Retinal findings in a patient with mutations in ABCC6 and ABCA4
PMID: 29765157
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
Retinal findings in a patient with mutations in ABCC6 and ABCA4
PMID: 29765157
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
ABCA4-retinopathy
Case#: 1 male, 24 years old, from consanguineous parents, Somali ancestry.
DiseaseAssertion: ABCA4-related retinopathy Stargardt disease
FamilyInfo: Single affected individual consanguineous parents, Somali ancestry. No additional information about family is provided in text.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000572- reduced central vision, HP:0001102- Angioid streaks, HP:0007980- retinal pigment epithelium atrophy, HP:0007401- Macular atrophy, HP:0000630- Abnormal retinal arterial/arteriolar morphology
CaseHPOFreeText: Presents with reduced central vision, Fundus autofluorescence (FAF) showed angioid streaks, reduced signal in the central macula indicative of retinal pigment epithelium atrophy. Electrophysiological testing showed severe macular dysfunction with generalized retinal involvement.
CaseNotHPOs: HP:0200070- Peripheral retinal atrophy
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Peripheral retina appears unaffected after ultra-widefield FAF imaging
Genotyping Method: PCR-amplification and Sanger sequencing of ABCA4 on Exon 42, Stargardt/Macular dystrophy SmartPanel v5; Molecular Vision Laboratory, Hillsboro, Oregon tested DNA for mutations which confirmed findings of ABCA4, with no additional pathogenic mutations found.
PreviouslyPublished: PMID: 22261738, 1 male, 24 years old, from consanguineous parents, Somali ancestry presenting with reduced vision.
Variant: NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.5882G>A (p.Gly1961Glu)
ClinVar: Variation ID: 7888
CAID: N/A
SupplementalData: N/A
Carrier frequency analysis of mutations causing autosomal-recessive-inherited retinal diseases in the Israeli population
PMID: 29706639
Gene: ABCA4
HGNCID: HGNC:34
MonDO: MONDO:0019353
Bioinformatic analyses of an SQL-based database containing 12272 variants that appear in 178 IRD genes in 5706 individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish origin based on the gnomAD database (version 2) and variants that were published in the scientific literature that was extracted from HGMD. Authors extracted information regarding IRD variants from various sources (including data of 5706 Ashkenazi Jewish (AJ) samples and a large cohort of Israeli patients with IRDs) to estimate carrier frequency of IRD mutations in different subpopulations in Israel. Two major databases aiming to estimate carrier frequency of IRD mutations in the Israeli population (Fig. 1): “gnomAD-AJ-IRD DB” containing data of 5706 AJ controls extracted from gnomAD and “HW-IRD DB” containing data extracted from our cohort of Israeli patients with IRDs.
See Fig 2 for breakdown of variants analyzed.
The final DB (IRDB) (Fig. 1 and Table S7) includes all 399 variants from “gnomAD-AJ-IRD DB” and “HW-IRD DB” that were considered here as pathogenic mutations in 111 known IRD genes.
To establish the “HW-IRD DB” (Fig. 1), we collected data on Israeli IRD patients with a known cause of disease (a cohort of >2000 IRD families). The HW-IRD DB includes 289 pathogenic mutations (Fig. 1) that were identified in IRD patients who have biallelic variants.
SupplementalData: S7, carrier frequency data for each mutation in all nine studied subpopulations. Carrier frequency was calculated as 2pq where p = 1 − q and q was calculated as the root square of the number of homozygous patients plus half the number of compound heterozygous patients divided by the population size
Variant: NM_000350.2:c.4895dup,p.Asn1632fs
CAID: CA915941330
Case: Ashkenazi Jewish patient with inherited retinal disease, STGD, CRD
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000548 (Cone/cone-rod dystrophy, CRD)
CaseHPOFreeText: Stargardt disease (STGD)
The third patient was a 27-year-old man who was the son of third-degree consanguineous parents.
Case#: Case 3, male, onset at 24yo, Italy
DiseaseAssertion: STGD1
FamilyInfo: third-degree consanguineous parents; both parents healthy heterozygous carriers of the ABCA4 variant
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000529, HP:0007754, HP:0000518
CaseHPOFreeText: progressive deterioration of vision at age 24. Bilateral macular dystrophy and diffuse lens opacities on ophthalmologic examination. OCT, ERG, and VEP consistent with Stargardt maculopathy.
CaseNotHPOs: n/a
CaseNotHPOFreeText: n/a
Genotyping Method: NGS (custom enrichment panel), Illumina NextSeq550; variant confirmed by Sanger sequencing.
PreviouslyPublished: n/a
Variant: NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.2828G>A (p.Arg943Gln), homozygous; rs1801581
ClinVar: Variation ID: 7913
CAID: n/a
SupplementalData: n/a
Unusual clinical phenotype of Stargardt disease
PMID: 34008801
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
Unusual clinical phenotype of Stargardt disease
PMID: 34008801
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
Mutation Spectrum of the ABCA4 Gene in 335 Stargardt Disease Patients From a Multicenter German Cohort—Impact of Selected Deep Intronic Variants and Common SNPs
PMID: 28118664
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
A 19-year-old female
Case#: 19 year old woman
DiseaseAssertion: Stargardt disease (STGD)
FamilyInfo: no family history of ocular disease
CasePresentingHPOs:HP:0025158
CaseHPOFreeText:20/25 in the right eye and 20/25-1 in the left eye, small irregular perifoveal lesions of both increased and decreased autofluorescence
CaseNotHPOs:na
CaseNotHPOFreeText:na
Genotyping Method: next gen sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: na
Variant: c.6079C > T, p.(Leu2027Phe) c.4139C > T, p.(Pro1380Leu)
ClinVar: not found not found
CAID: not found not found
SupplementalData: “black shadow” in the right eye after getting hit by a volley ball
Superotemporal predisposition to traumatic subretinal fibrosis in Stargardt disease: A case report
PMID:39917552
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
Retinal Phenotypes in Patients Homozygous for the G1961E Mutation in the ABCA4 Gene
PMID: 22661473
Gene: ABCA4
HGNCID: HGNC:34
Stage I disease was characterized by central macular atrophy with parafoveal or perifoveal flecks. Where flecks were more numerous and extended anterior to the vascular arcades and/or nasal to the optic disc, then patients were classified as having stage II disease. Although partial resorption of flecks may be present in this stage, more complete resorption of flecks was indicative of stage III disease with choriocapillaris atrophy also within the macula. Widespread RPE and chorioretinal atrophy throughout the fundus defined stage IV disease.27 Based on this classification system, the patients in our study were subdivided into 2 groups, that is those with milder disease (stage I or II) and those with more severe disease (stage III or IV) phenotypes.
