1. ABCA4 -related retinopathies in Lebanon.
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Ibrahim M, Jaffal L, Assi A, Helou C, and El Shamieh S
- Abstract
Variants in ATP-binding cassette transporter type A4 ( ABCA4 ) have been linked to several forms of inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) besides the classically defined Stargardt disease (STGD), known collectively as ABCA4 retinopathies. ABCA4 is a sizable locus harboring 50 exons; thus, its analysis has revealed over 2,400 variants described, of which more than 2,000 are causal. Due to the clinical and genetic heterogeneity, diagnosing ABCA4 retinopathies is challenging. To date, no ABCA4 -related retinopathy has been detected in Lebanon. Using next-generation sequencing, we analyzed our IRDs' cohort retrospectively (61 families) and identified five with ABCA4 -related retinopathies, making it a relatively abundant cause of IRDs (about 8 %). Three families were diagnosed with rod-cone dystrophy (RCD), two with STGD, and one with cone-rod dystrophy (CRD). In conclusion, our study showed the presence of ABCA4 variants with a high degree of heterogeneity in Lebanon., Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (© 2024 The Authors.)
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- 2024
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