The role of vitamin A in retinal diseases

J Sajovic, A Meglič, D Glavač, Š Markelj… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Vitamin A is an essential fat-soluble vitamin that occurs in various chemical forms. It is
essential for several physiological processes. Either hyper-or hypovitaminosis can be …

Phenotyping and genotyping inherited retinal diseases: Molecular genetics, clinical and imaging features, and therapeutics of macular dystrophies, cone and cone-rod …

M Georgiou, AG Robson, K Fujinami… - Progress in retinal and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Inherited retinal diseases (IRD) are a leading cause of blindness in the working age
population and children. The scope of this review is to familiarise clinicians and scientists …

[HTML][HTML] Deep-intronic ABCA4 variants explain missing heritability in Stargardt disease and allow correction of splice defects by antisense oligonucleotides

R Sangermano, A Garanto, M Khan, EH Runhart… - Genetics in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose Using exome sequencing, the underlying variants in many persons with autosomal
recessive diseases remain undetected. We explored autosomal recessive Stargardt disease …

Detailed phenotyping and therapeutic strategies for intronic ABCA4 variants in Stargardt disease

M Khan, G Arno, A Fakin, DA Parfitt… - … Therapy-Nucleic Acids, 2020 - cell.com
Stargardt disease is a progressive retinal disorder caused by bi-allelic mutations in the
ABCA4 gene that encodes the ATP-binding cassette, subfamily A, member 4 transporter …

The common ABCA4 variant p. Asn1868Ile shows nonpenetrance and variable expression of Stargardt disease when present in trans with severe variants

EH Runhart, R Sangermano… - … & visual science, 2018 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: To assess the occurrence and the disease expression of the common p.
Asn1868Ile variant in patients with Stargardt disease (STGD1) harboring known, monoallelic …

Stargardt disease and progress in therapeutic strategies

D Huang, RC Heath Jeffery, MT Aung-Htut… - Ophthalmic …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Stargardt disease (STGD1) is an autosomal recessive retinal dystrophy due to
mutations in ABCA4, characterized by subretinal deposition of lipofuscin-like substances …

Stargardt macular dystrophy and therapeutic approaches

K Fujinami, N Waheed, Y Laich, P Yang… - British Journal of …, 2024 - bjo.bmj.com
Stargardt macular dystrophy (Stargardt disease; STGD1; OMIM 248200) is the most
prevalent inherited macular dystrophy. STGD1 is an autosomal recessive disorder caused …

[HTML][HTML] Prospective cohort study of childhood-onset Stargardt disease: fundus autofluorescence imaging, progression, comparison with adult-onset disease, and …

M Georgiou, T Kane, P Tanna, Z Bouzia… - American journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose To determine the reliability and repeatability of quantitative evaluation of areas of
decreased autofluorescence (DAF) from fundus autofluorescence (FAF) images and track …

Detailed genetic characteristics of an international large cohort of patients with Stargardt disease: ProgStar study report 8

K Fujinami, RW Strauss, IS Audo… - British Journal of …, 2019 - bjo.bmj.com
Background/aims To describe the genetic characteristics of the cohort enrolled in the
international multicentre progression of Stargardt disease 1 (STGD1) studies (ProgStar) and …

[HTML][HTML] Phenotyping of ABCA4 retinopathy by machine learning analysis of full-field electroretinography

SL Glinton, A Calcagni, W Lilaonitkul… - … Vision Science & …, 2022 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: Biallelic pathogenic variants in ABCA4 are the commonest cause of monogenic
retinal disease. The full-field electroretinogram (ERG) quantifies severity of retinal …