OMIA:001444-9615 : Multifocal retinopathy 1 in Canis lupus familiaris (dog)

Categories: Vision / eye phene

Possibly relevant human trait(s) and/or gene(s)s (MIM numbers): 153700 (trait) , 611809 (trait) , 193220 (trait) , 613194 (trait) , 607854 (gene)

Links to MONDO diseases: No links.

Mendelian trait/disorder: yes

Mode of inheritance: Autosomal recessive

Considered a defect: yes

Key variant known: yes

Year key variant first reported: 2007

Cross-species summary: This disorder has been renamed in OMIA on the basis of the review by Miyadera et al. (2012)

Species-specific name: Canine multifocal retinopathy

Species-specific symbol: cmr1

Species-specific description: Canine multifocal retinopathy (cmr) is an ocular disorder characterized by multiple areas of retinal degeneration. The detection of three different mutations in the one gene (BEST1) has led to the naming of three different forms of the disorder (cmr1 [OMIA001444-9615], cmr2 [OMIA001553-9615], cmr3 [OMIA001554-9615]), all of which are very similar clinically. The form of cmr detailed in this entry (cmr1) occurs in several breeds (listed below).

Mapping: CFA18

Molecular basis: The causative mutation of cmr1 in the Great Pyrenees, the English mastiff and the bullmastiff is a C to T mutation that generates a premature stop codon: c.73C>T; p.Arg25Ter (Guziewicz et al., 2007). Gornik et al. (2014) reported this same causal mutation in a Boerboel.

Genetic engineering: Unknown
Have human generated variants been created, e.g. through genetic engineering and gene editing

Clinical features: Signs of cmr1 develop around 13 weeks of age, and include multiple tan-pink subretinal patches in both the tapetal and the non-tapetal fundus along with focal areas of tapetal hyper-reflectivity. The lesions elevate the retina. They progress as the animal ages to focal areas of retinal degeneration and retinal pigment epithelial hypertrophy and pigmentation (Grahn et al., 1998).

Pathology: In retinal histology there are multiple areas of retinal pigment epithelial vacuolation, hypertrophy, apparent separation from Bruch’s membrane, and multiple serous retinal detachments (Grahn et al., 1998).

Control: Relatives of affected dogs should be tested. Breeding of affected or carrier animals is not recommended. If carriers must be bred, it should be bred only to a tested, homozygous normal dog.

Genetic testing: There are tests available to detect the known causative mutations.

Breeds: American Bulldog (Dog) (VBO_0200034), Australian Shepherd (Dog) (VBO_0200095), Boerboel (Dog) (VBO_0200185), Bull Mastiff (Dog) (VBO_0200253), Dogue de Bordeaux (Dog) (VBO_0200450), English Bulldog (Dog) (VBO_0200485), English Mastiff (Dog) (VBO_0200492), Great Pyrenees (Dog) (VBO_0200629), Italian Cane Corso (Dog) (VBO_0200712), Perro de Presa Canario (Dog) (VBO_0201000).
Breeds in which the phene has been documented. For breeds in which a likely causal variant has been documented, see the variant table below

Associated gene:

Symbol Description Species Chr Location OMIA gene details page Other Links
BEST1 bestrophin 1 Canis lupus familiaris 18 NC_051822.1 (55534952..55522441) BEST1 Homologene, Ensembl , NCBI gene

Variants

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WARNING! Inclusion of a variant in this table does not automatically mean that it should be used for DNA testing. Anyone contemplating the use of any of these variants for DNA testing should examine critically the relevant evidence (especially in breeds other than the breed in which the variant was first described). If it is decided to proceed, the location and orientation of the variant sequence should be checked very carefully.

Since October 2021, OMIA includes a semiautomated lift-over pipeline to facilitate updates of genomic positions to a recent reference genome position. These changes to genomic positions are not always reflected in the ‘acknowledgements’ or ‘verbal description’ fields in this table.

OMIA Variant ID Breed(s) Variant Phenotype Gene Allele Type of Variant Source of Genetic Variant Reference Sequence Chr. g. or m. c. or n. p. Verbal Description EVA ID Inferred EVA rsID Year Published PubMed ID(s) Acknowledgements
275 Boerboel (Dog) Bull Mastiff (Dog) English Mastiff (Dog) Great Pyrenees (Dog) Multifocal retinopathy 1 BEST1 cmr1 nonsense (stop-gain) Naturally occurring variant CanFam3.1 18 g.54478586G>A c.73C>T p.(R25*) NM_001097545.1; NP_001091014.1 2007 17460247 Variant coordinates obtained from or confirmed by EBI's Some Effect Predictor (VEP) tool

Cite this entry

Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2023). OMIA:001444-9615: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70

References

Note: the references are listed in reverse chronological order (from the most recent year to the earliest year), and alphabetically by first author within a year.

