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Kohli S, Saxena R, Puri RD, Bijarnia Mahay S, Pal S, Dubey S, Arora V, Verma I. The molecular landscape of oculocutaneous albinism in India and its therapeutic implications. Eur J Hum Genet 2023:10.1038/s41431-023-01496-5. [PMID: 38030918 DOI: 10.1038/s41431-023-01496-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2023] [Revised: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Oculocutaneous albinism is an inherited disorder of melanin biosynthesis, characterized by absent or reduced pigmentation of the skin, hair, and eyes. Molecular alterations of genes that cause non-syndromic albinism in Asian Indians are poorly characterized. This information would be useful for developing therapies for this disorder. We analyzed 164 persons with non-syndromic albinism, belonging to unrelated families from all parts of India, for molecular changes in the causative genes. Subjects with white hair, white skin, and red iris had their tyrosinase gene sequenced and were also tested by MLPA for deletions/duplications. Subjects with negative results or with darker skin, golden/brown or darker hair had sequencing of TYR, P, TYRP1, SLC45A2 and GPR143 genes. Pathogenic variants in TYR (OCA1) were observed in 139 (84.7%) patients, in the P gene (OCA2) in 20 (12.2%), in TYRP1 (OCA3) in two (1.2%), in SLC45A2 (OCA 4) in one (0.61%), and in GPR143 (X-linked ocular albinism) in two (1.2%) patients. Of 278 alleles with variants in TYR, 179 (64.3%) alleles had (p.R278*) alteration, suggesting the possibility of therapy with a stop codon readthrough molecule. We report 20 patients with 13 disease associated variants in the P gene and 18 novel pathogenic variants in TYR, P, TYRP1, SLC45A2 and GPR143 genes. The data are compared with those reported from India, Pakistan and rest of the world. The therapeutic options in albinism are briefly described, opening this field for future therapies.
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- Sudha Kohli
- Institute of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Ganga Ram Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, 110060, India.
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Ganga Ram Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, 110060, India
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Ganga Ram Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, 110060, India
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Ganga Ram Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, 110060, India
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Ganga Ram Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, 110060, India
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Ganga Ram Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, 110060, India
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Ganga Ram Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, 110060, India
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Ganga Ram Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, 110060, India.
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Ganguly K, Dutta T, Saha A, Sarkar D, Sil A, Ray K, Sengupta M. Mapping the TYR gene reveals novel and previously reported variants in Eastern Indian patients highlighting preponderance of the same changes in multiple unrelated ethnicities. Ann Hum Genet 2020; 84:303-312. [PMID: 32115698 DOI: 10.1111/ahg.12376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2019] [Revised: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is a group of congenital autosomal recessive disorders with seven known subtypes (OCA1-OCA7) characterized by loss or absence of pigmentation in the skin, hair, and eyes. OCA1, caused by pathogenic variations in the tyrosinase (TYR) gene, has been documented to be the most prevalent subtype across the world including India. In the present study, we recruited 53 OCA-affected individuals from 45 unrelated families belonging to 20 different marriage groups/ethnicities of 15 different districts of West Bengal. We took a targeted sequencing-based approach to find the causal variations in the TYR gene. We report here identification of two novel potentially pathogenic variations [NM_000372.4:c.614C>T, NP_000363.1:p.(Pro205Leu), and NM_000372.4:c.1036+1=/G>T], one novel synonymous TYR variant [NM_000372.4:c.204=/A>G, NP_000363.1:p.(Gln68=)], two pathogenic variations documented for the first time in Indian OCA cases [NM_000372.4:c.1147G>A, NP_000363.1:p.(Asp383Asn), and NM_000372.4:c.585G>A, NP_000363.1:p.(Trp195*)], along with nine previously reported pathogenic variants in 36 out of 53 (∼68%) patients recruited. We report common haplotype backgrounds for the two most prevalent variations [NM_000372.4:c.124G>A, NM_000372.4:c.832C>T] in cases belonging to different marriage/ethnic groups, suggesting a possible founder effect. To our knowledge, this is the most comprehensive genetic study on OCA1 from India, firmly establishing OCA1 as the commonest form of albinism in this part of the world.
