| Literature DB >> 22842229 |
Isabelle Perrault1, Sylvain Hanein, Xavier Zanlonghi, Valérie Serre, Michael Nicouleau, Sabine Defoort-Delhemmes, Nathalie Delphin, Lucas Fares-Taie, Sylvie Gerber, Olivia Xerri, Catherine Edelson, Alice Goldenberg, Alice Duncombe, Gylène Le Meur, Christian Hamel, Eduardo Silva, Patrick Nitschke, Patrick Calvas, Arnold Munnich, Olivier Roche, Hélène Dollfus, Josseline Kaplan, Jean-Michel Rozet.
Abstract
In addition to its activity in nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD(+)) synthesis, the nuclear nicotinamide mononucleotide adenyltransferase NMNAT1 acts as a chaperone that protects against neuronal activity-induced degeneration. Here we report that compound heterozygous and homozygous NMNAT1 mutations cause severe neonatal neurodegeneration of the central retina and early-onset optic atrophy in 22 unrelated individuals. Their clinical presentation is consistent with Leber congenital amaurosis and suggests that the mutations affect neuroprotection of photoreceptor cells.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22842229 DOI: 10.1038/ng.2357
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Genet ISSN: 1061-4036 Impact factor: 38.330