The proband of Family #1 (Patient #1, II:1 in pedigree Figure 1A)
Case#: Male, Family #1, Patient #1, II:1 in pedigree
DiseaseAssertion: Hypomorphic Stargardt disease
FamilyInfo: Paternal female cousin also has hypomorphic Stargardt disease and both of them carry the complex allele p.[L541P; A1038V] and p.N1868I. Additionally, their paternal aunt was diagnosed with Stargardt disease. This information can be found on Fig.1.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000622, HP:0025010
CaseHPOFreeText: This proband developed blurred vision at age 30. The foveal atrophy affects the left eye. In the first visit at 33.9 years old patient presents with 20/25-3 Snellen VA OD, 20/70-2 Snellen VA OS, 0.16 LogMAR VA OD, 0.58 LogMAR VA OS, and stage 1. In the last visit at age 40.7, the patient had a 20/40-2 Snellen VA OD, a 10/80-1 Snellen VA OS, 0.34 LogMAR VA OD, 0.92 LogMAR VA OS, and was now in stage 2. In a Goldmann Visual Field test, they found central scotomas II4e; mild-moderate constriction II2e.
CaseNotHPOs: N/a
CaseNotHPOFreeText: The proband maintained some relative foveolar sparing in his right eye and had a BCVAs of 20/4022 (test done at 40 years old).
Genotyping Method: Genetic testing was performed at Columbia University. It was not stated which method this proband underwent, so the genetic testing could have been one of the following: "The entire ABCA4 gene locus was sequenced in 17 patients; the ABCA4 gene, including all exons and intron/exon boundaries were sequenced in 4 patients. In the remaining 6 cases representing family members, only targeted testing was performed."
PreviouslyPublished: N/a
**Variant: ** M1) NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.5603A>T M2) NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.1622T>C (p.Leu541Pro)
ClinVar: M1) 99390 M2) 99067
CAID: N/a
gnomAD: M1) The highest minor allele frequency was 0.05787 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/99390/) M2) The highest minor allele frequency was 0.00017 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/99067/)
SupplementalData: Table 1. provided patient information for those with p.N1868I ABCA4 Stargardt disease and the associated ABCA4 mutations. Fig.1. shows the pedigrees of the families. Fig.3. shows Macular SD-OCT line profiles for some of the patients. Table 2. describes the onset/symptoms of the patients with p.N1868I ABCA4 Stargardt Disease. Table 3. shows Visual Acuity and Stage at Baseline and Most Recent Follow-up in Patients With p.N1868I ABCA4 Stargardt Disease. Fig.4. shows BCVA better eye vs Duration since first examination for the patients. Table 4. shows clinical findings in the patients.
Patient 4, a 33-year-old Caucasian woman, presented in July 1998 with a gradual decline in visual acuity over the last 9 years and a best-corrected visual acuity of 20/300 in both eyes.
Case#: Patient 4, Female, Caucasian, 33yo
DiseaseAssertion: STGD1
FamilyInfo: One of eight siblings; four affected. Disease segregates with ABCA4 variants consistent with autosomal recessive inheritance. Parents are deceased and can't be tested.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0007663, HP:0007754, HP:0025147, HP:0007924, HP:0011507
CaseHPOFreeText: gradual decline in visual acuity over 9 years, BCVA 20/300 OU, bilateral beaten-bronze appearance of the macula, numerous perimacular yellow flecks, fluorescein angiography showing hyperfluorescence in the posterior pole and dark choroid in the periphery
CaseNotHPOs: N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: absence of central hypofluorescence on fluorescein angiography (present in affected siblings but not this patient)
Genotyping Method: SSCP analysis; Taq Dyedeoxy Terminator Cycle Sequencing kit
PreviouslyPublished: N/A
Variant: NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.2588G>C (p.Gly863Ala), NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.161G>A (p.Cys54Tyr)
ClinVar: ClinVarID:7879, ClinVarID:99065
CAID: N/A
SupplementalData: Segregation and sequencing data (Figures 1, 4)
Case#: Female, 6 years old, presenting with vision loss and behavioral changes.
Disease Assertion: After testing she was diagnosed with Stargardt disease
FamilyInfo: No family history of vision loss in childhood
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000572, HP:0000708, HP:0007988, HP:0008001, HP:0030609
CaseHPOFreeText: Showed changes in behavior through increased reliance on parents, and "Over the past six months, she had become increasingly emotional, anxious, frustrated, with difficulty concentrating on simple tasks". Additionally, beyond just the visual loss, she presented with 20/200 OU on her visual acuity test, as well as 1/14 Ishihara color plates with either eye. She also would overlook the top of objects, showed retinal arteriolar narrowing, had degeneration in the ellipsoid zone, and multiple hyperreflective granular deposits.
CaseNotHPOs: HP:0000648, HP:0000486, HP:0000639, HP:0000613, HP:0001336, HP:0011145 (just seizures in general, this was the closest I could find)
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Beyond the HPOs above, she also demonstrated a lack of seizures and had no other neurologic dysfunction. Additionally, she demonstrated brisk pupillary responses without paradoxical pupillary constriction to darkness. She also had normal results for the slip lamp biomicroscopy and tonometry.
CasePreviousTesting: Previously tested for myoclonus, seizures, and neurologic dysfunction with no history of any (did not describe the testing methods for such).
Genotyping Method: Although the genetic testing came up negative in relation to neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis and the mutations associated, Stargardt disease was confirmed through whole genome sequencing. This revealed "compound heterozygosity for 2 pathogenic variants in the ABCA4 gene (c.3007 C > T p.Q1003X and c768 G > T PV256 = )".
Previously Published: n/a
Variant: NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.3007C>T (p.Gln1003Ter) & NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.768G>T (p.Val256=)
ClinVarID: 4538557 & 99505
CAID: n/a
gnomAD: For the first ID the data for this one was absent from gnomAD (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/4538557/?term=%22NM_000350.3(ABCA4)%3Ac.3007C%3ET+(p.Gln1003Ter)%22%5BVARNAME%5D). While the other ID had the minor allele frequency of 0.00009 (highest compared to others available) (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/99505/?term=%22NM_000350.3(ABCA4)%3Ac.768G%3ET%22%5BVARNAME%5D+AND+%22(p.Val256%3D)%22%5BVARNAME%5D)
Supplemental Data: Introduction was section in this article that discusses symptoms present as well as the re-diagnosis of Stargardt after the initial incorrect diagnosis of Batten disease. Additionally, Fig.1, Fig.2, and Fig.3 showed some of the phenotypes that appeared with this patient's condition.