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- Kausik Ganguly
- Department of Genetics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Genetics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Genetics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
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- Joypur Block Primary Health Centre, Howrah, West Bengal, India
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- Vivekananda Mission Ashram Netra Niramay Niketan, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India
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- ATGC Diagnostics, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Genetics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
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Teramae A, Kobayashi Y, Kunimoto H, Nakajima K, Suzuki T, Tsuruta D, Fukai K. The Molecular Basis of Chemical Chaperone Therapy for Oculocutaneous Albinism Type 1A. J Invest Dermatol 2018; 139:1143-1149. [PMID: 30447237 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.10.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Revised: 09/24/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by the reduction or complete lack of melanin pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes. No effective treatment for OCA is available at present. OCA type 1 is caused by mutations that disrupt the function of tyrosinase (TYR), the rate-limiting enzyme of melanin synthesis. Recently, it was shown that tyrosinase in some patients with OCA type 1 mutation is retained in the endoplasmic reticulum and that its catalytic activity is lost, a phenomenon known as endoplasmic reticulum retention. However, to our knowledge, the intracellular localization of tyrosinase in Japanese patients with OCA type 1 missense mutations has not been reported. In this study, we first investigated the intracellular localization of Japanese OCA type 1A missense mutant tyrosinases using Western blotting and immunohistochemical staining. R77Q, R239W, D383N, and P431L mutant tyrosinases were retained in the endoplasmic reticulum, and H211Y mutant tyrosinase was partially transported to the Golgi apparatus. Second, we explored the possibility of chemical chaperone therapy for Japanese patients with OCA type 1A missense mutations and found that HeLa cells expressing P431L mutant tyrosinase have restored tyrosinase activity after treatment with a low-dose tyrosinase inhibitor, as a chemical chaperone, in a dose-dependent manner. These results provide the basis for a possible chemical chaperone therapy to recover tyrosinase activities in patients with OCA type 1A patients.
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- Ayako Teramae
- Department of Dermatology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
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- Department of Dermatology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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Mondal M, Sengupta M, Ray K. Functional assessment of tyrosinase variants identified in individuals with albinism is essential for unequivocal determination of genotype-to-phenotype correlation. Br J Dermatol 2016; 175:1232-1242. [PMID: 27537549 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.14977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Oculocutaneous albinism type 1 (OCA1), caused by pathogenic variations in the tyrosinase gene (TYR), is the most frequent and severe form of hypopigmentary disorder worldwide. While OCA1A manifests as a complete loss of melanin pigment, patients with OCA1B show residual pigmentation of the skin, hair and eyes. Limited experimental evidence suggests retention of TYR in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) causes OCA1 pathogenesis. However, a comprehensive functional analysis of TYR missense variations and correlation with genotype is lacking. OBJECTIVES Functional characterization of nonsynonymous tyrosinase variants in patients with OCA1 reported in the Albinism Database, dbSNP and the published literature, and an attempt to correlate them with reported and predicted phenotypes. METHODS Thirty-four reported missense variants of TYR were subcloned by site-directed mutagenesis, and the dual-enzyme activities of the variant proteins were compared with the wild-type. The degree of ER retention was also checked for each of the variants through endoglycosidase H (Endo H) digestion followed by immunoprecipitation and densitometric analysis. RESULTS Functional studies revealed one reported OCA1A variation with nearly 100% enzyme activity, 10 OCA1B variants lacking any enzyme activity, eight nonsynonymous single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with ~30-70% of enzyme activity, and three SNPs that completely lacked activity altogether. The Endo H assay corroborated these results. CONCLUSIONS Loss of enzyme activity of TYR variants was completely in agreement with ER retention across all variants examined. The results of the assay clearly established that determination of the biological activity of identified variants in patients with OCA is essential to correlate the identified suspect genotype with the obvious phenotype of the disease.