2024 Moretti, R., Massimello, G., Chessa, S., Sartore, S., Tranchero, A., Profiti, M., Sacchi, P. :
Allele and genotype frequencies for primary hereditary cataract, multifocal retinopathy 1, and degenerative myelopathy in Pyrenean Mountain dog from Italy. Top Companion Anim Med 58:S1938-9736(23)00084-3:100844, 2024. Pubmed reference: 38081509. DOI: 10.1016/j.tcam.2023.100844.
Wu, V., Swider, M., Sumaroka, A., Dufour, V.L., Vance, J.E., Aleman, T.S., Aguirre, G.D., Beltran, W.A., Cideciyan, A.V. :
Retinal response to light exposure in BEST1-mutant dogs evaluated with ultra-high resolution OCT. Vision Res 218:S0042-6989(24)00023-3:108379, 2024. Pubmed reference: 38460402. DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2024.108379.
2023 Majchrakova, Z., Hrckova Turnova, E., Bielikova, M., Turna, J., Dudas, A. :
The incidence of genetic disease alleles in Australian Shepherd dog breed in European countries. PLoS One 18:e0281215, 2023. Pubmed reference: 36848350. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281215.
2021 Genetics Committee of the American College of Veterinary Opthalmologists :
The Blue Book: Ocular disorders presumed to be inherited in purebred dogs. 13th Edition https://ofa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ACVO-Blue-Book-2021.pdf , 2021.
2016 Donner, J., Kaukonen, M., Anderson, H., Möller, F., Kyöstilä, K., Sankari, S., Hytönen, M., Giger, U., Lohi, H. :
Genetic panel screening of nearly 100 mutations reveals new insights into the breed distribution of risk variants for canine hereditary disorders. PLoS One 11:e0161005, 2016. Pubmed reference: 27525650. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161005.
2014 Beltran, W.A., Cideciyan, A.V., Guziewicz, K.E., Iwabe, S., Swider, M., Scott, E.M., Savina, S.V., Ruthel, G., Stefano, F., Zhang, L., Zorger, R., Sumaroka, A., Jacobson, S.G., Aguirre, G.D. :
Canine retina has a primate fovea-like bouquet of cone photoreceptors which is affected by inherited macular degenerations. PLoS One 9:e90390, 2014. Pubmed reference: 24599007. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090390.
Gornik, K.R., Pirie, C.G., Duker, J.S., Boudrieau, R.J. :
Canine multifocal retinopathy caused by a BEST1 mutation in a Boerboel. Vet Ophthalmol 17:368-72, 2014. Pubmed reference: 23998685. DOI: 10.1111/vop.12095.
2013 Guziewicz, K.E., Zangerl, B., Komáromy, A.M., Iwabe, S., Chiodo, V.A., Boye, S.L., Hauswirth, W.W., Beltran, W.A., Aguirre, G.D. :
Recombinant AAV-Mediated BEST1 Transfer to the Retinal Pigment Epithelium: Analysis of Serotype-Dependent Retinal Effects. PLoS One 8:e75666, 2013. Pubmed reference: 24143172. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075666.
2012 Guziewicz, K.E., Aguirre, G.D., Zangerl, B. :
Modeling the Structural Consequences of BEST1 Missense Mutations. Adv Exp Med Biol 723:611-8, 2012. Pubmed reference: 22183385. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-0631-0_78.
Hoffmann, I., Guziewicz, K.E., Zangerl, B., Aguirre, G.D., Mardin, C.Y. :
Canine multifocal retinopathy in the Australian Shepherd: a case report. Vet Ophthalmol 15 Suppl 2:134-8, 2012. Pubmed reference: 22432598. DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-5224.2012.01005.x.
Miyadera, K., Acland, G.M., Aguirre, G.D. :
Genetic and phenotypic variations of inherited retinal diseases in dogs: the power of within- and across-breed studies. Mamm Genome 23:40-61, 2012. Pubmed reference: 22065099. DOI: 10.1007/s00335-011-9361-3.
2011 Guziewicz, KE., Slavik, J., Lindauer, SJ., Aguirre, GD., Zangerl, B. :
Molecular Consequences of BEST1 Gene Mutations in Canine Multifocal Retinopathy Predict Functional Implications for Human Bestrophinopathies. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 52:4497-505, 2011. Pubmed reference: 21498618. DOI: 10.1167/iovs.10-6385.
2010 Zangerl, B., Wickström, K., Slavik, J., Lindauer, S.J., Ahonen, S., Schelling, C., Lohi, H., Guziewicz, K.E., Aguirre, G.D. :
Assessment of canine BEST1 variations identifies new mutations and establishes an independent bestrophinopathy model (cmr3). Mol Vis 16:2791-804, 2010. Pubmed reference: 21197113.
2007 Guziewicz, KE., Zangerl, B., Lindauer, SJ., Mullins, RF., Sandmeyer, LS., Grahn, BH., Stone, EM., Acland, GM., Aguirre, GD. :
Bestrophin gene mutations cause canine multifocal retinopathy: a novel animal model for best disease. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 48:1959-67, 2007. Pubmed reference: 17460247. DOI: 10.1167/iovs.06-1374.
1998 Grahn, BH., Philibert, H., Cullen, CL., Houston, DM., Semple, HA., Schmutz, SM. :
Multifocal retinopathy of Great Pyrenees dogs. Vet Ophthalmol 1:211-221, 1998. Pubmed reference: 11397233.

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