目的:在母亲诊断为白点状眼底(fundus albipunctatus,FA)而3个子女均为视网膜色素变性(retinitis pigmentosa,RP)的家系中进行RDH5基因的分子遗传学检查,确定一种新型变异。方法:对家系成员进行系统的眼科检查,同时采用聚合酶链反应(PCR)和DNA直接测序法对RDH5基因的编码区进行基因组测序和突变筛查,并在100名正常对照者中对RDH5基因突变的检测结果进行验证。结果:先证者的母亲确诊为FA,而3个子女诊断为RP。母亲、哥哥和姐姐的RDH5基因检测出c.689_690CT〉GG突变,而先证者及其母亲存在已报道的c.928delCinsGAAG变异。结论:本家系中母亲的FA来源于复杂的异质突变,其中c.689_690CT〉GG突变是包括欧美各国在内没有报道过的新变异,而3个子女患RP的分子遗传学病因还有待进一步的研究。
AIM:To identify mutations in the RDH5 gene in a family with a mother having fundus albipunctatus(FA) and 3 children with retinitis pigmentosa(RP).METHODS:Ophthalmological examinations were performed to diagnose FA and RP.Mutational analysis of RDH5 was performed by polymerase chain reaction(PCR) and direct DNA sequencing.RESULTS:The proband's mother was diagnosed with FA,and 3 children were diagnosed with RP.The mother,brother,and sister had a novel mutation c.689_690CTGG in RDH5 gene.The proband and mother had a previously reported mutation c.928delCinsGAAG.CONCLUSION:A novel disease-causing mutation in RDH5 gene(Pro230Arg) was found in a family with a mother having FA and 3 children with RP.The mother's FA was caused by compound heterozygous mutations.Further studies will be needed to determine the gene responsible for children's RP.