Amish, Mennonite, and Hutterite
Genetic Disorder Database

Cataract, Hutterite-type

Disorder
OMIM #: #212500  (Click to access OMIM database)
Disorder: Cataract, Hutterite-type 
Also known as: Cataract, Juvenile, Hutterite type
Cataract 46, juvenile-onset (CTRCT46) 
Clinical
Phenotype: Juvenile cataracts, several cardiac irregularities association with sudden cardiac death at an early age 
Seen In: Amish
Old Order Mennonite
Old Colony Mennonite
Unknown/Other Mennonite
Hutterite
Remarks: Autosomal recessive 
Mutations
1   Hutterite  
Gene: LEMD2
Base Change: T>G, at nucleotide 38
Amino Acid Change: leu 13 --> arg
Last updated: 2022-11-03 

References
Abdelfatah N, Chen R, Duff HJ, Seifer CM, Buffo I, Huculak C, Clarke S, Clegg R, Jassal DS, Gordon PMK, Ober C; Care4Rare Canada Consortium, Frosk P, Gerull B. (2019) Characterization of a Unique Form of Arrhythmic Cardiomyopathy Caused by Recessive Mutation in LEMD2. JACC Basic Transl Sci Apr 29;4(2):204-221.
PubMed ID: 31061923 
AlKhaleefa A, Snider FL, Duff HJ, McGhee JD. (2020) Using the C. elegans lem-2 Gene to Reconstruct the Human LEMD2 Mutation Associated with Hutterite-type Cataract/Cardiomyopathy. MicroPubl Biol 10.17912/micropub.biology.000273.
PubMed ID: 32666044 
Boone PM, Yuan B, Gu S, Ma Z, Gambin T, Gonzaga-Jauregui C, Jain M, Murdock TJ, White JJ, Jhangiani SN, Walker K, Wang Q, Muzny DM, Gibbs RA, Hejtmancik JF, Lupski JR, Posey JE, Lewis RA. (2015) Hutteriteâ€type cataract maps to chromosome 6p21.32â€p21.31, cosegregates with a homozygous mutation in LEMD2, and is associated with sudden cardiac death. Mol Genet Genomic Med Nov 14;4(1):77-94.
PubMed ID: 26788539 
Pearce WG, Mackay JA, Holmes TM, Morgan K, Fowlow SB, Shokeir MH, Lowry RB. (1987) Autosomal recessive juvenile cataract in Hutterites. Ophthalmic Paediatr Genet Jun;8(2):119-24.
PubMed ID: 3658338 
Shokeir MH and Lowry RB. (1985) Juvenile cataract in Hutterites. Am J Med Genet 22(3): 495-500.
PubMed ID: 4061486 

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