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[Minimal ocular findings in a patient with Best disease caused by the c.653G>A mutation in BEST1].

Authors: B, Kousal; F, Chakarova; G C, Black; S, Ramsden; H, Langrová; P, Lisková;

[Minimal ocular findings in a patient with Best disease caused by the c.653G>A mutation in BEST1].

Abstract

To describe the phenotype in an asymptomatic 64-year-old patient with family history of Best disease and to identify the disease causing variant in the BEST1 gene.Detailed ocular examination of the proband including spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), fluorescein angiography and electrooculography was performed. Direct sequencing approach was used to screen the whole coding sequence of 11 exons of BEST1.An early vitelliform stage of Best disease presenting as a small yellowish spot in the macula was observed in the right eye. The fundus appearance in the left eye was normal. SD-OCT of the right macula revealed hypodense space between the retinal pigment epithelium and the neuroretinal layer. Arden ratio was bilaterally mildly reduced; 1.36 in the right and 1.3 in the left eye. Molecular genetic analysis identified a heterozygous change c.653G>A (p.Arg218His) as the disease-causing variant.Here we report for the first time a phenotype-genotype correlation in a Czech patient with Best disease. SD-OCT is a fast method that may show the presence of small pathological changes. The screening of BEST1 gene enables identification of disease-causing variants in asymptomatic individuals with normal fundus appearance and thus improves counseling to the affected families.

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Male, Middle Aged, Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy, Electrooculography, Bacterial Proteins, Chloride Channels, Mutation, Humans, Bestrophins, Fluorescein Angiography, Eye Proteins, Tomography, Optical Coherence

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