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Improved knowledge of their molecular genetics is important for accurate diagnosis or development of targeted therapies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"ab-eoi250075-5\">\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      To identify pathogenic variants in the\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">SLC6A6<\/jats:italic>\n                      gene (encoding TauT, the main transporter for taurine) and assess their role in the molecular pathogenesis of hereditary early-onset retinal dystrophy (EORD) in affected individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"ab-eoi250075-6\">\n                    <jats:title>Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This was a retrospective, multicenter observational study conducted between June 2019 and March 2025, involving 7 affected and 10 unaffected individuals from 4 unrelated families recruited in Pakistan, Italy, the US, and France.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"ab-eoi250075-7\">\n                    <jats:title>Exposure<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Pathogenic variants in\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">SLC6A6<\/jats:italic>\n                      in individuals with EORD.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"ab-eoi250075-8\">\n                    <jats:title>Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Genetic, clinical, and functional outcomes of pathogenic variants in\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">SLC6A6<\/jats:italic>\n                      in individuals with Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) and EORD. All patients underwent standard clinical examinations, including visual acuity, full-field electroretinography, and multimodal retinal imaging, followed by measurement of fasting plasma taurine levels. In vitro and ex vivo taurine transport and membrane trafficking assays in human embryonic kidney (HEK)-293 cells, as well as patient-derived fibroblasts, were also performed.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"ab-eoi250075-9\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      All 7 affected individuals exhibited LCA\/EORD, with extraocular findings in some. Genetic analysis identified homozygous pathogenic\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">SLC6A6<\/jats:italic>\n                      variants in all affected individuals, while unaffected relatives were heterozygous carriers. Families 1 and 2 carried missense variants p.(Thr249Ile) and p.(Ala294Thr), while families 3 and 4 carried truncating variants\u2014a deletion of exon 11 and p.(Thr113Ter), respectively. Functional studies demonstrated that both missense variants are associated with complete loss of taurine transport in HEK-293 cells and patient-derived fibroblasts. Additionally, irrespective of the variants considered, plasma taurine levels in affected individuals were reduced compared with heterozygous carriers (difference between means, \u221231.7 \u00b5mol\/L; 95% CI, \u221242.7 to \u221220.8;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;amp;lt;\u2009.001) and healthy control individuals (difference between means, \u221237.7 \u00b5mol\/L; 95% CI \u221241.6 to \u221233.8;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;amp;lt;\u2009.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"ab-eoi250075-10\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      These findings confirm and expand the role of biallelic variants in\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">SLC6A6<\/jats:italic>\n                      in association with LCA\/EORD due to impaired taurine transport. 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