[Clinical phenotype and genotype analysis of the family with the Usher syndrome].

OBJECTIVE

To detect potential variants in a family affected with Usher syndrome type I, and analyze its genotype-phenotype correlation.

METHODS

Clinical data of the family was collected. Potential variants in the proband were detected by high-throughput sequencing. Suspected variants were verified by Sanger sequencing.

RESULTS

The proband developed night blindness at 10 year old, in addition with bilateral cataract and retinal degeneration. Hearing loss occurred along with increase of age. High-throughput sequencing and Sanger sequencing revealed that she has carried compound heterozygous variants of the MYO7A gene, namely c.2694+2T>G and c.6028G>A. Her sister carried the same variants with similar clinical phenotypes. Her daughter was heterozygous for the c.6028G>A variant but was phenotypically normal.

CONCLUSION

The clinical features and genetic variants were delineated in this family with Usher syndrome type I. The results have enriched the phenotype and genotype data of the disease and provided a basis for genetic counseling.