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Salehi O, Mack H, Colville D, Lewis D, Savige J. Ocular manifestations of renal ciliopathies. Pediatr Nephrol 2024; 39:1327-1346. [PMID: 37644229 PMCID: PMC10942941 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-023-06096-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2023] [Revised: 07/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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Renal ciliopathies are a common cause of kidney failure in children and adults, and this study reviewed their ocular associations. Genes affected in renal ciliopathies were identified from the Genomics England Panels. Ocular associations were identified from Medline and OMIM, and the genes additionally examined for expression in the human retina ( https://www.proteinatlas.org/humanproteome/tissue ) and for an ocular phenotype in mouse models ( http://www.informatics.jax.org/ ). Eighty-two of the 86 pediatric-onset renal ciliopathies (95%) have an ocular phenotype, including inherited retinal degeneration, oculomotor disorders, and coloboma. Diseases associated with pathogenic variants in ANK6, MAPKBP1, NEK8, and TCTN1 have no reported ocular manifestations, as well as low retinal expression and no ocular features in mouse models. Ocular abnormalities are not associated with the most common adult-onset "cystic" kidney diseases, namely, autosomal dominant (AD) polycystic kidney disease and the AD tubulointerstitial kidney diseases (ADTKD). However, other kidney syndromes with cysts have ocular features including papillorenal syndrome (optic disc dysplasia), Hereditary Angiopathy Nephropathy, Aneurysms and muscle Cramps (HANAC) (tortuous retinal vessels), tuberous sclerosis (retinal hamartomas), von Hippel-Lindau syndrome (retinal hemangiomas), and Alport syndrome (lenticonus, fleck retinopathy). Ocular abnormalities are associated with many pediatric-onset renal ciliopathies but are uncommon in adult-onset cystic kidney disease. However the demonstration of ocular manifestations may be helpful diagnostically and the features may require monitoring or treatment.
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- Omar Salehi
- Department of Medicine (Melbourne Health and Northern Health), The University of Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, 3050, Australia
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- University Department of Surgery (Ophthalmology), Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, VIC, 3002, Australia
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- University Department of Surgery (Ophthalmology), Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, VIC, 3002, Australia
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- Nephrology Department, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia
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- Department of Medicine (Melbourne Health and Northern Health), The University of Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, 3050, Australia.
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Jayanthan SS, Ganesh R, Karunakaran N, Mukuntharajan T, Manodoss AN, Dedhia K, Nadanasadharam K. Renal Coloboma Syndrome – An Autosomal Dominant Genetic Disorder. Indian J Radiol Imaging 2023; 33:260-263. [PMID: 37123577 PMCID: PMC10132869 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1760282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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AbstractRenal coloboma syndrome is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder that primarily affects kidney and eye development. It is also known as papillorenal syndrome. People with this condition typically have kidneys that are small and underdeveloped (hypodysplastic), which can lead to end-stage renal disease. It has been estimated that approximately 10% of children with hypoplastic kidneys may have renal coloboma syndrome. The eye anomalies consist of a wide and dysplastic optic disk with the emergence of the retinal vessels from the periphery of the disk, frequently called optic nerve coloboma.
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis, Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis, Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis, Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis, Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis, Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Radiology, Meenakshi Hospital, Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Markitantova Y, Simirskii V. Inherited Eye Diseases with Retinal Manifestations through the Eyes of Homeobox Genes. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E1602. [PMID: 32111086 PMCID: PMC7084737 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21051602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Retinal development is under the coordinated control of overlapping networks of signaling pathways and transcription factors. The paper was conceived as a review of the data and ideas that have been formed to date on homeobox genes mutations that lead to the disruption of eye organogenesis and result in inherited eye/retinal diseases. Many of these diseases are part of the same clinical spectrum and have high genetic heterogeneity with already identified associated genes. We summarize the known key regulators of eye development, with a focus on the homeobox genes associated with monogenic eye diseases showing retinal manifestations. Recent advances in the field of genetics and high-throughput next-generation sequencing technologies, including single-cell transcriptome analysis have allowed for deepening of knowledge of the genetic basis of inherited retinal diseases (IRDs), as well as improve their diagnostics. We highlight some promising avenues of research involving molecular-genetic and cell-technology approaches that can be effective for IRDs therapy. The most promising neuroprotective strategies are aimed at mobilizing the endogenous cellular reserve of the retina.
