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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
First Results from the Prospective German Registry for Childhood Glaucoma: Phenotype–Genotype Association
Contributor:
Stingl, Julia V.;
Diederich, Stefan;
Diel, Heidi;
Schuster, Alexander K.;
Wagner, Felix M.;
Chronopoulos, Panagiotis;
Aghayeva, Fidan;
Grehn, Franz;
Winter, Jennifer;
Schweiger, Susann;
Hoffmann, Esther M.
Published:
MDPI AG, 2021
Published in:
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11 (2021) 1, Seite 16
Language:
English
DOI:
10.3390/jcm11010016
ISSN:
2077-0383
Origination:
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Description:
Childhood glaucoma is a heterogeneous disease and can be associated with various genetic alterations. The aim of this study was to report first results of the phenotype–genotype relationship in a German childhood glaucoma cohort. Forty-nine eyes of 29 children diagnosed with childhood glaucoma were prospectively included in the registry. Besides medical history, non-genetic risk factor anamnesis and examination results, genetic examination report was obtained (23 cases). DNA from peripheral blood or buccal swab was used for molecular genetic analysis using a specific glaucoma gene panel. Primary endpoint was the distribution of causative genetic mutations and associated disorders. Median age was 1.8 (IQR 0.6; 3.8) years, 64% participants were female. Secondary childhood glaucoma (55%) was more common than primary childhood glaucoma (41%). In 14%, parental consanguinity was indicated. A mutation was found in all these cases, which makes consanguinity an important risk factor for genetic causes in childhood glaucoma. CYP1B1 (30%) and TEK (10%) mutations were found in primary childhood glaucoma patients. In secondary childhood glaucoma cases, alterations in CYP1B1 (25%), SOX11 (13%), FOXC1 (13%), GJA8 (13%) and LTBP2 (13%) were detected. Congenital cataract was associated with variants in FYCO1 and CRYBB3 (25% each), and one case of primary megalocornea with a CHRDL1 aberration. Novel variants of causative genetic mutations were found. Distribution of childhood glaucoma types and causative genes was comparable to previous investigated cohorts. This is the first prospective study using standardized forms to determine phenotypes and non-genetic factors in childhood glaucoma with the aim to evaluate their association with genotypes in childhood glaucoma.