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

Case#: 14-year-old, female, asian (Chinese) patient

DiseaseAssertion: ABCA-4 associated retinal dystrophy

FamilyInfo: The effect of the deep intronic variant on splicing was validated by a minigene assay in our previous study (Tian et al., 2022). Co-segregation analysis result exhibited that the variant c.1222C>T p.(Arg408Ter) came from the female parent, and the deep intronic variant c.2919-884G>T p.[Phe973LeufsTer3,=] from the male parent

ParentalTesting: Co-segregation analysis result exhibited that the variant c.1222C>T p.(Arg408Ter) came from the female parent, and the deep intronic variant c.2919-884G>T p.[Phe973LeufsTer3,=] from the male parent

CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000556

CasePhenotypeFreeText: ABCA4-associated retinal dystrophy

CaseNotHPOs: NR

CaseNotPhenotypeFreeText: NR

CasePreviousTesting:NR

GenotypingMethod:

In the present study, we recruited a 14-year-old female patient diagnosed with ABCA4-RD. Biallelic variants were found in this patient, including the nonsense variant c.1222C>T p.(Arg408Ter) detected by Sanger sequencing and the deep intronic variant c.2919-884G>T p.[Phe973LeufsTer3,=] identified by next-generation sequencing.

We isolated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from the patient’s peripheral venous blood and introduced three episomal plasmids containing transcription factors OCT4, SOX2, NANOG, LIN28, c-MYC, KLF4, and SV40LT into PBMCs. The reprogramming iPSC line, named BIOi003-A, showed stabilized morphology (Fig. 1A) and a normal karyotype in culture (Fig. 1B). Then, the endogenous expression of two pluripotent biomarkers, POU5F1 and NANOG, was detected (Table 2). The expression levels were compared with human embryonic stem cell line H1(hESC-H1) and mesenchymal stem cell line P3 (MSC-P3) by qRT-PCR (Fig. 1C). Surface markers SSEA4 and TRA-1–81 were analyzed by flow cytometry (Fig. 1D). the ABCA4 compound heterozygous variants c.(1222C>T;2919-884G>T) p.[Arg408Ter;Phe973LeufsTer3,=] were verified by Sanger sequencing (Fig. 1E). Furthermore, the teratoma assay exhibited the differentiation capacity of this iPSC line in vivo (Fig. 1F). Short tandem repeats (STR) analysis exhibited that the PBMCs and the iPSC line came from the same patient. PCR proved negative for mycoplasma contamination

Variant: NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.1222C>T (p.Arg408Ter) and NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.2919G>T (p.Leu973Phe)

LegacyVariant: c.1222C>T (p.Arg408Ter) and c.2919G>T (p.Leu973Phe)

ClinVar: 99035 and NR

CAID: CA179692 and CA341275270

gnomeAD: 1:94544895 G / A and NR

MultipleGeneVariants: No

PreviouslyPublished:No

AdditionalInfo: One patient was homozygous at the ABCA-4 gene, so there is information about both variants in one annotation because there is only one patient.

Case#: Patient 37 yo, F, Eastern Asian, onset at 8yo (early onset), Heterozygous, AR inheritance patterns

DiseaseAssertion:Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP)

FamilyInfo: Two brothers with RP and father with poor vision at 30 yo but no formal diagnosis

CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0003581, HP:0007737, HP:0000510, HP:000133

CaseHPOFreeText: N/A

CaseNotHPOs: HP: 0000007, HP:0007663, HP:0000505, HP:0000662

CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

Genotyping Method: N/A

PreviouslyPublished: Panel of genes; RP1L1, RP-GRIP1, ABCA4, and GRM6

Variant: c.5501T>C p.(Met1019Ille)

ClinVar: 1481089

SupplementalData: see tables 1 and 2 for genetic variant panel

Case#:48-year old man, onset at 13-years old

DiseaseAssertion: STGD1

FamilyInfo: n/a

CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0003621, HP:0025147, HP:0011507, HP:0030329, HP:0030610, HP:0007722, HP:0007703, HP:0007663

CaseHPOFreeText: BCVA was 20/200 bilaterally and refractive error was OD: −1.50/+0.50 × 149° and OS: −1.50/+0.25 × 161°. Hyperautofluorescent transitional zone in each eye more pronounced in right eye. The left eye showed a complete defect of the RPE-Bruch membrane complex with herniation of the outer retina. Maximum horizontal diameter of this RPE-Bruch membrane complex defect was 266um.

