Discordance for retinitis pigmentosa in two monozygotic twin pairs

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a group of genetically heterogeneous diseases with progressive degeneration of the retina. The condition can be inherited as an autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, and X-linked trait. We report on two female twin pairs. One twin of each pair is affected with RP, the...

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Published in:	Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) Vol. 31; no. 6; pp. 1164 - 1169
Main Authors:	Berghmans, Lieve V, de Mendonça, Regina Halfeld Furtado, Coppieters, Frauke, de Oliveira Maia, Jr, Otacílio, Takahashi, Walter Yukihiko, Lissens, Willy, de Baere, Elfride, Leroy, Bart P
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-06-2011
Subjects:	Adult Diseases in Twins - diagnosis Diseases in Twins - genetics Electroretinography Eye Proteins - genetics Female Humans Middle Aged Mutation Phenotype Photoreceptor Cells, Vertebrate - pathology Polymorphism, Genetic Retinitis Pigmentosa - diagnosis Retinitis Pigmentosa - genetics Twins, Monozygotic - genetics Visual Acuity Visual Fields X Chromosome Inactivation - genetics
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Summary:	Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a group of genetically heterogeneous diseases with progressive degeneration of the retina. The condition can be inherited as an autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, and X-linked trait. We report on two female twin pairs. One twin of each pair is affected with RP, the other twin is unaffected, both clinically and functionally.Molecular analysis in both twins included zygosity determination, arrayed primer extension chip analysis for autosomal recessive and dominant RP, sequencing of the entire RPGR gene, and analysis of X-chromosome inactivation status. Both unrelated twin pairs were genetically identical. Of the potential pathogenetic mechanisms, skewed X-inactivation was excluded on leukocytes. Autosomal recessive RP and autosomal dominant RP arrayed primer extension chip analysis result was completely normal, excluding known mutations in known genes as the cause of disease in the affected twins. Sequencing excluded mutations in RPGR. A postzygotic recessive or dominant genetic mutation of an RP gene is not impossible. A postfertilization error as a potential cause of uniparental isodisomy is unlikely albeit not entirely impossible. The authors report on the second and third unrelated identical twin pair discordant for RP. The exact cause of the condition and the explanation of the clinical discordance remain elusive.
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ISSN:	0275-004X 1539-2864
DOI:	10.1097/IAE.0b013e3181fbcf2b