Inherited retinal diseases: linking genes, disease-causing variants, and relevant therapeutic modalities

N Schneider, Y Sundaresan, P Gopalakrishnan… - Progress in retinal and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) are a clinically complex and heterogenous group of visual
impairment phenotypes caused by pathogenic variants in at least 277 nuclear and …

The diagnostic yield of next generation sequencing in inherited retinal diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AC Britten-Jones, SA Gocuk, KL Goh, A Huq… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
PURPOSE Accurate genotyping of individuals with inherited retinal diseases (IRD) is
essential for patient management and identifying suitable candidates for gene therapies …

Clinical utility of genomic sequencing: a measurement toolkit

RZ Hayeems, D Dimmock, D Bick, JW Belmont… - NPJ genomic …, 2020 - nature.com
Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is positioned to become one of the most robust
strategies for achieving timely diagnosis of rare genomic diseases. Despite its favorable …

The need for widely available genomic testing in rare eye diseases: an ERN-EYE position statement

GC Black, P Sergouniotis, A Sodi, BP Leroy… - Orphanet Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Rare Eye Diseases (RED) are the leading cause of visual impairment
and blindness for children and young adults in Europe. This heterogeneous group of …

Next-generation sequencing applications for inherited retinal diseases

A Dockery, L Whelan, P Humphries… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) represent a collection of phenotypically and genetically
diverse conditions. IRDs phenotype (s) can be isolated to the eye or can involve multiple …

Congenital cataract: A guide to genetic and clinical management

SJ Bell, N Oluonye, P Harding… - … Advances in Rare …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Worldwide 20,000–40,000 children with congenital or childhood cataract are born every
year with varying degrees and patterns of lens opacification with a broad aetiology. In most …

Combining a prioritization strategy and functional studies nominates 5'UTR variants underlying inherited retinal disease

A Dueñas Rey, M del Pozo Valero, M Bouckaert… - Genome Medicine, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background 5'untranslated regions (5'UTRs) are essential modulators of protein
translation. Predicting the impact of 5'UTR variants is challenging and rarely performed in …

A bird's eye view on the use of whole exome sequencing in rare congenital ophthalmic diseases

J Zucco, F Baldan, L Allegri, E Bregant… - Journal of Human …, 2024 - nature.com
Phenotypic and genotypic heterogeneity in congenital ocular diseases, especially in anterior
segment dysgenesis (ASD), have created challenges for proper diagnosis and classification …

[HTML][HTML] Patient-reported health-related quality of life in individuals with inherited retinal diseases

D Schofield, J Kraindler, O Tan, R Shrestha… - Ophthalmology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate the impact of inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) on quality of life (QoL)
using multiattributable health utilities derived from primary patient data. Design Cross …

Genome sequencing in congenital cataracts improves diagnostic yield

A Ma, JR Grigg, M Flaherty, J Smith… - Human …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Congenital cataracts are one of the major causes of childhood‐onset blindness around the
world. Genetic diagnosis provides benefits through avoidance of unnecessary tests …