RDH12-associated retinal degeneration caused by a homozygous pathogenic variant of 146C>T and literature review
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Xiao-He Yan. Shenzhen Eye Hospital, Jinan University, Shenzhen Eye Institute, Shenzhen 518040, Guangdong Province, China. xhyan@jnu.edu.cn

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Supported by Shenzhen Science and Technology Program, Shenzhen, China (No.JCYJ20200109145001814; No.SGDX20211123120001001); the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.81970790); Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen (No.SZSM202011015).

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    AIM: To describe the clinical, electrophysiological, and genetic features of an unusual case with an RDH12 homozygous pathogenic variant and reviewed the characteristics of the patients reported with the same variant. METHODS: The patient underwent a complete ophthalmologic examination including best-corrected visual acuity, anterior segment and dilated fundus, visual field, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) and electroretinogram (ERG). The retinal disease panel genes were sequenced through chip capture high-throughput sequencing and Sanger sequencing was used to confirm the result. Then we reviewed the characteristics of the patients reported with the same variant. RESULTS: A 30-year male presented with severe early retinal degeneration who complained night blindness, decreased visual acuity, vitreous floaters and amaurosis fugax. The best corrected vision was 0.04 OD and 0.12 OS, respectively. The fundus photo and OCT showed bilateral macular atrophy but larger areas of macular atrophy in the left eye. Autofluorescence shows bilateral symmetrical hypo-autofluorescence. ERG revealed that the amplitudes of a- and b-wave were severely decreased. Multifocal ERG showed decreased amplitudes in the local macular area. A homozygous missense variant c.146C>T (chr14:68191267) was found. The clinical characteristics of a total of 13 patients reported with the same pathologic variant varied. CONCLUSION: An unusual patient with a homozygous pathogenic variant in the c.146C>T of RDH12 which causes late-onset and asymmetric retinal degeneration are reported. The clinical manifestations of the patient with multimodal retinal imaging and functional examinations have enriched our understanding of this disease.

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Jin Li, Yi-Qun Hu, Hong-Bo Cheng, et al. RDH12-associated retinal degeneration caused by a homozygous pathogenic variant of 146C>T and literature review. Int J Ophthalmol, 2024,17(2):311-316

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  • Received:March 01,2023
  • Revised:December 01,2023
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  • Online: January 22,2024
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