Bilateral visual loss, behavioral changes, and overlooking in a young child with stargardt disease: Neurodiagnostic considerations
PMID: 35112029
Gene: ABCA4
HGNCID: HGNC:34
11 M 53 c.5461–10T>C ND
Case#: Patient 11, male, age 53
DiseaseAssertion: STGD
FamilyInfo: diagnosis of autosomal recessive STGD based on the pedigree and clinical phenotype of fleck deposits with or without genetic testing
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000608, HP:0000007, HP:0030610, HP:0030500
CaseHPOFreeText: Macular degeneration. autosomal recessive, Photoreceptor outer segment loss on macular OCT, Yellow/white lesions of the macula
CaseNotHPOs: n/a
CaseNotHPOFreeText: n/a
Genotyping Method: n/a
PreviouslyPublished: n/a
Variant: NM_000350.3:c.5461-10T>C
ClinVar: NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.5461-10T>C
CAID: CA220687
SupplementalData: composite mask analysis shown in figure 3 for patient 11, show large areas of matched degeneration and isolated IS/OS loss
14 F 42 c.4222T >C c.4918C>T
Case#: Patient 14, female, age 42
DiseaseAssertion: STGD
FamilyInfo: diagnosis of autosomal recessive STGD based on the pedigree and clinical phenotype of fleck deposits with or without genetic testing
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000608, HP:0000007, HP:0030610, HP:0030500
CaseHPOFreeText: Macular degeneration. autosomal recessive, Photoreceptor outer segment loss on macular OCT, Yellow/white lesions of the macula
CaseNotHPOs: n/a
CaseNotHPOFreeText: n/a
Genotyping Method: n/a
PreviouslyPublished: n/a
Variant: Allele 1: NM_000350.3:c.4222T>C Allele 2: NM_000350.3:c.4918C>T
ClinVar:Allele 1: NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.4222T>C (p.Trp1408Arg) Allele 2: NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.4918C>T (p.Arg1640Trp)
CAID:Allele 1: CA227166 Allele 2: CA227253
SupplementalData: composite mask analysis shown in figure 3 for patient 14, show diffusely intact IS/OS and RPE with central area of mixed types of degeneration. Both patient 2 and 14 show foveal preservation of IS/OS and RPE
The proband
Case#:case 1 II:4
DiseaseAssertion: Stargardt disease (STGD1)
FamilyInfo: mother has identical phenotype as proband, dad and sister asymptomatic, brother was symptomatic at 8 years old, other brother symptomatic at 15 years old.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000007
CaseHPOFreeText: at age 50, with central visual imparement in right eye, 20/40 right, 20/20 left, linear and branching hyperautofluorescent subretinal deposits and extrafoveal RPE atrophy in both eyes,
CaseNotHPOs: n/a
CaseNotHPOFreeText: n/a
Genotyping Method:
PreviouslyPublished: n/a
Variant: c.6031_6044delins18M/p.(Ile2003LeufsTer41)
ClinVar: not found
CAID: not found
SupplementalData:
Disruption in Bruch membrane in patients with Stargardt disease
PMID: 22060670
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
Patient 2
Case#: 39 Year Old Female, India Punjab
DiseaseAssertion: EORSD
FamilyInfo: Family history for other disease was negative, husband was first cousin and their son had normal vision
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0007401, HP:0007913
CaseHPOFreeText: Macular atrophy and pigmentation, yellowish flecks
CaseNotHPOs: N/a
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/a
Genotyping Method: BGISeq-500 2 x 100-bp paired-end module, Burrows-Wheeler Aligner and Genome Analysis Tooklit HaploptypeCaller
PreviouslyPublished: N/a
Variant: NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.6729+5_6729+19del
ClinVar: 283573
CAID: CA501163
SupplementalData: Confirmed that she had never seen properly or normally, marked horizontal nystagmus and poor pupil reaction to light
Expansion of the ABCA4-Associated Retinopathy Spectrum: Severe Variants Can be Associated With Early-Onset Severe Retinal Dystrophy
PMID: 40465261
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
STGD-06
Case#: Case 6, Sex:Female, Age:34
DiseaseAssertion: STGD
FamilyInfo: n/a
CasePresentingHPOs: n/a
CaseHPOFreeText: Clinical Notes: Classic Stargardt. General notes: participant had classic features of STGD and field ERG showed abnormal cone responses with preserved rod function.
CaseNotHPOs:n/a
CaseNotHPOFreeText: n/a
Genotyping Method: Exome sequencing data generation. Additional sequencing targeted amplification fo PRPH2 and ELOVL4 using PCR.
PreviouslyPublished: n/a
Variant: ABCA4, NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.2966T>C (p.Val989Ala)
ClinVar: Variation ID: 99180
SupplementalData: Proband variant information given in Table 1.
Double hyperautofluorescent ring on fundus autofluorescence in ABCA4
PMID: 28726568
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
Patient 1 is 44 years old and presented in 1991 aged 23 with deteriorating central vision and visual acuity (VA) of 6/36 in the right eye and 6/60 in the left. Fundus photography in 1994 identified bilateral numerous yellowish-white flecks at the posterior pole (Fig. 1). In 2003, her VA was 6/60 in each eye, with bilateral macular atrophy surrounded by flecks (Fig. 1). Autofluorescence (AF) imaging in 2005 detected a localized low signal at the macula with numerous foci of abnormal signal (Fig. 1). By 2008, the macular atrophy had enlarged and flecks were less apparent.
Case#: Female, age 44 years old
DiseaseAssertion: Discordant STGD phenotype
FamilyInfo: Information revolving the sister of this patient is given as well as they both have a discordant STGD phenotype. Additionally, it mentions that the parents each harboured a mutation but were asymptomatic/had normal examination results.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001141, HP:0007401, HP:0030602
CaseHPOFreeText: At 23 central vision was deteriorating and patient had a VA of 6/36 in the right eye and 6/60 in the left. Through fundus photography, bilateral yellow/white flecks were found at the posterior pole. 12 years later, her VA was retested and it was 6/60 in both eyes. After autofluorescnece (AF) imaging was done, there was localized low signal at the macula found with abnromal foci. In 2008 her macular atrophy had enlarged and the flecks were less apparent.
CaseNotHPOs: N/a
CaseNotHPOFreeText: In this article there was not a phenotype presented that was normal.
CasePreviousTesting: It mentioned that there were two previously reported variants on the same allele detected in the siblings and one unique novel variant on the second allele for this patient. However, the testing they used was not listed, it just stated that the variants were found through sequencing. For this patient the variants were p.L541P/p.A1038V and p.R881C.
GenotypingMethod: Just mentioned sequencing and ABCA4 screening to look for two variants p.L541V and p.A1038V and a third novel variant p.R881C.
PreviouslyPublished: N/a
Variant: 1) NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.1622T>C (p.Leu541Pro) 2) NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.3113C>T (p.Ala1038Val) 3) N/a
ClinVar ID: 1) 99067 2) 7894 3) N/a
**CAID: ** 3) Because there was not a reference or alternate allele provided in this article I was unable to find a CAID for p.R881C.
gnomAD: 1) Highest minor allele frequency was 0.00017 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/99067/) 2) Highest minor allele frequency was 0.00188 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/7894/) 3) N/a
SupplementalData: Figure 1 had information regarding imaging and other testing done on the patient that is vital for phenotypic characterization. Also, it mentions a variant known as p.R881C, but was unable to find anything on ClinVar or gnomAD.
We report an 11-year-old girl
Case#: 11 year old female
DiseaseAssertion: Stargardt’s Disease
ParentalTesting: She was the product of an uncomplicated pregnancy born to a healthy Filipino mother and Italian/Irish father with no known family history of ocular disease. The mother and father were asymptomatic but not examined. Segregation analyses showed that both parents are asymptomatic carriers.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0007754, HP:0011462, HP:0008035
CasePhenotypeFreeText: The ABCA4 gene, when mutated, results in a spectrum of retinal degeneration, including Stargardt macular dystrophy, fundus flavimaculatus, autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa, and cone-rod dystrophy (1). Over 800 disease-associated ABCA4 gene mutations have been reported.
