CENTRAL RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION IN OTHERWISE HEALTHY CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: Association With Multigenetic Variants of Thrombophilia

PURPOSE: To report cases of central retinal vein occlusion in otherwise healthy children showing combined genetic variants of thrombophilia. METHODS: Ophthalmological, pediatric records and genetic analyses of thrombophilia-associated variants were retrospectively reviewed in four children diagnosed with central retinal vein occlusion. Genetic screening, including Factor XII, platelet glycoprotein (GP) IIIa PlA1/A2 (rs5918), and GPIa/IIa C807T (rs1126643) and G873A (rs1062535) mutations, was performed by PCR amplification and Sanger sequencing of PCR products. The genotyping of prothrombin G20210A, Leiden Factor V G1691A, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T/A1298C mutations, and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 4G/5G polymorphisms was performed by real-time PCR with Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) probes. RESULTS: The genotyping analysis identified combined genetic variants of thrombophilia in each patient. Mutations for MTHFR (C677T) and GPIIIa PlA1/A2 were detected in Case 1, mutations for MTHFR (C677T), GPIIIa PlA1/A2, and GPIa/IIa in Case 2, mutations for MTHFR (C677T) and GPIa/IIa in Case 3, and mutation for MTHFR (A12986C), GPIIIa Pl A1/A2, and GPIa/IIa in Case 4. Preventive low-dose aspirin therapy was prescribed to all patients. During a follow-up of 5 and 8 years, neither central retinal vein occlusion recurrence nor any other thrombotic event was observed in Cases 1 and 2, respectively. CONCLUSION: In otherwise healthy children presenting central retinal vein occlusion, genetic investigations for thrombophilia-associated variants should be considered, given the possible long-term benefit of aspirin prophylaxis.

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