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Deng H, Zhang Y, Xiao H, Yao Y, Liu X, Su B, Zhang H, Xu K, Wang S, Wang F, Ding J. Diverse phenotypes in children with PAX2-related disorder. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2019; 7:e701. [PMID: 31060108 PMCID: PMC6565600 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Revised: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Background The aim of this study was to analyze the diverse phenotypes of children with PAX2‐related disorder so as to improve our understanding of this disease. Methods The clinical data of ten children with PAX2 mutations, detected by targeted region capture sequencing or whole‐exome sequencing, were retrospectively analyzed. Family members of index cases were verified by Sanger sequencing and family segregation analysis was performed. Results The age of first symptom of 10 unrelated children (six girls and four boys) was 6.4 (ranged from postnatal day to 14.8) years old. Proteinuria, abnormal renal function, and structure were found in all patients. Renal hypoplasia and renal cysts were found in 10 of 10 and five of 10 cases, respectively. Three patients progressed to chronic kidney disease stage 5 and the onset age of end‐stage renal disease was 9.8–16.4 years old. PAX2‐related ocular abnormalities were found in five of seven cases and three patients were observed to have more than one ocular findings involved. In addition to diverse renal and ocular findings, new phenotypes including congenital ventricular septal defect, skeletal deformity (fourth metatarsal microsomia), ovarian teratoma, and relatively rare extrarenal manifestations such as growth retardation, gout, and microcephaly were also found. Three novel mutations were reported for the first time. De novo mutations occurred in all patients who were carried out segregation analysis. Patients with the same mutation had different manifestations. PAX2‐related disorder showed remarkable clinical variability and phenotypic heterogeneity. Conclusion We firstly reported skeletal deformity (fourth metatarsal microsomia), ovarian teratoma, and congenital ventricular septal defect as new phenotypes of PAX2‐related disorder which enlarged the phenotypic spectrum. Gout was firstly reported as the onset symptom of PAX2‐related disorder. The diagnosis of PAX2‐related disorder should be considered without family history due to a much higher percentage of De novo mutations.
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- Haiyue Deng
- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Electron Microscopy, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Okumura T, Furuichi K, Higashide T, Sakurai M, Hashimoto SI, Shinozaki Y, Hara A, Iwata Y, Sakai N, Sugiyama K, Kaneko S, Wada T. Association of PAX2 and Other Gene Mutations with the Clinical Manifestations of Renal Coloboma Syndrome. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0142843. [PMID: 26571382 PMCID: PMC4646464 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2015] [Accepted: 10/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Renal coloboma syndrome (RCS) is characterized by renal anomalies and optic nerve colobomas. PAX2 mutations contribute to RCS. However, approximately half of the patients with RCS have no mutation in PAX2 gene. METHODS To investigate the incidence and effects of mutations of PAX2 and 25 candidate genes, patient genes were screened using next-generation sequence analysis, and candidate mutations were confirmed using Sanger sequencing. The correlation between mutations and clinical manifestation was evaluated. RESULT Thirty patients, including 26 patients (two families of five and two, 19 sporadic cases) with RCS, and 4 optic nerve coloboma only control cases were evaluated in the present study. Six PAX2 mutations in 21 probands [28%; two in family cohorts (n = 5 and n = 2) and in 4 out of 19 patients with sporadic disease] including four novel mutations were confirmed using Sanger sequencing. Moreover, four other sequence variants (CHD7, SALL4, KIF26B, and SIX4) were also confirmed, including a potentially pathogenic novel KIF26B mutation. Kidney function and proteinuria were more severe in patients with PAX2 mutations than in those without the mutation. Moreover, the coloboma score was significantly higher in patients with PAX2 gene mutations. Three out of five patients with PAX2 mutations had focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) diagnosed from kidney biopsies. CONCLUSION The results of this study identify several new mutations of PAX2, and sequence variants in four additional genes, including a novel potentially pathogenic mutation in KIF26B, which may play a role in the pathogenesis of RCS.
