May 2005
Volume 46, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   May 2005
Linkage Mapping in Families With Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa (adRP)
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • L.S. Sullivan
    Human Genetics Center,
    The University of Texas HSC, Houston, TX
  • S.J. Bowne
    Human Genetics Center,
    The University of Texas HSC, Houston, TX
  • S.P. Shankar
    Human Genetics Center,
    The University of Texas HSC, Houston, TX
  • S.H. Blanton
    Dept. of Pediatrics, Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
  • J.R. Heckenlively
    Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  • D.G. Birch
    Retina Foundation of the Southwest, Dallas, TX
  • D.H. Wheaton
    Retina Foundation of the Southwest, Dallas, TX
  • M.Z. Pelias
    GenELSI Consulting, New Orleans, LA
  • S.P. Daiger
    Human Genetics Center and Dept. of Ophthalmology and Visual Sci.,
    The University of Texas HSC, Houston, TX
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  L.S. Sullivan, None; S.J. Bowne, None; S.P. Shankar, None; S.H. Blanton, None; J.R. Heckenlively, None; D.G. Birch, None; D.H. Wheaton, None; M.Z. Pelias, None; S.P. Daiger, None.
  • Footnotes
    Support  NIH grants EY07142, EY014170 and EY05325; and the Foundation Fighting Blindness and Hermann Eye Fund
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science May 2005, Vol.46, 2293. doi:
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      L.S. Sullivan, S.J. Bowne, S.P. Shankar, S.H. Blanton, J.R. Heckenlively, D.G. Birch, D.H. Wheaton, M.Z. Pelias, S.P. Daiger; Linkage Mapping in Families With Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa (adRP) . Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2005;46(13):2293.

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Abstract

Abstract: : Purpose: Genes known to cause adRP account for no more than 50% of tested families. The purpose of this project was to identify new adRP genes by a systematic approach to mutation screening and linkage mapping. Methods: DNAs of probands from over 200 adRP families were tested for mutations in known genes by sequencing. Families of probands without mutations were then tested for linkage to a panel of STR markers flanking and within known adRP genes and X–linked RP genes. Subsequently, DNAs from three large adRP families (UTAD388, RFS132, UTAD003) without mutations in or linkage to known genes were submitted for genome–wide linkage testing. Linkage markers were tested at the UCLA Sequencing and Genotyping Center using the ABI High Density 5cM STR marker set. DNAs from a total of 13, 8 and 9 affected family members from the three families, respectively, were tested. Data analysis included multipoint linkage testing using the LINKAGE analysis package, setting penetrance to 90% and disease allele frequency to 0.001. Results: Of the three families, family UTAD388 shows a maximum multipoint LOD score of 3.4 to chromosome 12 markers, family RFS132 shows a maximum LOD score of 1.7 to the same region on chromosome 12, and family UTAD003 shows no significant LOD scores in the first 50% of markers tested. UTAD388 is a Taiwanese family with late onset and slow progression of disease; RFS132 is an African American family also with late onset and slow progression; and UTAD003 is an Acadian American family with more severe disease phenotype. Conclusions: These data confirm that additional genes are involved in adRP. The region of chromosome 12 implicated in this study is not currently known to harbor genes causing dominant retinopathies but several apparent candidates are included. A systematic approach to family ascertainment, mutation screening and linkage testing is an effective way to identify new adRP genes.

Keywords: retinal degenerations: hereditary • linkage analysis • gene mapping 
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