NPHP1 FULL DELETION CAUSES NEPHRONOPHTHISIS AND A CONE-ROD DYSTROPHY. 2023

Zujaja Tauqeer, and Erin C O'Neil, and Alexander J Brucker, and Tomas S Aleman
Scheie Eye Institute; and.

OBJECTIVE To describe in detail the structural and functional phenotypes of a patient with cone-rod dystrophy associated with a full deletion of the NPHP1 gene. METHODS A 30-year-old man with a history of end-stage renal disease presented with progressive vision loss in early adulthood prompting evaluation for retinal disease. Ophthalmic evaluation was performed including visual fields, electroretinography, spectral domain optical coherence tomography and short-wavelength and near-infrared fundus autofluorescence imaging. RESULTS The visual acuity was 20/60 in each eye. Fundus examination revealed a subtle bull's-eye maculopathy confirmed with fundus autofluorescence. Spectral domain optical coherence tomography demonstrated perifoveal loss of the outer retinal layers with structural preservation further peripherally. Static perimetry confirmed the loss of cone greater than rod sensitivities in a manner that colocalized to structural findings. Electroretinography revealed decreased cone- and rod-mediated responses. Genetic testing confirmed a homozygous whole-gene deletion of the NPHP1 gene. CONCLUSIONS NPHP1 -associated retinal degeneration may present as a cone-rod dystrophy in addition to the previously reported rod-predominant phenotypes and can notably be associated with systemic abnormalities, including renal disease. Our work further expands on the growing literature describing the retinal disease associated with systemic ciliopathies.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008268 Macular Degeneration Degenerative changes in the RETINA usually of older adults which results in a loss of vision in the center of the visual field (the MACULA LUTEA) because of damage to the retina. It occurs in dry and wet forms. Maculopathy,Maculopathy, Age-Related,Age-Related Macular Degeneration,Age-Related Maculopathies,Age-Related Maculopathy,Macular Degeneration, Age-Related,Macular Dystrophy,Maculopathies, Age-Related,Age Related Macular Degeneration,Age Related Maculopathies,Age Related Maculopathy,Age-Related Macular Degenerations,Degeneration, Macular,Dystrophy, Macular,Macular Degeneration, Age Related,Macular Degenerations,Macular Dystrophies,Maculopathies,Maculopathy, Age Related
D009154 Mutation Any detectable and heritable change in the genetic material that causes a change in the GENOTYPE and which is transmitted to daughter cells and to succeeding generations. Mutations
D010641 Phenotype The outward appearance of the individual. It is the product of interactions between genes, and between the GENOTYPE and the environment. Phenotypes
D012160 Retina The ten-layered nervous tissue membrane of the eye. It is continuous with the OPTIC NERVE and receives images of external objects and transmits visual impulses to the brain. Its outer surface is in contact with the CHOROID and the inner surface with the VITREOUS BODY. The outer-most layer is pigmented, whereas the inner nine layers are transparent. Ora Serrata
D012162 Retinal Degeneration A retrogressive pathological change in the retina, focal or generalized, caused by genetic defects, inflammation, trauma, vascular disease, or aging. Degeneration affecting predominantly the macula lutea of the retina is MACULAR DEGENERATION. (Newell, Ophthalmology: Principles and Concepts, 7th ed, p304) Degeneration, Retinal,Degenerations, Retinal,Retinal Degenerations
D003598 Cytoskeletal Proteins Major constituent of the cytoskeleton found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells. They form a flexible framework for the cell, provide attachment points for organelles and formed bodies, and make communication between parts of the cell possible. Proteins, Cytoskeletal
D004596 Electroretinography Recording of electric potentials in the retina after stimulation by light. Electroretinographies
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000071700 Cone-Rod Dystrophies Genetically heterogeneous and sometimes syndromic (e.g., BARDET BIEDL SYNDROME; and SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA TYPE 7) retinopathies with initial RETINAL CONE involvement. They are characterized by decreased VISUAL ACUITY; COLOR VISION DEFECTS; progressive loss of peripheral vision and night blindness. Rod-Cone Dystrophy,Cone-Rod Degenerations,Cone-Rod Dystrophy,Cone-Rod Dystrophy 2,Cone-Rod Retinal Dystrophy,Retinal Cone-Rod Dystrophy,Rod Cone Dystrophies,Cone Rod Degenerations,Cone Rod Dystrophies,Cone Rod Dystrophy,Cone Rod Dystrophy 2,Cone Rod Retinal Dystrophy,Cone-Rod Degeneration,Cone-Rod Dystrophies, Retinal,Cone-Rod Dystrophy, Retinal,Cone-Rod Retinal Dystrophies,Retinal Cone Rod Dystrophy,Retinal Cone-Rod Dystrophies,Retinal Dystrophies, Cone-Rod,Retinal Dystrophy, Cone-Rod,Rod Cone Dystrophy,Rod-Cone Dystrophies
D048868 Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing A broad category of carrier proteins that play a role in SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION. They generally contain several modular domains, each of which having its own binding activity, and act by forming complexes with other intracellular-signaling molecules. Signal-transducing adaptor proteins lack enzyme activity, however their activity can be modulated by other signal-transducing enzymes Signal Transducing Adaptor Proteins

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