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- M Mondal
- Molecular & Human Genetics Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- Molecular & Human Genetics Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- Molecular & Human Genetics Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, 700032, India
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Wei AH, Zang DJ, Zhang Z, Yang XM, Li W. Prenatal Genotyping of Four Common Oculocutaneous Albinism Genes in 51 Chinese Families. J Genet Genomics 2015; 42:279-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2015.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Revised: 05/17/2015] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Jaworek TJ, Kausar T, Bell SM, Tariq N, Maqsood MI, Sohail A, Ali M, Iqbal F, Rasool S, Riazuddin S, Shaikh RS, Ahmed ZM. Molecular genetic studies and delineation of the oculocutaneous albinism phenotype in the Pakistani population. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2012; 7:44. [PMID: 22734612 PMCID: PMC3537634 DOI: 10.1186/1750-1172-7-44] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2011] [Accepted: 04/30/2012] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Background Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is caused by a group of genetically heterogeneous inherited defects that result in the loss of pigmentation in the eyes, skin and hair. Mutations in the TYR, OCA2, TYRP1 and SLC45A2 genes have been shown to cause isolated OCA. No comprehensive analysis has been conducted to study the spectrum of OCA alleles prevailing in Pakistani albino populations. Methods We enrolled 40 large Pakistani families and screened them for OCA genes and a candidate gene, SLC24A5. Protein function effects were evaluated using in silico prediction algorithms and ex vivo studies in human melanocytes. The effects of splice-site mutations were determined using an exon-trapping assay. Results Screening of the TYR gene revealed four known (p.Arg299His, p.Pro406Leu, p.Gly419Arg, p.Arg278*) and three novel mutations (p.Pro21Leu, p.Cys35Arg, p.Tyr411His) in ten families. Ex vivo studies revealed the retention of an EGFP-tagged mutant (p.Pro21Leu, p.Cys35Arg or p.Tyr411His) tyrosinase in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) at 37°C, but a significant fraction of p.Cys35Arg and p.Tyr411His left the ER in cells grown at a permissive temperature (31°C). Three novel (p.Asp486Tyr, p.Leu527Arg, c.1045-15 T > G) and two known mutations (p.Pro743Leu, p.Ala787Thr) of OCA2 were found in fourteen families. Exon-trapping assays with a construct containing a novel c.1045-15 T > G mutation revealed an error in splicing. No mutation in TYRP1, SLC45A2, and SLC24A5 was found in the remaining 16 families. Clinical evaluation of the families segregating either TYR or OCA2 mutations showed nystagmus, photophobia, and loss of pigmentation in the skin or hair follicles. Most of the affected individuals had grayish-blue colored eyes. Conclusions Our results show that ten and fourteen families harbored mutations in the TYR and OCA2 genes, respectively. Our findings, along with the results of previous studies, indicate that the p.Cys35Arg, p.Arg278* and p.Gly419Arg alleles of TYR and the p.Asp486Tyr and c.1045-15 T > G alleles of OCA2 are the most common causes of OCA in Pakistani families. To the best of our knowledge, this study represents the first documentation of OCA2 alleles in the Pakistani population. A significant proportion of our cohort did not have mutations in known OCA genes. Overall, our study contributes to the development of genetic testing protocols and genetic counseling for OCA in Pakistani families.