CaseNotHPOs: N/A
CaseNotPhenotypeFreeText: N/A
CasePreviousTesting: The proband underwent a full consultative ophthalmic examination at the Ocular Genetics Clinic at Wills Eye Hospital, including visual acuity, slit-lamp, and dilated fundus examination. Fundus autofluorescence and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (Spectralis; Heidelberg Engineering), Goldmann visual field (Octopus 900 perimeter; Haag-Streit International), and intravenous fluorescein angiography were obtained. Full-field electroretinogram (Espion; Diagnosys LLC) and multifocal electroretinogram (Veris V.6.4.3; EDI Inc.) were performed in accordance with the International Society of Clinical Electrophysiology and Vision standards. Best-corrected visual acuity was 20/125 in the right eye and 20/200 in the left eye. The patient demonstrated eccentric fixation. Pupillary responses were normal. Slit-lamp examination was normal. Fundus examination revealed healthy optic nerves and retinal blood vessels, bilateral macular geographic pigmentary stippling with subretinal flecks in and around this area, and a blunted internal limiting membrane reflex (Fig. 1). Peripheral retina was normal.
GenotypingMethod: Genotyping microarray chips for ABCA4 can identify >98% of the most common mutations. In this report, we describe 2 novel ABCA4 variants in a patient with Stargardt disease. Bioinformatic and in silico analysis of the functional consequences of these variants provided compelling evidence for pathogenicity.
Variant: c.850_857delATTCAAGA and c.6184_6187delGTCT
CAID: CA10604079 and CA10604078
MultipleGeneVariants: N/A
PreviouslyPublished: N/A
AdditionalInfo: Bioinformatic assessment of the c.850_857delATTCAAGA mutation showed that it resulted in a truncated 317 amino acid polypeptide, devoid of several essential domains of the ABCA4 transporter. The c.6184_6187delGTCT mutation led to a premature stop codon at the C-terminal end of the protein, resulting in a loss of a total of 161 amino acid residues. Although less than 7% of the protein was absent, the important VFVNFA motif, present within the last 30 amino acids of the NBD2 domain, was deleted (Fig. 2). This motif is known to be critical to ABCA4 protein function, is highly conserved among members of the ABCA transporter subfamily, and has also been linked to Tangier disease in the ABCA1 protein (9). Removal of this motif in ABCA4 leads to a loss of retinal stimulated ATPase in vitro and energy transduction of the transporter (9, 10). Protein modeling predicted a loss of an essential β-sheet, which significantly altered its structure. The NBD domains are sites of ATP hydrolysis that provide energy for transport of R-PE through rod outer segment membranes. Enzymatic studies suggest that the NBD2 domain in particular provides energy necessary for translocation of retinal derivatives generated in the visual cycle. The structural changes in NBD2 would affect ABCA4 transporter’s ability to transport retinoids, leading to accumulation of cytotoxic lipofuscin in RPE cells and ultimately photoreceptor cell death.
Fine central macular dots associated with childhood-onset Stargardt Disease
PMID: 24020726
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
Case 1
Case#: Case1, Sex:Female, Age:35
DiseaseAssertion: STGD
FamilyInfo: n/a
CasePresentingHPOs: n/a
CaseHPOFreeText: Clinical Notes: the patient reported an ocular trauma in the right eye, which required hospitalization and caused sudden loss of vision at the age of 9 years. In 1998, at our first observation, visual acuity was 20/1,000 in the right eye and 20/600 in the left eye.
CaseNotHPOs:n/a
CaseNotHPOFreeText: n/a
Genotyping Method: genetic analysis
PreviouslyPublished: n/a
Variant: Variant is a heterozygous mutation given as (N965S/G1961E); NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.2894A>G (p.Asn965Ser) /NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.5882G>A (p.Gly1961Glu)
ClinVar: Variation ID: 236096 / Variation ID: 7888
SupplementalData: n/a
Case 3
Case#: Case 3, Sex: Male, Age:21
DiseaseAssertion: STGD
FamilyInfo: n/a
CasePresentingHPOs:
CaseHPOFreeText: Text mentions BCVA of 20/200 in both eyes. Pigmentary changes in macula associated with flecks, small inferior juxta-papillar area of subretinal fibrosis in right eye, left eye legion localized in posterior pole macula temporally. Instable fixation in right eye. Low retinal mean sensitivity in both eyes.
CaseNotHPOs:n/a
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Healthy ocular adnexa and specular transparent and 'in situ' lens. Visual acuity stable. Stable fixation in left eye.
Genotyping Method: genetic analysis
PreviouslyPublished: n/a
Variant: Variant is a heterozygous mutation given as NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.3212C>T (p.Ser1071Leu) / NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.667A>C (p.Lys223Gln) / NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.3607G>A (p.Gly1203Arg)
ClinVar: Variation ID: 99208 / Variation ID: 845426/ Variation ID: 417989
SupplementalData: n/a
Novel compound heterozygous mutations in ABCA4 in a Chinese pedigree with Stargardt disease
PMID: 28050124
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
Hyperreflective Outer Nuclear Layer as a Biomarker of Early Stargardt Disease. A Case Report
PMID: 40948369
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
Complex Inheritance of ABCA4 Disease: Four Mutations in a Family with Multiple Macular Phenotypes
PMID: 26527198
Gene: ABCA4
HGNCID: HGNC:34
Photorefractive keratectomy in a patient with Stargardt disease: Case report
PMID: 40401218
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
Focal choroidal excavation in Stargardt’s dystrophy
PMID:328843395
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
Case 3: RP3.03
Case#: RP3.03, 23yo, 21yo on set, Moroccan
DiseaseAssertion: Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP19)
FamilyInfo: Born into a consanguineous family, parents are unaffected, has five unaffected siblings
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000505, HP:0007675, HP:0001133, HP:0007994, HP:0007843, HP:0000510, HP:0000580, HP:0007703
CaseHPOFreeText: Abnormal epiretinal membrane formation, Altered ERG traces, rod and cone photoreceptor dysfunctions, hyper fuorescence ring surrounding macula and peripheral retina, absence of cystic spaces
CaseNotHPOs: HP:0000551
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Central vision loss
Genotyping Method: Genomic DNA was extracted using QIAamp DND Blood Mini Kit, DNA underwent WES by BGI Tech Solutions, DNA was captured by MGIEasy Exome Capture V4 Probe Set, then Alligned using the Burrows-Wheeler Aligner and HaplotypeCaller of GAWK
PreviouslyPublished: CRB1, PDE6B
Variant: c.5908C>T, c.6148G>C
ClinVar: 7892, 7884
SupplementalData: Clinical data (table 1, figure 5), Genetic analysis (table 2), Patient Pedigree (figure 1.)
