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Original Research

Authors

Ahmadvand ‎   M. (1)
Mashhadikhan   M. (2)
Shafeghati ‎   Y. (3)
Noruzinia ‎   M. (*)






(*) ‎*‎“Sarem Fertility & Infertility Research Center (SAFIR)” and ‎“Medical Genetics Department‎, medical Sciences Faculty”‎, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
(1) ‎Genetics Department‎, Sarem Women’s Hospital, Tehran, Iran
(2) Sarem Cell Research Center (SCRC)‎, Sarem Women’s Hospital, Tehran, Iran
(3) ‎Medical Genetics Department, Sarem Women’s Hospital, Tehran, Iran

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Article History

Received:   September  23, 2016
Accepted:   January 5, 2017
ePublished:   February 15, 2018

ABSTRACT

Aims Congenital nystagmus is one of the most common eye diseases characterized by ‎involuntary eye movements. A large family from West Azerbaijan province ‎‎(mostly living in the city of Khoy) was referred to medical genetics department of ‎Sarem hospital which congenital nystagmus has been detected in 12 of them with ‎X-linked dominant inheritance pattern. Two X-linked genes on the short and long ‎arms of the X chromosome had been reported that linkage analysis had been ‎performed on them at the medical genetics department of Sarem hospital and no ‎positive results were found. X-linked mutations in a third gene which is called ‎FRMD7 have been reported recently that its related characteristics were same as ‎what has been observed in the family members of this family. Therefore, we ‎decided to investigate the FRMD7 gene in this family.‎
Materials & Methods Methods of indirect (linkage) and direct sequencing (sequencing) were used to ‎assess gene mutations of FRMD7.‎
Findings This study led to the identification of mutations c.37C>T. The observed variation ‎has not previously been reported in patients with congenital nystagmus. Mutation ‎of cytosine to thymine base and deletion of glutamine amino acid, that results in ‎premature truncation of the protein
Conclusion The results of this study emphasize on the heterogeneity of the disease. Therefore, ‎study of this gene as a cause of congenital nystagmus in the Iranian society should ‎be considered.‎


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