Ophthalmo-genetic analysis of Pakistani patients with nonsyndromic oculocutaneous albinism through whole exome sequencing

Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is a disorder of defective melanin biosynthesis that is characterized by hypo-pigmentation of skin, hair and retinal pigment epithelium. Phenotypically, OCA patients exhibit white milky skin, whitish to golden hair and deterioration of retinal cells. Until recently, gen...

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Published inJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association Vol. 67; no. 5; pp. 790 - 792
Main Authors Gul, Hadia, Ali, Muhammad Zeeshan, Khan, Ejazullah, Zubair, Muhammad, Badar, Muhammad, Khan, Saadullah, Shah, Abdul Haleem, Khan, Muzammil Ahmad
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pakistan Knowledge Bylanes 31.05.2017
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Summary:Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is a disorder of defective melanin biosynthesis that is characterized by hypo-pigmentation of skin, hair and retinal pigment epithelium. Phenotypically, OCA patients exhibit white milky skin, whitish to golden hair and deterioration of retinal cells. Until recently, genetic studies have reported seven causative genes (TYR, TYRP1, OCA2, SLC45A2, SLC24A2, C10ORF11 and MCIR) and an uncharacterized OCA5 locus. Herein we present the medico-genetic study of three Pakistani patients inheriting autosomal recessive OCA. Whole exome sequencing, followed by Sanger DNA sequencing for segregation analysis, revealed recurrent mutations c.346C>T (p.Arg116*) and c.1255G>A (p.Gly419Arg) (family A and B respectively) in TYR gene, while the patient from family C did not reveal any known gene mutation, which suggests the involvement of some novel genetic factor. It is the first report of mapping c.346C>T mutation in a Pakistani patient. Our study further extends the evidence of genetic hotspots regions in TYR gene causing OCA in Pakistani population.
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ISSN:0030-9982