Research Article

Targeted Next Generation Sequencing Identifies Novel Mutations in RP1 as a Relatively Common Cause of Autosomal Recessive Rod-Cone Dystrophy

Table 1

Clinical data of the 7 index patients with RP1 recessive mutations.

PatientAge at time of testingAge of onsetSexFamily historySymptoms at time of diagnosisBCVA
OD/OS
With refraction
Color vision
(15 desaturated Hue)
Binocular kinetic visual field
(III4e stimulus)
FF and mfERGFundus examinationFAFSd-OCT

F303: II.1 (CIC00445) 426FNo other affected FM, from France. Night blindnessHand motion in both eyesImpossible due to low visionReduced to peripheral islands of perceptionBoth undetectablePale optic disc narrowed blood vessels, macular atrophic changes, and optic nerve drusenHypoautofluorescence in the macular regionThinning of outer retina in the macular region

F335: III.1 (CIC00491)363MTwo other brothers affected; parents first cousinsNight blindness and rapid decreased visionLP in both eyesImpossible due to low visionImpossible due to low visionBoth undetectableWidespread RPE changes and retinal atrophy in both the periphery and the macular areaWidespread loss of FAFWidespread thinning of outer retina

F674: III.6 (CIC01106)2519FParents first cousins from Turkey, one female and male cousins affected also from a consanguineous unionNight blindness and decreased visionHM −3 (−1) 0°
20/160 −3 (−0.50) 0°
Dyschromatopsia with no specific axisReduced to 5 central degreesBoth undetectableWell-colored optic disc and no narrowing of retinal vessels; RPE changes in the periphery and macular atrophic changesHypoautofluorescence in the macular region and outside the vascular arcadesThinning of outer retina in the macular region

F752: II.1 (CIC01245) 31Early teensFTwo sisters affectedNight blindness20/63 plano (−3) 180°
20/50 plano (−1.75) 180°
Deutan defect on both eyesReduced to 10°  × 20°Both undetectablePale optic disc head, narrowed retinal vessels, and RPE changes in the periphery with some macular atrophic changesHypoautofluorescence in the macular region and outside the vascular arcadesThinning of outer retina in the macular region

F782 II.5 (CIC01300)279MParents from Algeria, first cousinsNight blindness and decreased vision20/50 −9.25 (−2.50) 15°
20/50 
−9 (−1.75) 100°
Reduced to the 10 central degreesBoth undetectableMild optic disc pallor, atrophic macular changes, and peripheral pigment depositsHypoautofluorescence in the macular regionThinning of outer retina in the macular

F1941: III.1 (CIC04130) 30childhoodFParents from Algeria, first cousinsNight blindness20/100 −4.25 (−1.25) 150°
20/80 −4.25 (−1.25) 150°
Normal at the saturated testReduced to the 10 central degreesBoth undetectableWell-colored optic disc but narrowed retinal vessels; RPE changes in the periphery and macular atrophic changesHypoautofluorescence in the macular region and outside the vascular arcadesThinning of outer retina in the macular region

F3110: III.5 (CIC05941) 275FOne cousin on mother side may have RCDNight blindness and decreased vision20/125 +2 (−2) 95°
20/125 +1.75 (−2) 70°c
Dyschromatopsia with no specific axisReduced to the 10 central degreesBoth undetectablePale optic disc, narrowed retinal vessels, and RPE changes in the periphery with some macular atrophic changesHypoautofluorescence in the macular region and outside the vascular arcadesThinning of outer retina in the macular region

F: female, FM: family member, M: male, BCVA: best corrected visual acuity; OD: ocula dextra (right eye); OS: ocula sinistra (left eye); FF and mfERG: full-field and multifocal ERG; FAF: fundus autofluorescence; Sd-OCT: spectral domain optical coherence tomography; RPE: retinal pigment epithelium; LP: light perception; HM: hand motion.