Retinitis pigmentosa

Definicija

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is an inherited retinal dystrophy leading to progressive loss of the photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelium and resulting in blindness usually after several decades.

Pretraga

Pun naziv

Retinitis pigmentosa

Kratki naziv

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Sinonimi

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Orpha broj

791

Kategorija

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Naziv na stranom jeziku

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Prevalenca

1-5 / 10 000

Nasleđivanje

Autosomal dominantÿorÿAutosomal recessiveÿorÿX-linked recessiveÿorÿMitochondrial inheritance

Period početka bolesti

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ICD 10

H35.5

OMIM

180100  180104  180105  180210  268000  268025  268060  300029  300155  300424  300605  312600  312612  400004  600059  600105  600132  600138  600852  601414  601718  602594  602772  604232  604393  606068  607921  608133  608380  609913  609923  610282  610359  610599  611131  612095  612165  612572  612712  612943  613194  613341  613428  613464  613575  613581  613582  613617  613660  613731  613750  613756  613758  613767  613769  613794  613801  613809  613810  613827  613861  613862  613983  614180  614181  614494  614500  615233  615434  615565  615725  615780  615922  616188  616394  616469  616544  616562  617023  617123  617304  617433  617460

UMLS

C0035334

GARD

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MEDDRA

10038914
Tekstualni opis
Retinitis pigmentosa is slowly progressive but relentless. There is however broad variability in age of onset, rate of progression and secondary clinical manifestations. Affected individuals generally first develop night blindness (nyctalopia) due to loss of rod function, often in adolescence or earlier. They then develop peripheral visual field impairment, and over time loss of central vision, usually at late stages, often around midlife. Central visual acuity loss may occur at any age as a result of cystoid macular edema or photoreceptor loss. Posterior subcapsular cataracts are common and severity is age dependent. Reduced color vision may also be found. Fundus examination reveals bone spicule pigment deposits, attenuated retinal vessels, retinal atrophy and waxy optic nerve pallor. Severity is partly correlated with the pattern of inheritance with X-linked cases having the most severe course, autosomal recessive and single occurrence cases having intermediate severity, and autosomal dominant the most favorable course.
Etiologija
More than 3,000 mutations in over 57 different genes or loci are currently known to cause non-syndromic RP.
Prognoza
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Diferencijalna dijagnoza
Besides non syndromic forms, there are syndromic forms of RP of which the most frequent are Usher syndrome (RP and deafness) and BardetBiedl syndrome (RP and metabolic impairment). RP is to be distinguished from macular dystrophies (peripheral visual field is normal) and Leber congenital amaurosis (congenital retinal dystrophy) (see these terms).
Tretman
Treatment is primarily aimed at slowing progression of the disease. Vitamin A palmitate and lutein-DHA may be provided as protecting antioxydants. Oral acetazolamide or topical dorzolamide are used to reduce cystoid macular edema. Lens extraction is required when cataracts reduce visual acuity. Sunglasses with short wavelength filtering improve visual performance and optical aids are recommended. Rehabilitation for reading and moving can be proposed in end-stage patients.
Dijagnostičke metode
The diagnosis of RP is based on peripheral visual field loss, pigment deposits in fundus, loss of photoreceptors at the optical coherence tomography (OCT) scan of the retina and decreased or abolished responses as measured by electroretinography (ERG). Molecular genetic testing using single-gene testing, an RP multi-gene panel or exome sequencing allows for genetic subtype classification.
Antenatalna dijagnoza
Prenatal diagnosis for at-risk pregnancies is possible by DNA analysis following amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling.
Epidemiologija
Prevalence of RP is reported to be 1/3,000 to 1/5,000. No ethnic specificities have been reported although founder effects are possible.
Genetsko savetovanje
RP may be inherited in an autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, or X-linked manner. X-linked RP mutations generally only affect men. Genetic counseling should be provided to affected individuals and their families once the mode of inheritance has been determined through family history or molecular testing. Identical mutations may however produce different clinical manifestations. In X-linked familial cases, carrier testing for female relatives can be performed.
Terapija
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Klinička istraživanja
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