PRPH2 mutation update: In silico assessment of 245 reported and 7 novel
variants in patients with retinal disease
Abstract
Mutations in PRPH2, encoding peripherin-2, are associated with the
development of a wide variety of inherited retinal diseases (IRDs). To
determine the causality of the many PRPH2 variants that have been
discovered over the last decades, we surveyed all published PRPH2
variants up to July 2020, describing 720 index patients that in total
carried 245 unique variants. In addition, we identified seven novel
PRPH2 variants in eight additional index patients. The pathogenicity of
all variants was determined using the ACMG guidelines. With this, 107
variants were classified as pathogenic, 92 as likely pathogenic, one as
benign, and two as likely benign. The remaining 50 variants were
classified as variants of uncertain significance. Interestingly, of the
in total 252 PRPH2 variants, more than half (n=137) were missense
variants. All variants were uploaded into the Leiden Open source
Variation Database. Our study underscores the need of experimental
assays for variants of unknown significance to improve pathogenicity
classification, which is needed to better understand genotype-phenotype
correlations, and in the long-term, hopefully also support the
development of therapeutic strategies for patients with PRPH2-associated
IRD.