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Hemizygous pathogenic\/likely pathogenic (P\/LP) variants in GPR143 at X: 151.56\u2013151.59 have been shown in the literature to be associated with OA. The purpose of this study was to report the case of a Hispanic male with X-linked inherited OA associated with a hemizygous GPR143 variant and to review the literature relating to genotype\u2013phenotype associations with GPR143 and OA. Methods: After consent to an IRB-approved protocol, a 14-year-old Hispanic male patient with OA and his parents underwent whole genome sequencing (WGS) in 2023. Two maternal uncles with nystagmus underwent targeted variant testing in 2024. A literature review of reported GPR143 variants was completed. Results: A male with reduced visual acuity, infantile-onset nystagmus, foveal hypoplasia, and iris hypopigmentation was identified to have the variant GPR143, c.455+3A&gt;G, which was also present in his mother and two affected maternal uncles. This variant has been previously identified in other Hispanic patients of Mexican descent. Additionally, 127 variants were identified in the literature and reported to be associated with OA. All patients had reduced visual acuity (average 0.71 \u00b1 0.23 logMAR), 99% had nystagmus, 97% foveal hypoplasia, 79% fundus hypopigmentation, and 71% iris hypopigmentation. Of those patients with reported optotype best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), eight (9%) had VA from 20\/25 to 20\/40, 24 (24%) had VA from 20\/50 to 20\/80, and 63 (67%) had VA from 20\/100 to 20\/200. The most frequent type of variant was missense (31%, n = 39). Frameshift and nonsense variants were associated with the lowest rates of iris hypopigmentation (50% [n = 11] and 44% [n = 8], respectively; p = 0.0068). Conclusions: This case represents phenotypic variability of GPR143-associated OA and highlights the importance of repeat genetic testing and independent analyses of test results for accurate variant classification, particularly in non-White and Hispanic patients. Further studies in more diverse populations are needed to better develop genotype\u2013phenotype associations for GPR143-associated OA.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/genes16080911","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,30]],"date-time":"2025-07-30T10:55:37Z","timestamp":1753872937000},"page":"911","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["GPR143-Associated Ocular Albinism in a Hispanic Family and Review of the Literature"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1588-5310","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anushree","family":"Aneja","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8961-6343","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Brenda L.","family":"Bohnsack","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA"},{"name":"Division of Ophthalmology, Ann & Robert H. 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