Diagnostic definition of malattia leventinese in a family from Colombia
Abstract
The malattia leventinese is an autosomal dominant inherited disease whose symptoms appear between the second and fourth decades of life. It is characterized by the appearance of drusen located between the retinal pigment epithelium and the Bruch membrane. It is usually associated with low vision and may progress to blindness. The pathogenic variant p.Arg345Trp in the EFEMP1 gene has been associated with this disease. We characterized clinically and molecularly a family with malattia leventinese using a comprehensive approach that involved ophthalmologists, pediatricians, and geneticists. This approach is of great importance since the phenotype of this disease is often confused with acular degeneration. All family members underwent ophthalmological evaluation and DNA extraction from a peripheral blood sample. All exons of the EFEMP1 gene were amplified and sequenced. The pathogenic variant p.Arg345Trp was identified in affected individuals in this family.
This is the first report of malattia leventinese in a family with the p.Arg345Trp pathogenic variant in Colombia. The molecular diagnosis of retinal dystrophies is essential to differentiate this type of pathology.
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Departamento Administrativo de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (COLCIENCIAS)
Grant numbers 120372453645
