdiagnosed as having intermediate uveitis and treated with systemic steroids. Repeat spectral domain optical coherence tomography examinations in four eyes documented the transition from cystoid macular lesions to macular atrophy in the fourth decade of life. Four individuals were treated with topical dorzolamide and in two of them, complete resolution of the cystic macular lesions bilaterally was achieved, while one patient was noncompliant. Rebound phenomenon after discontinuation of dorzolamide for 7 days was documented in one case. Misdiagnosis of XLRS for uveitis is not uncommon; therefore, identification of disease-causing variants is of considerable benefit to the affected individuals.