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- Toshiya Okumura
- Department of Disease Control, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Disease Control, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
- Division of Blood Purification, Kanazawa University Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Departments of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Departments of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Disease Control, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Disease Control, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
- Division of Blood Purification, Kanazawa University Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Departments of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Disease Control, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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Droms RJ, Liang MC, Duker JS. Retinoschisis and outer retinal hole formation in a patient with papillorenal syndrome. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2015; 46:477-80. [PMID: 25932727 DOI: 10.3928/23258160-20150422-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2014] [Accepted: 02/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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This report describes a 19-year-old patient with the rare association of macular retinoschisis and outer retinal hole formation with papillorenal syndrome. Initially diagnosed with transplant-related central serous chorioretinopathy, she presented several years later with worsening vision and distortion in her right eye. On examination, she was found to have bilateral optic nerve dysplasia, bilateral macular and extramacular retinoschisis, and a serous retinal detachment with outer hole formation in the right eye. A history of prior renal transplantation due to poor kidney development led to the diagnosis of papillorenal syndrome.
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Schimmenti LA. Genetic and developmental basis of renal coloboma (papillorenal) syndrome. EXPERT REVIEW OF OPHTHALMOLOGY 2014. [DOI: 10.1586/eop.09.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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PAX2 in human kidney malformations and disease. Pediatr Nephrol 2012; 27:1265-75. [PMID: 22138676 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-011-2053-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2011] [Revised: 10/10/2011] [Accepted: 10/18/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Human PAX2 mutations have been associated with abnormalities in the developing and adult kidney ranging from congenital abnormalities of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) to oncogenic processes. Defining the relationship of PAX2 to human renal disease requires an appreciation of its fundamental role in renal development. Given the highly conserved nature of the PAX2 gene in vertebrates, it is not surprising that much of our understanding of PAX2 involvement in renal disease has been derived from animal models. The following review will outline the current evidence supporting involvement of PAX2 in the pathologic processes involving the kidney.
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Bower M, Salomon R, Allanson J, Antignac C, Benedicenti F, Benetti E, Binenbaum G, Jensen UB, Cochat P, DeCramer S, Dixon J, Drouin R, Falk MJ, Feret H, Gise R, Hunter A, Johnson K, Kumar R, Lavocat MP, Martin L, Morinière V, Mowat D, Murer L, Nguyen HT, Peretz-Amit G, Pierce E, Place E, Rodig N, Salerno A, Sastry S, Sato T, Sayer JA, Schaafsma GCP, Shoemaker L, Stockton DW, Tan WH, Tenconi R, Vanhille P, Vats A, Wang X, Warman B, Weleber RG, White SM, Wilson-Brackett C, Zand DJ, Eccles M, Schimmenti LA, Heidet L. Update of PAX2 mutations in renal coloboma syndrome and establishment of a locus-specific database. Hum Mutat 2012; 33:457-66. [PMID: 22213154 DOI: 10.1002/humu.22020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2011] [Accepted: 12/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Renal coloboma syndrome, also known as papillorenal syndrome is an autosomal-dominant disorder characterized by ocular and renal malformations. Mutations in the paired-box gene, PAX2, have been identified in approximately half of individuals with classic findings of renal hypoplasia/dysplasia and abnormalities of the optic nerve. Prior to 2011, there was no actively maintained locus-specific database (LSDB) cataloguing the extent of genetic variation in the PAX2 gene and phenotypic variation in individuals with renal coloboma syndrome. Review of published cases and the collective diagnostic experience of three laboratories in the United States, France, and New Zealand identified 55 unique mutations in 173 individuals from 86 families. The three clinical laboratories participating in this collaboration contributed 28 novel variations in 68 individuals in 33 families, which represent a 50% increase in the number of variations, patients, and families published in the medical literature. An LSDB was created using the Leiden Open Variation Database platform: www.lovd.nl/PAX2. The most common findings reported in this series were abnormal renal structure or function (92% of individuals), ophthalmological abnormalities (77% of individuals), and hearing loss (7% of individuals). Additional clinical findings and genetic counseling implications are discussed.