CaseNotHPOs: HP:0000510, HP:0000548, HP:0007984

CaseNotHPOFreeText: No defect observed in the RPE and Bruch membrane in right eye. Patient had normal cone and rod responses on ERG

Genotyping Method: ABCR 600 micro-array chip

PreviouslyPublished: n/a

Variant: NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.4216C>T (p.His1406Tyr), NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.5882G>A (p.Gly1961Glu)

ClinVar: 99259, 7888

SupplementalData: n/a

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.

Case#: Patient 24, male, Caucasian, onset at 50yo, Germany

DiseaseAssertion: STGD

FamilyInfo: co-segregation of variant in 2 family members (siblings) but they do not appear to be affected based on pedigree

CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0030528, HP:0000505, HP:0012508, HP:0001105, HP:0025148

CaseHPOFreeText: progressive paracentral scotoma OU, progressive visual impairment OU (blurry vision). BCVA: OD-0.1, OS-0.22. Tension: 13mmHg/14mmHg. FAF: bilateral hyperautofluorescent macular and peripapillary spots, few spots of paracentral retinal atrophy (foveal sparing). Autofluorescence and deposits (severity): deposits medium, atrophy low. OCT: hyperreflective spots, partially invading into the outer retina, partly confluent lesions of cRORA, foveal sparing, degenerative intraretinal fluid. Central macular thickness: 328µm/322µm. Macular volume: 9.31mm³/9.00mm³. mfERG: bilateral amplitudes in normal range, slight relative reduction in the paracentral areas. Fluorescein angiography: bilateral dark choroid, mild paracentral dye pooling in the late phase. Color vision: Inconspicuous. Clinical examination: pattern-like distribution of the lesions.

CaseNotHPOs: n/a

CaseNotHPOFreeText: n/a

GenotypingMethod: WES, in-house RD-associated gene panel including 619 candidates and disease-associated genes

PreviouslyPublished: n/a

Variant: ABCA4 NM_000350.2 c.[6601_6602delAG] (p.Arg2201fs);[=], c.[4253+43G>A] p.Ile1377Hisfs3;[=]

CAID: CA227421; CA227172

SupplementalData: phenotype and segregation info in supplemental data (table s1, figure s1)

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

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

Case#: IV-1, male, 11 y.o, Pakistani

DiseaseAssertion: Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD2F), sarcoglycanopathy

FamilyInfo: Consanguineous parents, both described as healthy and showing no abnormality. Three unaffected siblings were also reported: IV-2 (male, 10 y.o), IV-4 (male, 7 y.o), and IV-5 (female, 1.5 y.o). A deceased sister is included on the pedigree, but no details about this individual were reported. See Figure 1.

CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001288, HP:0002650, HP:0003547, HP:0003749, HP:0001655

CaseHPOFreeText: Reduced weight gain noted at 3-4 y.o. Mild cardiac hypertrophy observed on cardiac review (additional echocardiography results reported in "Echocardiography" section). Additional phenotypic information reported in Supplementary Table 1.

CaseNotHPOs: HP:0009077, HP:0000703, HP:0001382, HP:0000365, HP:0001510, HP:0001249, HP:0000478, HP:0030148, HP:0011675

CaseNotHPOFreeText: Extensor muscles of the wrist, toes flexors, and hip abductors noted to be relatively normal. Additional phenotypic information reported in Supplementary Table 1.

MotorAchievement: Sat without assistance at 8 months of age, walked at 15 months of age, ran at 1.5 months of age. Never jumped or hopped. Frequent falls noted, as well as difficulty in walking and climbing stairs since 3 y.o.

CreatineKinase: 18SU (normal: 20SU for children, 10SU for adults) (see Supplementary Table 1). No assertion was made by the authors regarding whether this represents a normal or decreased CK level.

PreviousTesting: Thyroid stimulating hormone: 2.3mU/L (normal: <0.6mU/L); Serum VZV IgG: 286mlU/ml (normal: >150mlU/ml); IGF-1:186 ng/μl (normal: 102-520 ng/μl for males, 14 y.o); PRL: 202 ng/dl (normal: 42.5-414 ng/dl for males); Vitamin D: 47nmol/L (normal: 25-50 nmol/L); Free T4: 17.0 pmol/L (normal:10.8-19.0 pmol/L) (see Supplementary Table 1)

GenotypingMethod: (1) Targeted next generation sequencing of 31 genes associated with LGMD from proband genomic DNA extracted from peripheral blood sample; (2) Sanger sequencing of genomic DNA extracted from peripheral blood samples to confirm SGCD variant of interest in proband and three family members (III-3, III-4, IV-4). Variant was identified in homozygosity in the proband, in heterozygosity in each of the parents, and was not present in the unaffected sibling (IV-4).

Variant: NM_000337.5:c.289C>T (p.Arg97Ter)

CAID: CA3530549

gnomAD: Not reported