Novel mutations in c2orf71 causing an early onset form of cone-rod dystrophy: A molecular diagnosis after 20 years of clinical follow-up
PMID: 31819343
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
The landscape of genetic diseases in Saudi Arabia based on the first 1000 diagnostic panels and exomes
PMID: 28600779
Gene: ABCA4
HGNCID: HGNC:34
MonDO:
Case: 16N-0520, Male, Saudi Arabia, 1 yo
DiseaseAssertion:
FamilyInfo: Consanguineous parents, positive family history
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000618, HP:0000648 (Blindness, Optic atrophy)
CaseHPOFreeText: Coloboma of eye
GenotypingMethod: WES, analysis of Vision Panel, constituent genes are described in PMID 26112015.
SupplementalData: Supplemental table
Variant: ABCA4:NM_000350:exon49:c.6764G>T:p.S2255I
CAID: CA202970
gnomAD: 0.4845 (gnomAD v4.0.0, Grpmax Filtered AF African/African-American) https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/1-93996161-C-A?dataset=gnomad_r4
VariantEvidence: Authors classified as VOUS. But later downgraded to LB in PMID 31130284.
From Clinical Diagnosis to the Discovery of Multigene Rare Sequence Variants in Pseudoxanthoma elasticum: A Case Report
PMID: 34513887
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
High-Throughput Sequencing to Identify Mutations Associated with Retinal Dystrophies
PMID: 34440443
Gene: ABCA4
Disease: Retinal Dystrophies
Case report: Disease phenotype associated with simultaneous biallelic mutations in ABCA4 and USH2A due to uniparental disomy of chromosome 1
Case#: Patient 9, female, Mexican, symptoms onset 6 yrs. ago, Mexico City
DiseaseAssertion: IRD
FamilyInfo: parents are non-sanguineous and asymptomatic, they also denied any history related to ocular diseases. Information disclosed that the mother had one stillbirth and three miscarriages, but denied any related diseases/health issues to this child.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:00305, HP:00080, HP:0000493, HP:0025586, HP:0030329, HP:0012713
CaseHPOFreeText: Proband presented with light sensitivity as well as adaptation difficulties when going from dark-to-light. Right eye was 20/200 and left eye was 20/160 from the visual acuity test. Macular bull's eye appearance. Subnormal rod and cone responses. Peripapillary sparing retina.
CaseNotHPOs: HP:0007737, HP:0000750, HP:0000510
CaseNotHPOFreeText: No afferent pupillary defect. No anomalies in anterior segment.
Genotyping Method: QIAamp DNA Blood Kit was used to extract gDNA and quantification/purity of the sample was found using a NanoDrop 2000 spectrophotometer. 293 genes were sequenced. gDNA was sequenced via Illumina technology. Following, certain sequences were additionally analyzed against a reference genome in order to identify changes and interpret.
PreviouslyPublished: n/a
Variant: NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.4926C>G (p.Ser1642Arg), NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.5044_5058del (p.Val1682_Val1686del)
ClinVar: 99332, 99340
CAID: n/a
SupplementalData: Phenotype data in results section as well as figures 1, 2, and 3 showing phenotypic testing results.
Case 5
Case#: a 46-year-old male
DiseaseAssertion: Stargardt Disease
FamilyInfo:visual acuity loss by his brother and father
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0007663
CaseHPOFreeText: visual acuity measured 20/400 bilaterally
CaseNotHPOs: NR
CaseNotHPOFreeText:NR
Genotyping Method: ABCA4 microarray (ABCR5000 chip)
PreviouslyPublished: NR
Variant: c.5714+5G>A
ClinVar: 99403
CAID: CA227338
SupplementalData:NR
Phenotype–genotype correlations in a pseudodominant Stargardt disease pedigree due to a novel ABCA4 deletion–insertion variant causing a splicing defect
PMID: 32627976
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
A Case Report of Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum with Rare Sequence Variants in Genes Related to Inherited Retinal Diseases
PMID: 34679498
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
Peripapillary atrophy in Stargardt disease
PMID:18854780
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 78
Disease: Stargardt
Preclinical Development of Antisense Oligonucleotides to Rescue Aberrant Splicing Caused by an Ultrarare ABCA4 Variant in a Child with Early-Onset Stargardt Disease
PMID: 38607040
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
ABCA4-associated retinopathy complicated by didanosine-associated retinal toxicity
PMID: 41561667
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
Case#: patient 66, male, Italy
DiseaseAssertion: STGD
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000505, HP:0000551, HP:0000546
CaseHPOFreeText: best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 20/400 in both eyes, mild myopia, both eyes were pseudophakic, extensive bilateral chorioretinal atrophy involving both the posterior pole and the peripheral retina, widespread mottled hypoautofluorescence in the mid-periphery, along with pronounced macular hypoautofluorescence, significant central retinal thinning, an enlarged foveal depression, outer retinal hyper-reflectivity associated with extensive atrophy of both the RPE and the underlying choroid, dense epiretinal membrane (ERM) was also identified in the right eye, large central hypofluorescent zone involving the macular region and extending beyond the vascular arcades
CasePreviousTesting: n/a
GenotypingMethod: Next-Generation Sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: n/a
Variant: c.1714C > T p. (Arg572∗)
ClinVar: 620085 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/620085/?term=620085%5BVariation+ID%5D
gnomAD: 0.000001859 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/1-94063158-G-A?dataset=gnomad_r4
Variant: c.2461T > A p. (Trp821Arg)
ClinVar: 99136 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/99136/?term=99136%5BVariation+ID%5D
gnomAD: 0.000008054 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/1-94055237-A-T?dataset=gnomad_r4
Variant: c.4417C>А p. (Leu1473Met)
ClinVar: 546600 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/546600/?term=546600%5BVariation+ID%5D
gnomAD: 0.00005762 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/1-94029567-G-T?dataset=gnomad_r4
Antioxidant Saffron and Central Retinal Function in ABCA4-Related Stargardt Macular Dystrophy
PMID: 31618812
Gene: ABCA4
HGNCID: HGNC:34
Patients: a group of 31 Stargardt disease/fundus flavimaculatus patients (14 males, 17 females) with an established ABCA4 genotype, accumulated prospectively over an interval of 12 months at the outpatient service of the Institution, were included in this study.
MonDO: MONDO:0019353
CaseInfo: Case 11, Male, 12yo. Compound het c.5882G > A; p.Gly1961glu (Pathogenic in ClinVar); c.6764G > T,p.Ser2255Ile
DiseaseAssertion: Stargardt disease/fundus flavimaculatus
FamilyInfo: Not provided
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0007769, HP:0000608, HP:0012045 (Peripheral retinal degeneration, Macular degeneration, Retinal flecks)
CaseHPOFreeText: cone-rod pattern of retinal dysfunction
GenotypingMethod: Mutation screening was performed by single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) strategy of the whole coding region of ABCA4. Direct sequencing was also performed on siblings of probands and parents, when available, to confirm segregation of alleles.