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- Matthew Bower
- Division of Genetics and Metabolism, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
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Renal coloboma syndrome (RCS), also called papillorenal syndrome, is an autosomal dominant condition characterized by optic nerve dysplasia and renal hypodysplasia. The eye anomalies consist of a wide and sometimes excavated dysplastic optic disc with the emergence of the retinal vessels from the periphery of the disc, frequently called optic nerve coloboma or morning glory anomaly. Associated findings may include a small corneal diameter, retinal coloboma, scleral staphyloma, optic nerve cyst and pigmentary macular dysplasia. The kidney abnormalities consist of small and abnormally formed kidneys known as renal hypodysplasia. Histologically, kidneys exhibit fewer than the normal number of glomeruli and these glomeruli are enlarged, a finding called oligomeganephronia. Consequences of the ocular malformations include decreased visual acuity and retinal detachment. Consequences of the renal hypodysplasia include hypertension, proteinuria and renal insufficiency that frequently progresses to end-stage kidney disease. High frequency hearing loss has been reported. Autosomal dominant mutations in PAX2 can be identified in nearly half of all patients with clinical findings suggestive of RCS, however, the majority of published cases have mutations in PAX2, thus biasing the known information about the phenotype.
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Thomas R, Sanna-Cherchi S, Warady BA, Furth SL, Kaskel FJ, Gharavi AG. HNF1B and PAX2 mutations are a common cause of renal hypodysplasia in the CKiD cohort. Pediatr Nephrol 2011; 26:897-903. [PMID: 21380624 PMCID: PMC3257470 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-011-1826-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2011] [Revised: 02/05/2011] [Accepted: 02/08/2011] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Malformations of the kidney and lower urinary tract are the most frequent cause of end-stage renal disease in children. Mutations in HNF1Β and PAX2 commonly cause syndromic urinary tract malformation. We searched for mutations in HNF1Β and PAX2 in North American children with renal aplasia and hypodysplasia (RHD) enrolled in the Chronic Kidney Disease in Children Cohort Study (CKiD). We identified seven mutations in this multiethnic cohort (10% of patients). In HNF1Β, we identified a nonsense (p.R181X), a missense (p.S148L), and a frameshift (Y352fsX352) mutation, and one whole gene deletion. In PAX2, we identified one splice site (IVS4-1G>T), one missense (p.G24E), and one frameshift (G24fsX28) mutation. All mutations occurred in Caucasians, accounting for 14% of disease in this subgroup. The absence of mutations in other ethnicities is likely due to the limited sample size. There were no differences in clinical parameters (age, baseline eGFR, blood pressure, body mass index, progression) between patients with or without HNF1B and PAX2 mutations. A significant proportion of North American Caucasian patients with RHD carry mutations in HNF1Β or PAX2 genes. These patients should be evaluated for complications (e.g., diabetes for HNF1Β mutations, colobomas for PAX2) and referred for genetic counseling.
