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Optic atrophy 6(OPA6)

MedGen UID:
338012
Concept ID:
C1850281
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: OPA6; Optic atrophy, congenital or early infantile, autosomal recessive
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0009786
OMIM®: 258500

Clinical features

From HPO
Photophobia
MedGen UID:
43220
Concept ID:
C0085636
Sign or Symptom
Excessive sensitivity to light with the sensation of discomfort or pain in the eyes due to exposure to bright light.
Nystagmus
MedGen UID:
45166
Concept ID:
C0028738
Disease or Syndrome
Rhythmic, involuntary oscillations of one or both eyes related to abnormality in fixation, conjugate gaze, or vestibular mechanisms.
Optic atrophy
MedGen UID:
18180
Concept ID:
C0029124
Disease or Syndrome
Atrophy of the optic nerve. Optic atrophy results from the death of the retinal ganglion cell axons that comprise the optic nerve and manifesting as a pale optic nerve on fundoscopy.
Retinal degeneration
MedGen UID:
48432
Concept ID:
C0035304
Finding
A nonspecific term denoting degeneration of the retinal pigment epithelium and/or retinal photoreceptor cells.
Red-green dyschromatopsia
MedGen UID:
102324
Concept ID:
C0155016
Disease or Syndrome
Difficulty with discriminating red and green hues.
Visual impairment
MedGen UID:
777085
Concept ID:
C3665347
Finding
Visual impairment (or vision impairment) is vision loss (of a person) to such a degree as to qualify as an additional support need through a significant limitation of visual capability resulting from either disease, trauma, or congenital or degenerative conditions that cannot be corrected by conventional means, such as refractive correction, medication, or surgery.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Küchlin S, Ihorst G, Grotejohann B, Beisse F, Heinrich SP, Albrecht P, Ungewiss J, Wörner M, Hug MJ, Wolf S, Diem R, Lagrèze WA; TONE Study Group
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm 2023 Jul;10(4) Epub 2023 Apr 24 doi: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000200067. PMID: 37094997Free PMC Article
Urano F
Curr Diab Rep 2016 Jan;16(1):6. doi: 10.1007/s11892-015-0702-6. PMID: 26742931Free PMC Article
Ferrari S, Ponzin D, Ashworth JL, Fahnehjelm KT, Summers CG, Harmatz PR, Scarpa M
Br J Ophthalmol 2011 May;95(5):613-9. Epub 2010 Sep 18 doi: 10.1136/bjo.2010.179937. PMID: 20852315

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Paprocka J, Jezela-Stanek A, Śmigiel R, Walczak A, Mierzewska H, Kutkowska-Kaźmierczak A, Płoski R, Emich-Widera E, Steinborn B
Genes (Basel) 2023 Apr 25;14(5) doi: 10.3390/genes14050972. PMID: 37239332Free PMC Article
Yang YP, Foustine S, Hsiao YJ, Tsai ET, Tsai FT, Wang CL, Ko YL, Tai HY, Tsai YC, Yang CH, Fu YJ, Wang AG, Chien Y
J Chin Med Assoc 2023 Jun 1;86(6):539-541. Epub 2023 Apr 10 doi: 10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000927. PMID: 37027535
Sung JY, Lee HM, Lee SB, Kim KN, Lee YH
Neurol Sci 2022 Feb;43(2):1351-1358. Epub 2021 Jul 9 doi: 10.1007/s10072-021-05448-z. PMID: 34241727
Ferreras C, Gorito V, Pedro J, Ferreira S, Costa C, Santos Silva R, Castro Correia C
Endokrynol Pol 2021;72(4):353-356. Epub 2021 May 19 doi: 10.5603/EP.a2021.0038. PMID: 34010437
Nardocci N, Zorzi G
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;113:1919-24. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-59565-2.00062-9. PMID: 23622415

Diagnosis

Rigoli L, Caruso V, Salzano G, Lombardo F
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Mar 9;19(6) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19063225. PMID: 35328914Free PMC Article
Pedroso JL, Vale TC, França Junior MC, Kauffman MA, Teive H, Barsottini OGP, Munhoz RP
Cerebellum 2022 Dec;21(6):1073-1084. Epub 2021 Nov 15 doi: 10.1007/s12311-021-01345-5. PMID: 34782953
Ferreras C, Gorito V, Pedro J, Ferreira S, Costa C, Santos Silva R, Castro Correia C
Endokrynol Pol 2021;72(4):353-356. Epub 2021 May 19 doi: 10.5603/EP.a2021.0038. PMID: 34010437
Urano F
Curr Diab Rep 2016 Jan;16(1):6. doi: 10.1007/s11892-015-0702-6. PMID: 26742931Free PMC Article
Kerrison JB, Maumenee IH
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 1997 Dec;8(6):35-40. doi: 10.1097/00055735-199712000-00006. PMID: 10176101

Therapy

Küchlin S, Ihorst G, Grotejohann B, Beisse F, Heinrich SP, Albrecht P, Ungewiss J, Wörner M, Hug MJ, Wolf S, Diem R, Lagrèze WA; TONE Study Group
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm 2023 Jul;10(4) Epub 2023 Apr 24 doi: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000200067. PMID: 37094997Free PMC Article
Davila-Siliezar P, Carter M, Milea D, Lee AG
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2022 Nov 1;33(6):574-578. Epub 2022 Aug 24 doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000891. PMID: 36066375
Petzold A, Balcer LJ, Calabresi PA, Costello F, Frohman TC, Frohman EM, Martinez-Lapiscina EH, Green AJ, Kardon R, Outteryck O, Paul F, Schippling S, Vermersch P, Villoslada P, Balk LJ; ERN-EYE IMSVISUAL
Lancet Neurol 2017 Oct;16(10):797-812. Epub 2017 Sep 12 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(17)30278-8. PMID: 28920886
Keppel Hesselink JM, Kopsky DJ
Neurol Sci 2017 Jun;38(6):1137-1141. Epub 2017 May 11 doi: 10.1007/s10072-017-2993-7. PMID: 28497312
Wu PC, Huang HM, Yu HJ, Fang PC, Chen CT
Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2016 Nov/Dec;5(6):386-393. doi: 10.1097/APO.0000000000000236. PMID: 27898441