MultipleGeneVariants: (1) GeneName: ABCA4
(1)Variant: c.5882G > A; p.Gly1961glu
(1) CAID: CA119132
(1) gnomAD: 0.01250 (gnomadv4.0.0, Grpmax Filtering AF, South Asian) https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/1-94008251-C-T?dataset=gnomad_r4
(2) GeneName: ABCA4
(2) Variant: c.6764G>T (p.Ser2255Ile)
(2) CAID: CA202970
(2) gnomAD: 0.4845 (gnomadv4.0.0, Grpmax Filtering AF, African/African-American) https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/1-93996161-C-A?dataset=gnomad_r4
Whole exome sequencing detects homozygosity for ABCA4 p.Arg602Trp missense mutation in a pediatric patient with rapidly progressive retinal dystrophy
PMID: 24444108
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
Novel Heterozygous Variant in RP1L1 Gene With Retinitis Pigmentosa Phenotype: A Case Report
PMID: 41201214
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
Cis-acting modifiers in the ABCA4 locus contribute to the penetrance of the major disease-causing variant in Stargardt disease
PMID: 33909047
Gene: ABCA4
HGNCID: HGNC:34
Stargardt Disease with Preserved Central Vision: identification of a putative novel mutation in ATP-binding cassette transporter gene
PMID: 20163366
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
Patient 2, a 46-year-old Caucasian woman, presented in July 1998 with a history of progressive decline in visual acuity since the age of 16
PMID: 10612508
Gene: ABCA4
Case#: Patient 2, 46-year-old female
DiseaseAssertion: STGD1
FamilyInfo: One of four affected siblings in a family consistent with autosomal recessive inheritance.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000545 — Decreased visual acuity HP:0007754 — Macular atrophy HP:0030638 — Retinal flecks HP:0000512 — Abnormal fundus morphology
CaseHPOFreeText: Progressive visual decline since age 16. Best-corrected visual acuity 20/400 in both eyes. Fundus examination showed bilateral symmetrical central chorioretinal atrophy (~3 disc diameters) with prominent pigment deposits and numerous yellow flecks in the posterior pole. Fluorescein angiography demonstrated central hypofluorescence with surrounding hyperfluorescence and peripheral dark choroid.
CaseNotHPOs: Not reported
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Not reported
GenotypingMethod: PCR amplification and direct sequencing of ABCA4 after SSCP screening
PreviouslyPublished: Yes
Variant: NM_000350.2:c.2588G>C (p.Gly863Ala) NM_000350.2:c.161G>A (p.Cys54Tyr)
ClinVar: Not reported
CAID: Not reported
SupplementalData: Segregation and sequencing data shown in Figures 1 and 4
Patient 3, a 37-year-old Caucasian woman, presented in July 1998 with a gradual decline in visual acuity that began at the age of 12.
Case#: Patient 3, 37-year-old female
PMID: 10612508
DiseaseAssertion: STGD1
FamilyInfo: Affected sibling in autosomal recessive family.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000545 — Decreased visual acuity HP:0007754 — Macular atrophy HP:0030638 — Retinal flecks HP:0000512 — Abnormal fundus morphology
CaseHPOFreeText: Gradual visual decline beginning at age 12. Visual acuity 20/400 in both eyes. Fundus examination revealed bilateral macular atrophy with pigment deposits and numerous yellow flecks in the posterior pole and midperiphery. Fluorescein angiography showed large hypofluorescent regions with surrounding hyperfluorescence and peripheral dark choroid.
CaseNotHPOs: Not reported
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Not reported
GenotypingMethod: PCR and direct sequencing of ABCA4
PreviouslyPublished: Yes
Variant: NM_000350.2:c.2588G>C (p.Gly863Ala) NM_000350.2:c.161G>A (p.Cys54Tyr)
ClinVar: Not reported
CAID: Not reported
SupplementalData: Segregation and sequencing data (Figures 1, 4)
Novel ABCA4 compound heterozygous mutations cause severe progressive autosomal recessive cone-rod dystrophy presenting as Stargardt disease
PMID: 19352439
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
Different clinical expressions in two families with Stargardt’s macular dystrophy (STGD1)
PMID: 11594993
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC: 34
ABCA4
Case#: 1 male, 6 years old, from Taiwanese and Korean decent.
DiseaseAssertion: ABCA4-related retinopathy Stargardt disease
FamilyInfo: Single affected individual. Paternal uncle presented with Stargart disease previously, and Taiwanese and Korean descent underwent genetic testing to identify two pathogenic variants in the ABCA4 gene. One of the variants found was the same ABCA4 variant from the originally affected individual. No additional family information is provided in text.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000529 - progressive visual loss, HP:0025010 - Foveal atrophy, HP:0000603 - Central scotoma, HP:0007663 - Decreased visual acuity, HP:0030602 - Abnormal fundus autofluorescence imaging, HP:0007984 - ERG: Reduced dark-adapted b-wave amplitude, HP:0000512 - Abnormal electroretinogram, HP:0020032 - Hyperreflective retinal dots on OCT
CaseHPOFreeText: peripapillary sparing was observed on fundus autofluorescence imaging.
CaseNotHPOs: HP:0012045 - Retinal flecks
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A
Genotyping Method: Genetic testing was used and after sequencing two variants were found on the ABCA4 gene.
PreviouslyPublished: N/A
Variant: NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.3523-2A>G
Variant: NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.2249T>C (p.Leu750Pro)
ClinVar: Variation ID: 866764
ClinVar: Variation ID: 417984
CAID: N/A
SupplementalData: N/A
stargardt Disease Caused by a Rare Combinationof Double Homozygous Mutations
PMID: 24509150
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
Partial paternal uniparental disomy (UPD) of chromosome 1 in a patient with Stargardt disease
PMID: 17277736
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
A nationwide genetic analysis of inherited retinal diseases in Israel as assessed by the Israeli inherited retinal disease consortium (IIRDC)
PMID: 31456290
Gene: ABCA4
HGNCID: HGNC:34
SupplementalData: as applicable Table S2. Variant found in cohort of 2,420 families including 3,413 individuals with inherited retinal diseases in Israel. Likely, this is the same family reported in PMID 29706639.
Total number of families: 1; phenotype/s: CRD; NM_000350.2:c.4895dup, p.(Asn1632Lysfs*14)
Compound heterozygous novel frameshift variants in the PROM1 gene result in Leber congenital amaurosis
PMID:31836589
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
19 F 16 c.5714+5G>A c.4469G>A
Case#: Patient 19, female, age 16
DiseaseAssertion: STGD
FamilyInfo: diagnosis of autosomal recessive STGD based on the pedigree and clinical phenotype of fleck deposits with or without genetic testing
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000608, HP:0000007, HP:0030610, HP:0030500
CaseHPOFreeText: Macular degeneration. autosomal recessive, Photoreceptor outer segment loss on macular OCT, Yellow/white lesions of the macula
CaseNotHPOs: n/a
CaseNotHPOFreeText: n/a
Genotyping Method: n/a
PreviouslyPublished: n/a
Variant: Allele 1: NM_000350.3:c.5714+5G>A Allele 2: NM_000350.3:c.4469G>A
ClinVar: Allele 1: NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.5714+5G>A Allele 2: NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.4469G>A (p.Cys1490Tyr)
CAID: Allele 1: CA227338 Allele 2: CA227198
SupplementalData: composite mask analysis shown in figure 3 for patient 19, show large areas of matched degeneration and isolated IS/OS loss
23-year-old female with a history of STGD oculus uterque (OU) and severe myopia OU who presented for refractive surgery evaluation. The patient’s STGD was double allele ABCA4 genotype proven with two different mutations, p.Arg2107Cys:c.6319C>T and p.Gly607Arg:c.1819G>A
Case#: Patient 23, Female
DiseaseAssertion: STGD
FamilyInfo: Not evaluated
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000609, HP:0012632, HP:0007906
CaseHPOFreeText: The patient also had a history of bilateral optic nerve hypoplasia, labile intraocular pressure (IOP), and ocular hypertension without glaucoma.
