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ArticleEye (London, England)2025

Bifocal retinal degeneration observed on ultra-widefield autofluorescence in some cases of CRX-associated retinopathy.

Siying Lin, Gavin Arno, Anthony G Robson, Elena R Schiff, Moin D Mohamed, Michel Michaelides, Andrew R Webster, Omar A Mahroo

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Siying LinNational Institute of Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital and The UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1122-8396
Gavin ArnoNational Institute of Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital and The UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6165-7888
Anthony G RobsonNational Institute of Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital and The UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8391-6123
Elena R SchiffNational Institute of Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital and The UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK.
Moin D MohamedDepartment of Ophthalmology, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
Michel MichaelidesNational Institute of Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital and The UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK.
Andrew R WebsterNational Institute of Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital and The UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK.
Omar A MahrooNational Institute of Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital and The UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK. o.mahroo@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1254-0832

Funding

Fight for Sight UK 5045/46Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust (Wellcome) 205174/Z/16/ZWellcome Trust (Wellcome) 206619/Z/17/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVariants in CRX are associated with dominantly inherited retinopathy with considerable phenotypic variability. Many patients have central retinal degeneration; in some patients, we have observed an additional focus of degeneration in the nasal retina. This study explores this phenotypic association amongst patients with CRX-associated disease.

methodsA retrospective review was conducted for all patients with dominant CRX-associated retinopathy at two UK centres. Analysis focused on patients with available ultra-widefield autofluorescence imaging and aimed to identify those with a specific bifocal degeneration pattern involving the nasal retina in both eyes.

resultsSixty patients were identified, with ultra-widefield fundus imaging available for 50 patients. Of these, six male patients aged 26-74 years displayed a distinct pattern characterised by central retinal degeneration and an additional discrete area of altered autofluorescence in the nasal periphery. Pattern and full-field ERGs indicated macular dysfunction in all 6 cases, with generalised cone (n = 2) or cone and rod (n = 4) system involvement, with a locus that appeared to be post-phototransduction. The CRX variants found in these patients included missense variants (n = 2), frameshifting variants (n = 3), and a CRX whole gene deletion (n = 1), with no clear genotype-phenotype correlation identified.

conclusionsWe report a distinct pattern of bifocal retinal degeneration in some cases of CRX-associated retinopathy (12% in our cohort), not typically seen in other forms of inherited retinal disease. Recognising such phenotypes can guide genetic investigations or their interpretation, facilitating molecular diagnoses for effective family counselling, given the autosomal dominant inheritance and phenotypic variability of CRX-associated retinopathy.

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Homeodomain ProteinsRetinal DegenerationTrans-ActivatorsAdultAgedElectroretinographyFemaleFluorescein AngiographyHumansMaleMiddle AgedOptical ImagingPhenotypeRetrospective Studiescone rod homeobox proteinHomeodomain ProteinsTrans-Activators

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PMID39632990
PMCPMC11933272

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