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(Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2001;42:2652-2663.)
© 2001 by The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Inc.

A Novel Gene for Autosomal Dominant Stargardt-like Macular Dystrophy with Homology to the SUR4 Protein Family

Albert O. Edwards1, Larry A. Donoso2 and Robert Ritter, III1

1 From the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas; and the 2 Henry and Corinne Bower Laboratory, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

PURPOSE. To describe a novel gene causing a Stargardt-like phenotype in a family with dominant macular dystrophy and the exclusion of all known genes within the disease locus.

METHODS. Meiotic breakpoint mapping in a family of 2314 individuals enabled refinement of the location of the disease gene. The genomic organization and expression profile of known and putative genes within the critical region were determined using bioinformatics, cDNA cloning, and RT-PCR. The coding sequence of genes expressed within the retina was scanned for mutations, by using DNA sequencing.

RESULTS. The disease-causing gene (STGD3) was further localized to 562 kb on chromosome 6 between D6S460 and a new polymorphic marker centromeric to D6S1707. Of the four genes identified within this region, all were expressed in the retina or retinal pigment epithelium. The only coding DNA sequence variant identified in these four genes was a 5-bp deletion in exon 6 of ELOVL4. The deletion is predicted to lead to a truncated protein with a net loss of 44 amino acids, including a dilysine endoplasmic reticulum retention motif. The ELOVL4 gene is the fourth known example of a predicted human protein with homology to mammalian and yeast enzymes involved in the membrane-bound fatty acid chain elongation system. The genomic organization of ELOVL4 and primer sets for exon amplification are presented.

CONCLUSIONS. ELOVL4 causes macular dystrophy in this large family distributed throughout North America and implicates fatty acid biosynthesis in the pathogenesis of macular degeneration. The PCR-based assay for the 5-bp deletion will facilitate more accurate genetic counseling and identification of other branches of the family.




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