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- Rosemary Thomas
- Pediatric Nephrology, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY, USA
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Gongal PA, French CR, Waskiewicz AJ. Aberrant forebrain signaling during early development underlies the generation of holoprosencephaly and coloboma. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2010; 1812:390-401. [PMID: 20850526 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2010.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2009] [Accepted: 09/08/2010] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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In this review, we highlight recent literature concerning the signaling mechanisms underlying the development of two neural birth defects, holoprosencephaly and coloboma. Holoprosencephaly, the most common forebrain defect, occurs when the cerebral hemispheres fail to separate and is typically associated with mispatterning of embryonic midline tissue. Coloboma results when the choroid fissure in the eye fails to close. It is clear that Sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling regulates both forebrain and eye development, with defects in Shh, or components of the Shh signaling cascade leading to the generation of both birth defects. In addition, other intercellular signaling pathways are known factors in the incidence of holoprosencephaly and coloboma. This review will outline recent advances in our understanding of forebrain and eye embryonic pattern formation, with a focus on zebrafish studies of Shh and retinoic acid pathways. Given the clear overlap in the mechanisms that generate both diseases, we propose that holoprosencephaly and coloboma can represent mild and severe aspects of single phenotypic spectrum resulting from aberrant forebrain development. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Zebrafish Models of Neurological Diseases.
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- Patricia A Gongal
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Alur RP, Vijayasarathy C, Brown JD, Mehtani M, Onojafe IF, Sergeev YV, Boobalan E, Jones M, Tang K, Liu H, Xia CH, Gong X, Brooks BP. Papillorenal syndrome-causing missense mutations in PAX2/Pax2 result in hypomorphic alleles in mouse and human. PLoS Genet 2010; 6:e1000870. [PMID: 20221250 PMCID: PMC2832668 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2009] [Accepted: 02/02/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Papillorenal syndrome (PRS, also known as renal-coloboma syndrome) is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by potentially-blinding congenital optic nerve excavation and congenital kidney abnormalities. Many patients with PRS have mutations in the paired box transcription factor gene, PAX2. Although most mutations in PAX2 are predicted to result in complete loss of one allele's function, three missense mutations have been reported, raising the possibility that more subtle alterations in PAX2 function may be disease-causing. To date, the molecular behaviors of these mutations have not been explored. We describe a novel mouse model of PRS due to a missense mutation in a highly-conserved threonine residue in the paired domain of Pax2 (p.T74A) that recapitulates the ocular and kidney findings of patients. This mutation is in the Pax2 paired domain at the same location as two human missense mutations. We show that all three missense mutations disrupt potentially critical hydrogen bonds in atomic models and result in reduced Pax2 transactivation, but do not affect nuclear localization, steady state mRNA levels, or the ability of Pax2 to bind its DNA consensus sequence. Moreover, these mutations show reduced steady-state levels of Pax2 protein in vitro and (for p.T74A) in vivo, likely by reducing protein stability. These results suggest that hypomorphic alleles of PAX2/Pax2 can lead to significant disease in humans and mice. Congenital ocular malformations affecting the optic nerve are an important cause of childhood blindness. The papillorenal syndrome (PRS) is an autosomal dominant disorder that causes congenital optic nerve and kidney abnormalities, which may result in legal blindness and renal failure, respectively. Many cases of PRS are caused by mutations in the paired-box transcription factor PAX2. In this paper, we describe a novel mouse model of this human disease caused by a missense mutation in the Pax2 gene at the same position of one of the few disease-causing missense mutations in humans. We characterize the ocular and non-ocular phenotypes of this mouse and model the effect that murine and human Pax2/PAX2 mutations have on protein structure. We also experimentally test the effect these missense mutations have on protein localization, transactivation, and DNA binding, concluding that all three reduce steady-state levels of protein in vitro and (in p.T74A) in vivo by reducing protein stability. This work will help us better understand the pathophysiology of PRS and to dissect the molecular interactions important in normal PAX2 function.
