SR641

AR Retinitis Pigmentosa (IA1aiii)

Male

Male

SR641

AR Retinitis Pigmentosa (IA1aiii)

Male

Male

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Age at visit: 55 years
OD OS

History

This 55 year old myopic man first noticed reduced night vsion and some constriction of his visual field at age 21. As a young child, his best corrected visual acuity was completely normal.

Refraction OD:     -7.75 +1.50 x 105
Refraction OS:     -1.00 sphere (pseudophakic)

Pedigree

Sephardic Jewish ethnicity

Teaching Points

The clinical features supporting the diagnosis of MAK-associated autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa in this patient include: night blindness and constricted visual fields (with temporal predilection) as his earliest symptoms; bone-spicule-like pigmentation (with nasal predilection) and narrowed arterioles on fundus examination; loss of outer retinal structures on OCT; a similarly affected sibling; Jewish ethnicity; and, normally sighted parents.

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Diagnosis & molecular findings

Disease Gene Allele 1 variant(s) Allele 2 variant(s) Inheritance mode
AR Retinitis Pigmentosa MAK Lys429 insAlu_353bp Lys429 insAlu_353bp AR
Gene:
Allele 1:
Lys429 insAlu_353bp
Allele 2:
Lys429 insAlu_353bp
Inheritance:
AR
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