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- Thomas J Jaworek
- Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Research Foundation, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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Gargiulo A, Testa F, Rossi S, Di Iorio V, Fecarotta S, de Berardinis T, Iovine A, Magli A, Signorini S, Fazzi E, Galantuomo MS, Fossarello M, Montefusco S, Ciccodicola A, Neri A, Macaluso C, Simonelli F, Surace EM. Molecular and clinical characterization of albinism in a large cohort of Italian patients. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2011; 52:1281-9. [PMID: 20861488 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.10-6091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to identify the molecular basis of albinism in a large cohort of Italian patients showing typical ocular landmarks of the disease and to provide a full characterization of the clinical ophthalmic manifestations. METHODS DNA samples from 45 patients with ocular manifestations of albinism were analyzed by direct sequencing analysis of five genes responsible for albinism: TYR, P, TYRP1, SLC45A2 (MATP), and OA1. All patients studied showed a variable degree of skin and hair hypopigmentation. Eighteen patients with distinct mutations in each gene associated with OCA were evaluated by detailed ophthalmic analysis, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and fundus autofluorescence. RESULTS Disease-causing mutations were identified in more than 95% of analyzed patients with OCA (28/45 [62.2%] cases with two or more mutations; 15/45 [33.3%] cases with one mutation). Thirty-five different mutant alleles were identified of which 15 were novel. Mutations in TYR were the most frequent (73.3%), whereas mutations in P occurred more rarely (13.3%) than previously reported. Novel mutations were also identified in rare loci such as TYRP1 and MATP. Mutations in the OA1 gene were not detected. Clinical assessment revealed that patients with iris and macular pigmentation had significantly higher visual acuity than did severe hypopigmented phenotypes. CONCLUSIONS TYR gene mutations represent a relevant cause of oculocutaneous albinism in Italy, whereas mutations in P present a lower frequency than that found in other populations. Clinical analysis revealed that the severity of the ocular manifestations depends on the degree of retinal pigmentation.
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Deng WD, Xi DM, Gou X, Yang SL, Shi XW, Mao HM. Pigmentation in Black-boned sheep (Ovis aries): association with polymorphism of the Tyrosinase gene. Mol Biol Rep 2007; 35:379-85. [PMID: 17520341 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-007-9097-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2007] [Accepted: 04/30/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Measurements were made in Black-boned (n = 40) and normal (n = 23) sheep (Ovis aries) from a flock in Nanping County of Yunnan Province, China, as well as a group (n = 21) of Romney Marsh sheep (O. aries) with the view to explaining the basis of the dark pigmentation occurring in the Black-boned animals. Plasma colour was significantly darker (P < 0.01) in Black-boned sheep than in their normal flock mates, which in turn had significantly darker plasma (P < 0.01) than the Romney Marsh sheep. Similar significant (P < 0.01) differences were measured for plasma tyrosinase activity and both groups of sheep from Nanping County had similar plasma concentrations of glutathione which were significantly smaller (P < 0.01) than for the Romney Marsh sheep.A partial fragment of 750 bp of exon 1 of the gene encoding tyrosinase was constructed and found to contain two silent mutation sites (G192C and C462T) but there was no effect on amino acid sequences of tyrosinase. Using restriction fragment length polymorphism analyses two allelic variants of site G192C were identified giving rise to the genotypes GG, GC and CC; the frequencies of allele G being 0.914, 0.824 and 0.286 in the Black-boned sheep, their flock mates and the Romney Marsh sheep respectively. Plasma tyrosinase activity was similar for genotypes GG and GC and for both genotypes significantly higher (P < 0.05) than for genotype CC. The sheep from Nanping County displayed only the GG and GC genotypes and had predominantly black or black and white coat colour whereas the Romney Marsh sheep were of either genotype GC or CC and exhibited only white coat colouration. It is not appears that the dark pigmentation of the Black-boned sheep arises because of polymorphisms in the exon 1 of tyrosinase gene. However, this result could explain the differences between Black-boned and Romney Marsh sheep but not for differences between Black-boned and Nanping Normal sheep. Moreover, this result has provided evidence of genetic markers in the form of polymorphisms of the tyrosinase gene which may help to find the black traits causing mutations. There would be merit in further studies using histochemical and molecular techniques to elucidate the causes of the dark pigmentation in these Black-boned sheep.
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- W D Deng
- Yunnan Provincial Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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