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Purpose <p>To characterize the clinical phenotype associated with a homozygous start codon-altering complex variant in the <i>ABCA4</i> gene and evaluate its severity and prognosis in the context of Stargardt disease.</p> Methods <p>Patient records were retrospectively reviewed for homozygous <i>ABCA4</i> start codon variants. Patients underwent ophthalmic exam, multimodal imaging, full-field electroretinography (ffERG), and inherited retinal disease panel testing. Structural and functional retinal assessments were reviewed to determine phenotype severity.</p> Results <p>Three brothers of Ashkenazi Jewish descent presented with profound early-onset vision loss beginning at age 7, with best-corrected visual acuity reduced to counting fingers or hand motion by early adulthood. Imaging revealed widespread macular atrophy, extensive intraretinal pigment migration, and near-complete foveal outer nuclear layer loss. ffERG demonstrated extinguished scotopic and photopic responses. The patients were found to be homozygous for a complex <i>ABCA4</i> allele containing the start codon variant c.[1A &gt; G;6089G &gt; A]. These features were consistent with the rapid-onset chorioretinopathy phenotype, previously associated with null <i>ABCA4</i> alleles.</p> Conclusions <p>This report characterizes the clinical findings in patients homozygous for the c.[1A &gt; G;6089G &gt; A] variant in <i>ABCA4</i>, confirming its association with a severe, rapid-onset chorioretinopathy phenotype. The data support the pathogenic nature of this complex allele and expands the genotype–phenotype correlational spectrum of ABCA4-related disease, with implications for prognosis and genetic counseling.</p>

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Homozygous initiation codon-altering complex variant causes rapid-onset chorioretinopathy phenotype in ABCA4 disease

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    2026年1月13日

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  • Naeem Sbaiti,
  • Maximilian D. Kong,
  • Johnathan A. Bailey,
  • Abdhel Exinor,
  • Stephen H. Tsang

摘要

Purpose

To characterize the clinical phenotype associated with a homozygous start codon-altering complex variant in the ABCA4 gene and evaluate its severity and prognosis in the context of Stargardt disease.

Methods

Patient records were retrospectively reviewed for homozygous ABCA4 start codon variants. Patients underwent ophthalmic exam, multimodal imaging, full-field electroretinography (ffERG), and inherited retinal disease panel testing. Structural and functional retinal assessments were reviewed to determine phenotype severity.

Results

Three brothers of Ashkenazi Jewish descent presented with profound early-onset vision loss beginning at age 7, with best-corrected visual acuity reduced to counting fingers or hand motion by early adulthood. Imaging revealed widespread macular atrophy, extensive intraretinal pigment migration, and near-complete foveal outer nuclear layer loss. ffERG demonstrated extinguished scotopic and photopic responses. The patients were found to be homozygous for a complex ABCA4 allele containing the start codon variant c.[1A > G;6089G > A]. These features were consistent with the rapid-onset chorioretinopathy phenotype, previously associated with null ABCA4 alleles.

Conclusions

This report characterizes the clinical findings in patients homozygous for the c.[1A > G;6089G > A] variant in ABCA4, confirming its association with a severe, rapid-onset chorioretinopathy phenotype. The data support the pathogenic nature of this complex allele and expands the genotype–phenotype correlational spectrum of ABCA4-related disease, with implications for prognosis and genetic counseling.