Table 4. Disease genes: Leber congenital amaurosis.
Gene~ | Inheritance* | Potential function | Estimated frequency | Studies |
---|---|---|---|---|
GUCY2D | Recessive | Phototransduction | 6-21% | (209,210) |
RDH12 | Recessive | Phototransduction | ~4% | (14,15) |
LRAT | Recessive | Retinal metabolism | <1% | (28,211) |
RPE65 | Recessive | Visual cycle | 3-16% | (209,212) |
RD3 | Recessive | Splicing | Rare | (213,214) |
CRX | Dominant & Recessive | Transcription factor | ~3% | (215,216) |
OTX2 | Dominant | Transcription factor | Rare | (217) |
CRB1 | Recessive | Tissue development and maintenance | 10% | (209,218) |
TULP1 | Recessive | Tissue development & maintenance | 1-2% | (209,219) |
IMPDH1 | Dominant | Regulates cell growth | Rare | (72,220) |
GDF6 | Recessive | Growth factor | Unknown | (221) |
CABP4 | Recessive | Cell signalling | Unknown | (222) |
AIPL1 | Recessive | Transport, protein trafficking | 4-8% | (178,209) |
CEP290 | Recessive | Centrosomal & ciliary protein | <30% | (223) |
IQCB1 | Recessive | Interacts with RPGR & connecting cilia | Unknown | (224) |
LCA5 | Recessive | Centrosome protein with ciliary function | 1-7% | (225,226) |
NMNAT1 | Recessive | Photoreceptor maintenance | 5% | (208,227) |
RPGRIP1 | Recessive | Interacts with RPGR | ~5% | (209,228) |
KCNJ13 | Recessive | Potassium channel | Unknown | (229) |
DTHD1 | Recessive | Unknown | Unknown | (120) |
SPATA7 | Recessive | Unknown | 2% | (119,230) |
~, adapted from sources http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1298/ & https://sph.uth.edu/Retnet/); *, dominant, autosomal dominant; recessive, autosomal recessive.