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Description of a patient cohort with Hereditary Sensory Neuropathy Type 1 without retinal disease Macular Telangiectasia type 2 – implications for retinal screening in HSN1

Gomes Rodrigues, Filipa; Pipis, Menelaos; Heeren, Tjebo FC; Fruttiger, Marcus; Gantner, Mari; Vermeirsch, Sandra; Okada, Mali; ... Egan, Catherine; + view all (2022) Description of a patient cohort with Hereditary Sensory Neuropathy Type 1 without retinal disease Macular Telangiectasia type 2 – implications for retinal screening in HSN1. Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System , 27 (3) pp. 215-224. 10.1111/jns.12508. Green open access

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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Pathogenic variants in the genes encoding serine palmitoyl transferase (SPTLC1 or SPTLC2) are the most common causes of the rare peripheral nerve disorder Hereditary Sensory Neuropathy Type 1 (HSN1). Macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel), a retinal disorder associated with disordered serine-glycine metabolism and has been described in some patients with HSN1. This study aims to further investigate this association in a cohort of people with HSN1. METHODS: Fourteen patients with a clinically and genetically confirmed diagnosis of HSN1 from the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom) were recruited to the MacTel Registry, between July 2018 and April 2019. Two additional patients were identified from the dataset of the international clinical registry study (www.lmri.net). Ocular examination included fundus autofluorescence, blue light and infrared reflectance, macular pigment optical density mapping, and optical coherence tomography. RESULTS: Twelve patients had a pathogenic variant in the SPTLC1 gene, with p.Cys133Trp in eleven cases (92%) and p.Cys133Tyr in one case (8%). Four patients had a variant in the SPTLC2 gene. None of the patients showed clinical evidence of MacTel. INTERPRETATION: The link between HSN1 and MacTel seems more complex than can solely be explained by the genetic variants. An extension of the spectrum of SPTLC1/2-related disease with phenotypic pleiotropy is proposed. HSN1 patients should be screened for visual symptoms and referred for specialist retinal screening, but the association of the two diseases is likely to be variable and remains unexplained. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Type: Article
Title: Description of a patient cohort with Hereditary Sensory Neuropathy Type 1 without retinal disease Macular Telangiectasia type 2 – implications for retinal screening in HSN1
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1111/jns.12508
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1111/jns.12508
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: HSAN 1, Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathies, Macular telangiectasia type 2, SPTLC1 protein, SPTLC2 protein
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Department of Neuromuscular Diseases
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Institute of Ophthalmology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10152829
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