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- Ramakrishna P. Alur
- Ophthalmic Genetics and Visual Function Branch, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Section for Translational Research in Retinal and Macular Degeneration, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Ophthalmic Genetics and Visual Function Branch, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C., United States of America
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- Ophthalmic Genetics and Visual Function Branch, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Ophthalmic Genetics and Visual Function Branch, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Ophthalmic Genetics and Visual Function Branch, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Ophthalmic Genetics and Visual Function Branch, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science Program, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science Program, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science Program, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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- Section for Translational Research in Retinal and Macular Degeneration, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C., United States of America
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Gucev ZS, Kirovski I, Jancevska A, Popjordanova N, Tasic V. Papillorenal Syndrome after Beta-Interferon Treatment in Pregnancy. Ren Fail 2009; 31:602-5. [DOI: 10.1080/08860220902968862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Cho HK, Jee DH. Congenital Optic Disc Coloboma Associated With Right Seventh and Eighth Cranial Nerve Palsy. JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 2009. [DOI: 10.3341/jkos.2009.50.10.1600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Hyun Kyung Cho
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Korea
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Golnik KC. Cavitary anomalies of the optic disc: Neurologic significance. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2008; 8:409-13. [DOI: 10.1007/s11910-008-0063-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Alur RP, Cox TA, Crawford MA, Gong X, Brooks BP. Optic nerve axon number in mouse is regulated by PAX2. J AAPOS 2008; 12:117-21. [PMID: 18083586 PMCID: PMC2435283 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2007.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2007] [Revised: 08/09/2007] [Accepted: 08/10/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Papillorenal syndrome is an autosomal-dominant disease caused by mutations in the PAX2 transcription factor gene. Patients often exhibit congenital excavation of the optic nerve and a spectrum of congenital kidney abnormalities. Using a novel mouse model of this syndrome (C57BL/6J PAX2(A220G/+)), we investigated the effect of PAX2 haploinsufficiency on optic nerve axon number. Because PAX2 expression and retinal pigment epithelium pigmentation have a mutually exclusive relationship during development and because tyrosinase (Tyr) has been shown to modify the penetrance of other ocular development genes, we also investigated whether tyrosinase modified the mutant PAX2 phenotype. METHODS C57BL/6J PAX2(A220G/+)Tyr(+/+) mice were crossed with mice of the same genetic background (C57BL/6J) that are homozygous for an effective null allele of tyrosinase (Tyr(c-2J/c-2J)) over two generations to create mice with four distinct genotypes: PAX2(A220G/+) Tyr(+/c-2J), PAX2(A220G/+) Tyr(c-2J/c-2J), PAX2(+/+) Tyr(c-2J/+), and PAX2(+/+)Tyr(c-2J/c-2J). Mouse optic nerves were examined clinically and histologically. Axon number was assessed in a masked fashion in optic nerves from mice of all four genotypes and compared with parental strains. RESULTS Mice heterozygous for a PAX2 mutation show reduced optic nerve axon number compared with age-matched controls. Tyrosinase does not appear to modify this phenotype. CONCLUSIONS Our results show that PAX2 is important in determining axon number in mouse optic nerve. The developmental effects of tyrosinase and PAX2 mutation appear to act via different pathways.
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- Ramakrishna P Alur
- Ophthalmic Genetics and Visual Function Branch, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Cheong HI, Cho HY, Kim JH, Yu YS, Ha IS, Choi Y. A clinico-genetic study of renal coloboma syndrome in children. Pediatr Nephrol 2007; 22:1283-9. [PMID: 17541647 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-007-0525-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2007] [Revised: 04/29/2007] [Accepted: 05/08/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Renal coloboma syndrome (RCS) is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by PAX2 gene mutations and characterized by renal hypoplasia and optic disc coloboma. The clinical findings were retrospectively reviewed, and all coding regions of the PAX2 gene were sequenced, in six children with RCS. A c.619_620insG mutation was detected in five patients, including two siblings, and a novel p.Arg104X mutation was detected in one patient. All the patients had progressive renal dysfunction and bilateral hypoplastic kidneys without vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), but the rate of progression to end-stage renal disease showed some diversity. The ocular manifestations showed wide variability, ranging from subtle optic disc anomalies to microphthalmia. In one family with two affected siblings, maternal germline mosaicism was suggested by an intragenic microsatellite marker study. In conclusion, there are variable renal and ocular manifestations in RCS without significant phenotype-genotype correlations. VUR is not a cardinal renal manifestation of RCS. The possibility of germline mosaicism should be considered during molecular diagnosis and genetic counseling for PAX2 mutations.
