Achromatopsia: genetics and gene therapy

S Michalakis, M Gerhardt, G Rudolph… - Molecular diagnosis & …, 2022 - Springer
Achromatopsia (ACHM), also known as rod monochromatism or total color blindness, is an
autosomal recessively inherited retinal disorder that affects the cones of the retina, the type …

Comprehensive variant spectrum of the CNGA3 gene in patients affected by achromatopsia

M Solaki, B Baumann, P Reuter, S Andreasson… - Human …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Achromatopsia (ACHM) is a congenital cone photoreceptor disorder characterized by
impaired color discrimination, low visual acuity, photosensitivity, and nystagmus. To date, six …

[HTML][HTML] Achromatopsia

S Kohl, H Jägle, B Wissinger, D Zobor - 2018 - europepmc.org
Achromatopsia is characterized by reduced visual acuity, pendular nystagmus, increased
sensitivity to light (photophobia), a small central scotoma, eccentric fixation, and reduced or …

Genetics and disease expression in the CNGA3 form of achromatopsia: steps on the path to gene therapy

L Zelinger, AV Cideciyan, S Kohl, SB Schwartz… - Ophthalmology, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose Achromatopsia (ACHM) is a congenital, autosomal recessive retinal disease that
manifests cone dysfunction, reduced visual acuity and color vision, nystagmus, and …

Biology, pathobiology and gene therapy of CNG channel-related retinopathies

MJ Gerhardt, SG Priglinger, M Biel, S Michalakis - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
The visual process begins with the absorption of photons by photopigments of cone and rod
photoreceptors in the retina. In this process, the signal is first amplified by a cyclic guanosine …

[HTML][HTML] Genotypes and phenotypes of genes associated with achromatopsia: A reference for clinical genetic testing

W Sun, S Li, X Xiao, P Wang, Q Zhang - Molecular vision, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Achromatopsia is a congenital autosomal recessive cone disorder, and it has been
found to be associated with six genes. However, pathogenic variants in these six genes …

Structural and functional characterization of an achromatopsia-associated mutation in a phototransduction channel

X Zheng, H Li, Z Hu, D Su, J Yang - Communications Biology, 2022 - nature.com
Numerous missense mutations in cyclic nucleotide-gated (CNG) channels cause
achromatopsia and retinitis pigmentosa, but the underlying pathogenic mechanisms are …

Long-range PCR-based NGS applications to diagnose mendelian retinal diseases

J Maggi, S Koller, L Bähr, S Feil… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this study was to develop a flexible, cost-efficient, next-generation
sequencing (NGS) protocol for genetic testing. Long-range polymerase chain reaction …

Homozygous missense variant in the human CNGA3 channel causes cone-rod dystrophy

RS Shaikh, P Reuter, RA Sisk, T Kausar… - European Journal of …, 2015 - nature.com
We assessed a large consanguineous Pakistani family (PKAB157) segregating early onset
low vision problems. Funduscopic and electroretinographic evaluation of affected …

Identification of CNGA3 mutations in 46 families: common cause of achromatopsia and cone-rod dystrophies in Chinese patients

S Li, L Huang, X Xiao, X Jia, X Guo… - JAMA …, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Mutations inCNGA3are the most common cause of achromatopsia and cone-rod
dystrophies. Objective To identifyCNGA3mutations in patients with cone dystrophies or …