CaseNotHPOs: n/a
CaseNotHPOFreeText:n/a
Genotyping Method: Not listed
PreviouslyPublished: n/a
Variant: p.Arg2107Cys:c.6319C>T and p.Gly607Arg:c.1819G>A
ClinVar: 635988, 99087
CAID: CA956906, CA226936
SupplementalData: Phenotype shown in case report with continued treatment below
proband at age 5, targeted testing of ABCA4
Case#: 1
DiseaseAssertion: stargardt disease originally but didn;t have fishtail flecks
FamilyInfo: both unaffected parents carrying heterozygous MFSD8 variants
CasePresentingHPOs:HP:0001272
CaseHPOFreeText:at 5 years old BCVA was measured at a Snellen equivalent at 0.13 in both eyes, at age 8, BCVA had decreased to 0.07 in both eyes, complete absence of all retinal responses on full‐field flash ERG, No fishtail flecks typical of Stargardt disease were observed
CaseNotHPOs: n/a
CaseNotHPOFreeText:n/a
Genotyping Method: HaloPlex target enrichment kit amplified and sequenced using illumina, then WES
PreviouslyPublished: n/a
Variant: c.3113C>T p.(Ala1038Val)
ClinVar: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/7894/
SupplementalData: MFSD8 variants identified
Quantifying fixation in patients with Stargardt disease
PMID: 17562343 GeneName: ABCA4
STGD-02
Case#: Case2, Sex:Female, Age:15
DiseaseAssertion: STGD
FamilyInfo: n/a
CasePresentingHPOs: n/a
CaseHPOFreeText: Clinical Notes: Few yellowish Flecks without autofluorescence. General notes: participant presented with atypical macular degeneration.
CaseNotHPOs:n/a
CaseNotHPOFreeText: n/a
Genotyping Method: Exome sequencing data generation. Additional sequencing targeted amplification fo PRPH2 and ELOVL4 using PCR.
PreviouslyPublished: n/a
Variant: Variant 1 given as p.G1961E; NM_000350.3:c.5882G>A p.(Gly1961Glu) . Variant 2 given as p.Q636X; NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.1906C>T (p.Gln636Ter).
ClinVar: Variation ID: 7888 ; Variation ID: 265012
CAID: ; CA10588302
SupplementalData: Proband variant information given in Table 1.
Molecular diagnosis of putative Stargardt disease probands by exome sequencing
PMID: 22863181
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
Early-Onset Stargardt Disease Caused by Homozygosity of a Complex ABCA4 Allele from Eastern Africa: Two Case Reports
PMID: 41063816
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
A Splicing Variant in RDH8 Is Associated with Autosomal Recessive Stargardt Macular Dystrophy
PMID: 37628710
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
ABCA4 gene mutation
Case#: 1 female, 12 years old.
DiseaseAssertion: bilateral stage 2B Coats disease. ABCA4 gene mutations were found upon genetic analysis but Stargardt disease was not diagnosed.
FamilyInfo: Single affected individual. Past medical history and family history was reported as normal. No additional information about family is provided in text.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0007663 - Reduced visual acuity, HP:0001147 - Retinal exudate, HP:0007763 - Retinal telangiectasia, HP:0025355 - Retinal arteriolar macroaneurysms, HP:0011505- Cystoid macular edema, HP:0020032 - Hyperreflective retinal dots on OCT, HP:0001045 - Vitiligo
CaseHPOFreeText: bilateral significant capillary nonperfusion noted mostly in the temporal retinal periphery together with light-bulb-like capillary dilations and staining of telangiectatic vessels. Mild intravitreal hemorrhage
CaseNotHPOs: HP:0012045 - Retinal flecks, HP:0025010 - Foveal atrophy, HP:0000603 - Central scotoma, HP:0000556 - Retinal dystrophy, HP:0000512 - Abnormal electroretinogram
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Relatively normal foveal architecture.
Genotyping Method: Genetic analysis was performed using Sanger sequencing for the NDP gene, which revealed no pathogenic variants. Exome sequencing was then used with the Illumina HiSeq 2500 platform, which identified two compound heterozygous variants in the ABCA4 gene. Lastly, no mutations were found in the TINF2 gene.
PreviouslyPublished: N/A
Variant: NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.1373C>T (p.Arg458Cys), NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.5882G>A (p.Gly1961Glu)
ClinVar: Variation ID: 7888 ( for p.Arg458Cys variant however I believe this is mislabeled for this variant NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.5882G>A (p.Gly1961Glu), no variantion ID found for NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.1373C>T (p.Arg458Cys)
CAID: N/A
SupplementalData: N/A
Genotype/Phenotype analysis of a photoreceptor-specific ATP-binding cassette transporter gene, ABCR, in Stargardt disease.
Analysis of ABCA4 variants in 150 families with Stargardt disease. Most of which were of northern or central European ancestry. For comparison, 220 racially matched individuals with no personal history or known family history of STGD served as controls (Anderson et al. 1995; Allikmets et al. 1997b).
PMID: 9973280
Gene: ABCA4
HGNCID: HGNC:34
GenotypingMethod: combined SSCP and heteroduplex analyses of all 50 exons of ABCA4, Sanger sequencing
Pedigree AR417: onset at 8 years 2 segregations, 2 out of 3 offspring affected by STGD, parents and grandmother unaffected Variant: G1961E, A1038V CAID: CA119132, CA119135)
Pedigree AR427: onset at 12 years 1 segregation, 1 out of 2 offspring affected by STGD, parents unaffected Variant: G1961E, C75G CAID: CA119132, CA226985
Pedigree AR370: onset at 13 years 1 segregation, 1 out of 3 offspring affected by STGD, parents and grandparents unaffected Variant: G1961E, C1490Y CAID: CA119132, CA227198
Pedigree AR 218: onset at 14 years family history of AMD, was first reported by Anderson et al. [1995] Variant: G1961E, 2160+1G>C CAID: CA119132, CA226984
Pedigree AR 373: onset at 19 years 2 segregations, 2 out of 3 offspring affected by STGD, parents and grandparents unaffected Variant: G1961E, 4253+5G>T CAID: CA119132, CA227174
Pedigree AR 274: onset at 20 years 1 segregation, 1 out of 4 siblings affected by STGD, parents and grandparents unaffected Variant: G1961E, A1038V CAID: CA119132, CA119135
The variant was c.52C>T (p.Arg18Trp).