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- Hae Il Cheong
- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, 28 Yongon-Dong, Chongro-Gu, Seoul 110-744, South Korea.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To integrate knowledge on the embryologic and molecular basis of optic fissure closure with clinical observations in patients with uveal coloboma. RECENT FINDINGS Closure of the optic fissure has been well characterized and many genetic alterations have been associated with coloboma; however, molecular mechanisms leading to coloboma remain largely unknown. In the past decade, we have gained better understanding of genes critical to eye development; however, mutations in these genes have been found in few individuals with coloboma. CHD7 mutations have been identified in patients with CHARGE syndrome (coloboma, heart defects, choanal atresia, retarded growth, genital anomalies, and ear anomalies or deafness). Animal models are bringing us closer to a molecular understanding of optic fissure closure. SUMMARY Optic fissure closure requires precise orchestration in timing and apposition of two poles of the optic cup. The relative roles of genetics and environment on this process remain elusive. While most cases of coloboma are sporadic, autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, and X-linked inheritance patterns have been described. Genetically, colobomata demonstrate pleiotropy, heterogeneity, variable expressivity, and reduced penetrance. Coloboma is a complex disorder with a variable prognosis and requires regular examination to optimize visual acuity and to monitor for potential complications.
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- Lan Chang
- National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Moore SW. The contribution of associated congenital anomalies in understanding Hirschsprung's disease. Pediatr Surg Int 2006; 22:305-15. [PMID: 16518596 DOI: 10.1007/s00383-006-1655-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/26/2006] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR) is a complex congenital disorder which, from a molecular perspective, appears to result due to disruption of normal signalling during development of enteric nerve cells, resulting in aganglionosis of the distal bowel. Associated congenital anomalies occur in at least 5-32% (mean 21%) of patients and certain syndromic phenotypes have been linked to distinct genetic sites, indicating underlying genetic associations of the disease and probable gene-gene interaction in its pathogenesis. Clear-cut associations with HSCR include Down's syndrome, dominant sensorineural deafness, Waardenburg syndrome, neurofibromatosis, neuroblastoma, phaeochromocytoma, the MEN type IIB syndrome and other abnormalities. Individual anomalies vary from 2.97% to 8%, the most frequent being the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) (8.05%), the central nervous system (CNS) and sensorineural anomalies (6.79%) and the genito-urinary tract (6.05%). Other associated systems include the musculoskeletal (5.12%), cardiovascular systems (4.99%), craniofacial and eye abnormalities (3%) and less frequently the skin and integumentary system (ectodermal dysplasia) and syndromes related to cholesterol and fat metabolism. In addition to associations with neuroblastoma and tumours related to MEN2B, HSCR may also be associated with tumours of neural origin such as ganglioneuroma, ganglioneuroblastoma, retinoblastoma and tumours associated with neurofibromatosis and other autonomic nervous system disturbances. The contribution of the major susceptibility genes on chromosome 10 (RET) and chromosome 13 (EDNRB) is well established in the phenotypic expression of HSCR. Whereas major RET mutations may result in HSCR by haploinsufficiency in 20-25% of cases, the etiology of the majority of sporadic HSCR is not as clear, appearing to arise from the combined cumulative effects of susceptibility loci at critical genes controlling the mechanisms of cell proliferation, differentiation and maturation. In addition, potential "modifying" associations exist with chromosome 2, 9, 20, 21 and 22, and we explore the importance of certain flanking genes of critical areas in the final phenotypic expression of HSCR.
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- S W Moore
- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, P.O. Box 19063, 7505, Tygerberg, South Africa.
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