Prognosis

Rigoli L, Caruso V, Salzano G, Lombardo F
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Mar 9;19(6) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19063225. PMID: 35328914Free PMC Article
Wu PC, Huang HM, Yu HJ, Fang PC, Chen CT
Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2016 Nov/Dec;5(6):386-393. doi: 10.1097/APO.0000000000000236. PMID: 27898441
Urano F
Curr Diab Rep 2016 Jan;16(1):6. doi: 10.1007/s11892-015-0702-6. PMID: 26742931Free PMC Article
Wolf NI, Vanderver A, van Spaendonk RM, Schiffmann R, Brais B, Bugiani M, Sistermans E, Catsman-Berrevoets C, Kros JM, Pinto PS, Pohl D, Tirupathi S, Strømme P, de Grauw T, Fribourg S, Demos M, Pizzino A, Naidu S, Guerrero K, van der Knaap MS, Bernard G; 4H Research Group
Neurology 2014 Nov 18;83(21):1898-905. Epub 2014 Oct 22 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000001002. PMID: 25339210Free PMC Article
Nardocci N, Zorzi G
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;113:1919-24. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-59565-2.00062-9. PMID: 23622415

Clinical prediction guides

Phadwal K, Tang QY, Luijten I, Zhao JF, Corcoran B, Semple RK, Ganley IG, MacRae VE
Int J Mol Sci 2023 Jan 13;24(2) doi: 10.3390/ijms24021643. PMID: 36675156Free PMC Article
Vezyroglou A, Akilapa R, Barwick K, Koene S, Brownstein CA, Holder-Espinasse M, Fry AE, Németh AH, Tofaris GK, Hay E, Hughes I, Mansour S, Mordekar SR, Splitt M, Turnpenny PD, Demetriou D, Koopmann TT, Ruivenkamp CAL, Agrawal PB, Carr L, Clowes V, Ghali N, Holder SE, Radley J, Male A, Sisodiya SM, Kurian MA, Cross JH, Balasubramanian M
Neurology 2022 Oct 4;99(14):e1511-e1526. Epub 2022 Jul 18 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000200927. PMID: 36192182Free PMC Article
Wu PC, Huang HM, Yu HJ, Fang PC, Chen CT
Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2016 Nov/Dec;5(6):386-393. doi: 10.1097/APO.0000000000000236. PMID: 27898441
Polletta L, Vernucci E, Carnevale I, Arcangeli T, Rotili D, Palmerio S, Steegborn C, Nowak T, Schutkowski M, Pellegrini L, Sansone L, Villanova L, Runci A, Pucci B, Morgante E, Fini M, Mai A, Russo MA, Tafani M
Autophagy 2015;11(2):253-70. doi: 10.1080/15548627.2015.1009778. PMID: 25700560Free PMC Article
Wolf NI, Vanderver A, van Spaendonk RM, Schiffmann R, Brais B, Bugiani M, Sistermans E, Catsman-Berrevoets C, Kros JM, Pinto PS, Pohl D, Tirupathi S, Strømme P, de Grauw T, Fribourg S, Demos M, Pizzino A, Naidu S, Guerrero K, van der Knaap MS, Bernard G; 4H Research Group
Neurology 2014 Nov 18;83(21):1898-905. Epub 2014 Oct 22 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000001002. PMID: 25339210Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Lim HD, Lee SM, Yun YJ, Lee DH, Lee JH, Oh SH, Lee SY
BMC Med Genomics 2023 Apr 11;16(1):79. doi: 10.1186/s12920-023-01506-x. PMID: 37041640Free PMC Article
Yuan J, Zhao J, Ye C, Pang L, Zhang X, Luk A, Du Y, Fan KY, Zhang X, Li B, Chen C
Biomed Res Int 2023;2023:1107866. Epub 2023 Jan 24 doi: 10.1155/2023/1107866. PMID: 36743514Free PMC Article
Garzón-Rodríguez MC, Reyes-Figueredo LS, Velandia-Rodríguez LÁ, Méndez-Ruiz OD, Gómez-Rodríguez MA, Esguerra-Ochoa LT, García-Lozada D
Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol (Engl Ed) 2023 Feb;98(2):83-97. Epub 2022 Sep 6 doi: 10.1016/j.oftale.2022.06.016. PMID: 36068132
Dalle Carbonare M, Manisali M
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2022 Nov;60(9):1166-1175. Epub 2022 Jun 16 doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2022.06.002. PMID: 35817637
Petzold A, Balcer LJ, Calabresi PA, Costello F, Frohman TC, Frohman EM, Martinez-Lapiscina EH, Green AJ, Kardon R, Outteryck O, Paul F, Schippling S, Vermersch P, Villoslada P, Balk LJ; ERN-EYE IMSVISUAL
Lancet Neurol 2017 Oct;16(10):797-812. Epub 2017 Sep 12 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(17)30278-8. PMID: 28920886

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