Leber's congenital amaurosis

Leber's congenital amaurosis
Classification and external resources
Specialty ophthalmology
ICD-10 H35.5
ICD-9-CM 362.76
OMIM 204000 204100 604232 604393 604537 605446 602225 604210 608553
DiseasesDB 33192
GeneReviews

Leber's congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a rare inherited eye disease that appears at birth or in the first few months of life, and affects around 1 in 80,000 of the population.[1] One form of LCA became well known in the scientific community following its successful treatment with gene therapy in 2008.[2][3][4][5]

LCA was first described by Theodor Leber in the 19th century.[6][7] It should not be confused with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy, which is a different disease also described by Theodor Leber.

Signs and symptoms

The term congenital refers to a condition present from birth (not acquired) and amaurosis refers to a loss of vision not associated with a lesion. However, beyond these general descriptions, the presentation of LCA can vary, because it is associated with multiple genes.[8][9]

LCA is typically characterized by nystagmus,[8] sluggish or absent pupillary responses,[9] and severe vision loss or blindness.[8]

Genetics

It is an autosomal recessive disorder thought to be caused by abnormal development of photoreceptor cells.[8]

OMIM currently recognizes 18 types of LCA:[8]

Type OMIM Gene Locus[8]
LCA1 204000 GUCY2D,[10] 17p13.1
LCA2 204100 RPE65[11] 1p31.3-p31.2
LCA3 609868 SPATA7 14q31.3
LCA4 604393 AIPL1[12][13] 17p13.2
LCA5 604537 LCA5[14] 6q14.1
LCA6 605446 RPGRIP1 14q11.2
LCA7 602225 CRX[15] 19q13.3
LCA8 604210 CRB1[15] 1q31-q32.1
LCA9 608553 NMNAT1[16][17][18][19] 1p36.22
LCA10 610142 CEP290 12q21.32
LCA11 146690 IMPDH1 7q32.1
LCA12 180040 RD3 7q32.1
LCA13 608830 RDH12 1q32.3
LCA14 604863 LRAT 14q24.1
LCA15 602280 TULP1 4q31
LCA16 603208 KCNJ13 2q37
LCA17 601147 GDF6 8q22
LCA18 179605 PRPH2 6p21

The gene CEP290 has been associated with Joubert syndrome, as well as type 10 LCA.[20]

Testing

Genetic tests and related research are currently being performed at Centogene AG in Rostock, Germany; University of Iowa John and Marcia Carver Nonprofit Genetic Testing Laboratory in Iowa City, IA; GENESIS Center for Medical Genetics in Poznan, Poland; Baylor College of Medicine Miraca Genetics Laboratories in Houston, TX; Asper Biotech in Tartu, Estonia; CGC Genetics in Porto, Portugal; CEN4GEN Institute for Genomics and Molecular Diagnostics in Edmonton, Canada; and Reference Laboratory Genetics - Barcelona, Spain.[21]

Treatment

One form of LCA, patients with LCA2 bearing a mutation in the RPE65 gene, has been successfully treated by gene therapy in clinical trials. The results of three early clinical trials were published in 2008 demonstrating the safety and efficacy of adeno-associated virus to restore vision in LCA patients. In all three clinical trials, patients recovered functional vision without apparent side-effects.[2][3][4][5] These studies, which used adeno-associated virus, have spawned a number of new studies investigating gene therapy for human retinal disease.

The results of a phase 1 trial conducted, by the University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and published in 2009, showed sustained improvement in 12 subjects (ages 8 to 44) with RPE65-associated LCA after treatment with AAV2-hRPE65v2, a gene replacement therapy.[22] Early intervention was associated with better results.[22] In that study patients were excluded based on the presence of particular antibodies to the vector AAV2 and treatment was only administered to one eye as a precaution.[22] A 2010 study testing the effect of administration of AAV2-hRPE65v2 in both eyes in animals with antibodies present suggested that immune responses may not complicate use of the treatment in both eyes.[23]

Eye Surgeon Dr. Al Maguire and gene therapy expert Dr. Jean Bennett developed the technique used by the Children's Hospital.[2][24]

Dr. Sue Semple-Rowland at the University of Florida has recently restored sight in an avian model using gene therapy.[25]

In Popular Culture

See also

References

  1. ↑ Stone EM (December 2007). "Leber congenital amaurosis — a model for efficient genetic testing of heterogeneous disorders: LXIV Edward Jackson Memorial Lecture". Am J Ophthalmol 144 (6): 791–811. doi:10.1016/j.ajo.2007.08.022. PMID 17964524.
  2. 1 2 3 Maguire AM, Simonelli F, Pierce EA, et al. (May 2008). "Safety and efficacy of gene transfer for Leber's congenital amaurosis". N. Engl. J. Med. 358 (21): 2240–8. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa0802315. PMC 2829748. PMID 18441370.
  3. 1 2 Simonelli F, Maguire AM, Testa F, et al. (March 2010). "Gene therapy for Leber's congenital amaurosis is safe and effective through 1.5 years after vector administration". Mol. Ther. 18 (3): 643–50. doi:10.1038/mt.2009.277. PMC 2839440. PMID 19953081.
  4. 1 2 Cideciyan AV, Hauswirth WW, Aleman TS, et al. (August 2009). "Vision 1 year after gene therapy for Leber's congenital amaurosis". N. Engl. J. Med. 361 (7): 725–7. doi:10.1056/NEJMc0903652. PMC 2847775. PMID 19675341.
  5. 1 2 Bainbridge JW, Smith AJ, Barker SS, et al. (May 2008). "Effect of gene therapy on visual function in Leber's congenital amaurosis". N. Engl. J. Med. 358 (21): 2231–9. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa0802268. PMID 18441371.
  6. ↑ Leber's congenital amaurosis at Who Named It?
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  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Online 'Mendelian Inheritance in Man' (OMIM) LEBER CONGENITAL AMAUROSIS, TYPE I; LCA1 -204000
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  16. ↑ Koenekoop RK, Wang H, Majewski J, Wang X, Lopez I, Ren H, Chen Y, Li Y, Fishman GA, Genead M, Schwartzentruber J, Solanki N, Traboulsi EI, Cheng J, Logan CV, McKibbin M, Hayward BE, Parry DA, Johnson CA, Nageeb M; Finding of Rare Disease Genes (FORGE) Canada Consortium, Poulter JA, Mohamed MD, Jafri H, Rashid Y, Taylor GR, Keser V, Mardon G, Xu H, Inglehearn CF, Fu Q, Toomes C, Chen R (July 2012). "Mutations in NMNAT1 cause Leber congenital amaurosis and identify a new disease pathway for retinal degeneration". Nature Genetics 44 (9): 1035–9. doi:10.1038/ng.2356. PMC 3657614. PMID 22842230.
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