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Mutation Analysis of the TGFBI Gene in Consecutive Korean Patients With Corneal Dystrophies
Annals of Laboratory Medicine ; : 336-340, 2015.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-36805
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Mutations in the transforming growth factor beta-induced gene (TGFBI) are major causes of genetic corneal dystrophies (CDs), which can be grouped into TGFBI CDs. Although a few studies have reported the clinical and genetic features of Korean patients with TGFBI CD, no data are available regarding the frequency and spectrum of TGFBI mutations in a consecutive series of Korean patients with clinically diagnosed CDs.

METHODS:

Patients with any type of CD, who underwent both ophthalmologic examination and TGFBI gene analysis by Sanger sequencing at a tertiary care hospital in Seoul, Korea from 2006 to 2013, were enrolled in this study.

RESULTS:

Among a total of 89 patients, 77 (86.5%) were diagnosed as having clinical TGFBI CD. Seventy-three out of 74 patients (98.6%) with granular CD type 2 (GCD2), had the p.R124H mutation. Of particular note, one patient with rapidly progressive CD had the p.R124H mutation as well as a novel nonsense variant with unknown clinical significance (p.A179*). In three patients with lattice CD type 1 (LCD1), one known mutation (p.R124C) and two novel variants (p.L569Q and p.T621P) in the TGFBI gene were identified.

CONCLUSIONS:

This study provides epidemiological insight into CDs in a Korean population and reaffirms that GCD2 is the most common TGFBI CD phenotype and that p.R124H is the only mutation identified in patients with GCD2. In addition, we broaden the spectrum of TGFBI mutations by identifying two novel missense variants in patients with LCD1.
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Phenotype / DNA Mutational Analysis / Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary / Retrospective Studies / Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Asian People / Transforming Growth Factor beta1 / Republic of Korea Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Annals of Laboratory Medicine Year: 2015 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Phenotype / DNA Mutational Analysis / Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary / Retrospective Studies / Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Asian People / Transforming Growth Factor beta1 / Republic of Korea Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Annals of Laboratory Medicine Year: 2015 Type: Article