Ophthalmic Genet. 2022 Aug;43(4):567-572. doi: 10.1080/13816810.2022.2068038. Epub 2022 Apr 21.
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: In contrast to the classic autosomal recessive Wolfram syndrome, Wolfram-like syndrome (WLS) is an autosomal dominant disease caused by heterozygous variants in the WFS1 gene. Here, we present deep phenotyping of a mother and son with a WFS1 variant NM_006005.3:c.2508 G > T, p. (Lys836Asn) detected with next-generation sequencing, which is novel at the nucleotide level. In this Greek family, the proband and mother had sensorineural hearing loss and mild non-progressive vision loss with optic nerve atrophy. An initial optic atrophy panel that did not test for WFS1 was unremarkable, but a broader inherited retinal dystrophy panel found the WFS1 variant.
CONCLUSION: This study highlights the importance of including WFS1 sequencing in the evaluation of optic nerve atrophy to discover syndromic conditions.
PMID:35450504 | DOI:10.1080/13816810.2022.2068038