PURPOSE Corneal dystrophy of Bowman's layer (CDB) belongs to a group of dystrophies associated with mutations in the transforming growth factor-beta-induced (TGFBI) gene. CDB is further divided into a geographic variant (CDB1/Reis Bücklers, RBCD), and a honeycomb variant (CDB2/Thiel Behnke, TBCD). We undertook mutational analysis of TGFBI in a family with an unusual CDB variant and describe a n...

BACKGROUND Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) has since been classified as a primary genetic cardiomyopathy, but the genetic basis is not fully evaluated. The aim of the present study was to identify the genetic spectrum using next-generation sequencing and to evaluate genotype-phenotype correlations in LVNC patients. METHODS AND RESULTS Using next-generation sequencing, we targeted and se...

BACKGROUND Mutation of the human transforming growth factor beta-induced (TGFBI) gene causes granular corneal dystrophy (GCD) in various ethnic groups. In this report, we identify the genetic defect on the TGFBI gene in a Vietnamese family with atypical GCD . CASES The patient and her relatives were examined clinically. Genomic DNA was extracted from blood leukocytes. Fifty normal Vietnamese ...

neuromuscular disorders (nmds) include a broad range of diseases affecting muscles, nerves and neuromuscular junctions. approximately 761 different disorders occur in this group which is subdivided into 16 different subgroups with 406 known genes. nmds are genetically and clinically heterogeneous conditions. the advent of next generation sequencing (ngs) approaches has accelerated the pace of d...

Many types of inherited renal diseases have ocular features that occasionally support a diagnosis. The following study describes an unusual example of a 40-year-old woman with granular corneal dystrophy type II complicated by renal involvement. These two conditions may coincidentally coexist; however, there are some reports that demonstrate an association between renal involvement and granular ...

Background: Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a rare inherited retinal disease causing severe visual impairment in infancy. It has been reported that 9-15% of LCA cases have mutations in CRB1 gene. The complex of CRB1 protein with other associated proteins affects the determination of cell polarity, orientation, and morphogenesis of photoreceptors. Here, we report three novel pathogenic varia...

Autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss (ARNSHL) is defined as a genetically heterogeneous disorder. The aim of the present study was to screen for pathogenic variants in an Iranian pedigree with ARNSHL. Next-generation targeted sequencing of 127 deafness genes in the proband detected two novel variants, a homozygous missense variant in PTPRQ (c.2599 T>C, p.Ser867Pro and a heterozygous m...

Glucogenosis type IX is caused by pathogenic variants of the PHKA2 gene. Herein, we report a patient with clinical symptoms compatible with Glycogen Storage Disease type IXa. PYGL, PHKA1, PHKA2, PHKB and PHKG2 genes were analyzed by Next Generation Sequencing (NGS). We identified the previously undescribed hemizygous missense variant NM_000292.2(PHKA2):c.1963G > A, p.(Glu655Lys) in PHKA2 exon 1...

PURPOSE To identify pathogenic variations in carbohydrate sulfotransferase 6 (CHST6) and transforming growth factor, beta-induced (TGFBI) genes in Turkish patients with corneal dystrophy (CD). METHODS In this study, patients with macular corneal dystrophy (MCD; n = 18), granular corneal dystrophy type 1 (GCD1; n = 12), and lattice corneal dystrophy type 1 (LCD1; n = 4), as well as 50 healthy ...