PMID:39398711
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
Case Annotation Template
Case#: 19-year-old male
DiseaseAssertion: Stargardt disease 1 (STGD1)
FamilyInfo: No family history of eye disease reported. Autosomal recessive inheritance consistent with STGD1. Homozygous ABCA4 variant identified.
CasePresentingHPOs: DecreasedCentralVA, MacularAtrophy, MacularFlecks, PeripapillarySparing, OpticNervePallor
CaseHPOFreeText: Five-year history of progressive bilateral central vision loss, worse at near. Alternating exotropia measuring 16 prism diopters in all gazes OU. Best corrected visual acuity 20/200 OU. Fundus examination revealed pigment deposition and macular mottling. Fundus autofluorescence showed central decreased autofluorescence surrounded by increased autofluorescence. Fluorescein angiography demonstrated dark choroid. OCT showed loss of the central ellipsoid zone with hyperreflective deposits. Multifocal ERG demonstrated significant functional loss.
CaseNotHPOs: NightBlindness
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Patient denied nyctalopia, photophobia, or flashes. Color vision normal on Ishihara testing.
Genotyping Method: Genotyping Method: Next-generation sequencing (NGS) with deletion/duplication analysis (Invitae Corporation).
PreviouslyPublished: N/A
Variant: ABCA4 c.52C>T (p.Arg18Trp)
ClinVar: ClinVarID:7899
CAID: N/A
SupplementalData: N/A
Stargardt Disease Due to an Intronic Mutation in the ABCA4: A Case Report
PMID: 36471740
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
proband at age 5, targeted testing of ABCA4
Case#: 1
DiseaseAssertion: stargardt disease originally but didn;t have fishtail flecks
FamilyInfo: both unaffected parents carrying heterozygous MFSD8 variants
CasePresentingHPOs:HP:0001272
CaseHPOFreeText:at 5 years old BCVA was measured at a Snellen equivalent at 0.13 in both eyes, at age 8, BCVA had decreased to 0.07 in both eyes, complete absence of all retinal responses on full‐field flash ERG, No fishtail flecks typical of Stargardt disease were observed
CaseNotHPOs: n/a
CaseNotHPOFreeText:n/a
Genotyping Method: HaloPlex target enrichment kit amplified and sequenced using illumina, then WES
PreviouslyPublished: n/a
Variant: c.3113C>T p.(Ala1038Val)
ClinVar: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/7894/
SupplementalData: MFSD8 variants identified
A 19-year-old female
Case#: 19 year old woman
DiseaseAssertion: Stargardt disease (STGD)
FamilyInfo: no family history of ocular disease
CasePresentingHPOs:HP:0025158
CaseHPOFreeText:20/25 in the right eye and 20/25-1 in the left eye, small irregular perifoveal lesions of both increased and decreased autofluorescence
CaseNotHPOs:na
CaseNotHPOFreeText:na
Genotyping Method: next gen sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: na
Variant: c.6079C > T, p.(Leu2027Phe) c.4139C > T, p.(Pro1380Leu)
ClinVar: not found not found
CAID: not found not found
SupplementalData: “black shadow” in the right eye after getting hit by a volley ball
Superotemporal predisposition to traumatic subretinal fibrosis in Stargardt disease: A case report
PMID:39917552
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
A 43-year-old white female
Case#: 43 year old woman II:2
DiseaseAssertion: Stargardt disease (STGD1)
FamilyInfo: none of family had co-existing systemic disorders, father carried variant, probands affected suster did not
CasePresentingHPOs:HP:0000007
CaseHPOFreeText: loss of ellipsoid zone, mascular dystrophy with features of bull's eye maculopathy,
CaseNotHPOs: na
CaseNotHPOFreeText: na
Genotyping Method: sanger sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: n/a
Variant: c.4685 T > C, p.(I1562T)
ClinVar: not found
CAID: not found
SupplementalData: probands affected sister did not carry the ABAA4 variant, indicating ABCA4 was not relevant to mascular dystrophy in family, CRX variant was also found
The proband
Case#:case 1 II:4
DiseaseAssertion: Stargardt disease (STGD1)
FamilyInfo: mother has identical phenotype as proband, dad and sister asymptomatic, brother was symptomatic at 8 years old, other brother symptomatic at 15 years old.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000007
CaseHPOFreeText: at age 50, with central visual imparement in right eye, 20/40 right, 20/20 left, linear and branching hyperautofluorescent subretinal deposits and extrafoveal RPE atrophy in both eyes,
CaseNotHPOs: n/a
CaseNotHPOFreeText: n/a
Genotyping Method:
PreviouslyPublished: n/a
Variant: c.6031_6044delins18M/p.(Ile2003LeufsTer41)
ClinVar: not found
CAID: not found
SupplementalData:
Compound heterozygous novel frameshift variants in the PROM1 gene result in Leber congenital amaurosis
PMID:31836589
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
A case of pentosan polysulfate maculopathy originally diagnosed as stargardt disease
PMID:32043016
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
Functional characterization of novel MFSD8 pathogenic variants anticipates neurological involvement in juvenile isolated maculopathy
PMID:31721179
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
Phenotype–genotype correlations in a pseudodominant Stargardt disease pedigree due to a novel ABCA4 deletion–insertion variant causing a splicing defect
PMID: 32627976
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
Focal choroidal excavation in Stargardt’s dystrophy
PMID:328843395
Gene: ABCA4
HGNC ID: 34
A10M c.4139C>T:p(P1380L
Case#: 10 years old
DiseaseAssertion:See Table 1
FamilyInfo: Not Mentioned
CasePresentingHPOs: Not specified
CaseHPOFreeText: N/A
CaseNotHPOs: N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/a
CasePreviousTesting: See Table 2
Variant: NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.4139C>T (p.Pro1380Leu)
ClinVar: 7904 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/7904/
CAID: CA129033
gnomAD: 0.00030430 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/chr1-94031110-G-A?dataset=gnomad_r4
SupplementalData: Table 2
A01Fa c.4793C>A:p(A1598D)
Case#: Age is not specified (Age of onset: 15 years old, with the time from onset: 8 years)
DiseaseAssertion: Presented with macular flecks and alterations in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) subretinal deposits.
FamilyInfo: Consanguinity within the family
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000608, HP:0008035 (Macular Degeneration, Retinis pigmentosa inversa)
CaseHPOFreeText: N/A
CaseNotHPOs: N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Visual Acuity: 20/20
CasePreviousTesting: See Table 2
Variant: NM_000350.3(ABCA4):C.4793C>A (p.Ala1598Asp)
ClinVar: 99321 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/99321/
CAID: CA227239
gnomAD: 0.00002631 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/1-94021695-G-T?dataset=gnomad_r3
SupplementalData: Table 2, Results Section