March 2012
Volume 53, Issue 14
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   March 2012
Identification of a Corneal Dystrophy of Bowman’s Layer Not Associated with a TGFBI Mutation
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Ricardo F. Frausto
    Doris Stein, Cornea Division, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, California
  • Catherine K. Nguyen
    Doris Stein, Cornea Division, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, California
  • Lydia Ann
    Doris Stein, Cornea Division, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, California
  • Anthony J. Aldave
    Doris Stein, Cornea Division, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, California
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  Ricardo F. Frausto, None; Catherine K. Nguyen, None; Lydia Ann, None; Anthony J. Aldave, None
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science March 2012, Vol.53, 4217. doi:
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      Ricardo F. Frausto, Catherine K. Nguyen, Lydia Ann, Anthony J. Aldave; Identification of a Corneal Dystrophy of Bowman’s Layer Not Associated with a TGFBI Mutation. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2012;53(14):4217.

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Abstract

Purpose: : Corneal dystrophies of Bowman’s layer (CDB), also known as Reis-Bucklers corneal dystrophy (RBCD or CDBI) and Thiel-Behnke corneal dystrophy (TBCD or CDBII), are associated with conserved mutations in the transforming growth factor beta-induced (TGFBI) gene. As RBCD and TBCD can be difficult to distinguish based on clinical features alone, we screened TGFBI in an Argentinean family with a classic CDB phenotype.

Methods: : Slit-lamp examination was performed on affected members of a large pedigree with 9 affected individuals in 3 consecutive generations. Genomic DNA was isolated from saliva and used for automated screening of the complete coding sequence of TGFBI (17 exons and intron-exon boundaries).

Results: : Affected individuals demonstrated confluent gray-white opacities at the level of Bowman’s layer that appeared in a reticular pattern in several patients, consistent with RBCD and TBCD. Sequencing of TGFBI exons 4 and 12 failed to reveal the conserved mutations associated with RBCD and TBCD, but did identify a non-pathogenic synonymous substitution (p.Leu472Leu). Screening of the remaining 15 exons revealed two other non-pathogenic synonymous substitutions (p. Phe540Phe and p.Val327Val), but failed to indentify a presumed pathogenic sequence variant.

Conclusions: : The exclusion of a TGFBI coding region mutation in the dominantly inherited Bowman’s layer dystrophy that we report raises the possibility of a novel corneal dystrophy. As linkage to chromosome 10q23-q24 has been demonstrated in another family in which linkage to the TGFBI locus was excluded, we plan to perform a genome-wide association study to identify linkage to chromosome 10q or another locus.

Keywords: degenerations/dystrophies • genetics • gene screening 
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