Corneal thinning and cornea guttata in patients with mutations in TGFB2.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Human genome-wide association studies and animal models suggest a role for TGFB2 in contributing to the corneal thickness phenotype. No specific mutations, however, have been reported in this gene that affect corneal thickness. We sought to determine if haploinsufficiency of TGFB2 in humans associated with Loeys-Dietz syndrome type 4 is associated with corneal thinning.

Design

Observational cohort study of families with Loeys-Dietz syndrome type 4, caused specifically by TGFB2 mutations, in a tertiary care setting.

Participants

Three probands with pathogenic mutations in TGFB2 and family members underwent comprehensive ophthalmic examination.

Methods

Clinical assessment included Scheimpflug imaging, specular microscopy, and slit-lamp biomicroscopy. We

SUBMITTER: Eghrari AO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8049842 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature