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Kondkar AA, Azad TA, Sultan T, Khatlani T, Alshehri AA, Radhakrishnan R, Lobo GP, Alsirhy E, Almobarak FA, Osman EA, Al-Obeidan SA. APOE ε2-Carriers Are Associated with an Increased Risk of Primary Angle-Closure Glaucoma in Patients of Saudi Origin. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:4571. [PMID: 38674156 PMCID: PMC11050284 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25084571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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This study investigated the association between apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene polymorphisms (rs429358 and rs7412) and primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PXG) in a Saudi cohort. Genotyping of 437 DNA samples (251 controls, 92 PACG, 94 PXG) was conducted using PCR-based Sanger sequencing. The results showed no significant differences in the allele and genotype frequencies of rs429358 and rs7412 between the PACG/PXG cases and controls. Haplotype analysis revealed ε3 as predominant, followed by ε4 and ε2 alleles, with no significant variance in PACG/PXG. However, APOE genotype analysis indicated a significant association between ε2-carriers and PACG (odds ratio = 4.82, 95% CI 1.52-15.26, p = 0.007), whereas no notable association was observed with PXG. Logistic regression confirmed ε2-carriers as a significant predictor for PACG (p = 0.008), while age emerged as significant for PXG (p < 0.001). These findings suggest a potential role of ε2-carriers in PACG risk within the Saudi cohort. Further validation and larger-scale investigations are essential to elucidate the precise role of APOE in PACG pathogenesis and progression.
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Affiliation(s)
- Altaf A. Kondkar
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia (E.A.); (S.A.A.-O.)
- Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia
- King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia (E.A.); (S.A.A.-O.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia (E.A.); (S.A.A.-O.)
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- Department of Blood and Cancer Research, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University of Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Imam Abdulrahman Alfaisal Hospital, Riyadh 14723, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55347, USA; (R.R.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55347, USA; (R.R.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia (E.A.); (S.A.A.-O.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia (E.A.); (S.A.A.-O.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia (E.A.); (S.A.A.-O.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia (E.A.); (S.A.A.-O.)
- Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia
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Kondkar AA, Sultan T, Azad TA, Khatlani T, Alshehri AA, Osman EA, Lobo GP, Almobarak FA, Al-Obeidan SA. Common Variants rs429358 and rs7412 in APOE Gene Are Not Associated with POAG in a Saudi Cohort. Biology (Basel) 2024; 13:62. [PMID: 38275738 PMCID: PMC10813158 DOI: 10.3390/biology13010062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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Adult-onset glaucoma, an age-related neurodegenerative disease, is very prevalent among the elderly Arabs of Saudi origin. This study investigated the association between apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene variants (rs429358 and rs7412) and primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in Arabs of Saudi origin. A case-control genetic association study involving 179 POAG patients and 251 controls utilized Sanger sequencing to genotype APOE gene variants. The allele frequencies and genotype distributions for rs429358 and rs7412 did not show significant associations with POAG. The haplotype analysis revealed apoε3 (87.6% and 87.4%) as the most prevalent, followed by ε4 (2.8% and 3.6%) and ε2 (9.6% and 8.9%) in the controls and POAG patients, respectively. Although the ε2/ε3 genotype and ε2-carriers displayed a more than two-fold increased risk, statistical significance was not reached. Notably, these polymorphisms did not affect clinical markers, such as intraocular pressure and cup/disc ratio. The logistic regression analysis demonstrated no significant influence of age, sex, rs429358, or rs7412 polymorphisms on POAG. In conclusion, within the Saudi cohort, APOE variants (rs429358 and rs7412) do not appear to be associated with POAG and are not substantial risk factors for its development. However, additional population-based studies are required to validate these findings.
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- Altaf A. Kondkar
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia; (T.S.); (T.A.A.); (E.A.O.); (F.A.A.); (S.A.A.-O.)
- Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia
- King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia; (T.S.); (T.A.A.); (E.A.O.); (F.A.A.); (S.A.A.-O.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia; (T.S.); (T.A.A.); (E.A.O.); (F.A.A.); (S.A.A.-O.)
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- Department of Blood and Cancer Research, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University of Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Imam Abdulrahman Alfaisal Hospital, Riyadh 14723, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia; (T.S.); (T.A.A.); (E.A.O.); (F.A.A.); (S.A.A.-O.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55347, USA;
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia; (T.S.); (T.A.A.); (E.A.O.); (F.A.A.); (S.A.A.-O.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia; (T.S.); (T.A.A.); (E.A.O.); (F.A.A.); (S.A.A.-O.)
- Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia
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Kondkar AA, Azad TA, Sultan T, Khatlani T, Alshehri AA, Lobo GP, Kalantan H, Al-Obeidan SA, Al-Muammar AM. Association between Polymorphism rs61876744 in PNPLA2 Gene and Keratoconus in a Saudi Cohort. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:2108. [PMID: 38136930 PMCID: PMC10742661 DOI: 10.3390/genes14122108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 11/05/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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The genetic etiology of Keratoconus (KC) in Middle Eastern Arabs of Saudi origin is still unclear. A recent genome-wide study identified two significant loci in the region of PNPLA2 (rs61876744) and CSNK1E (rs138380) for KC that may be associated with KC in the Saudi population. In addition, polymorphisms in the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene, namely, rs429358 and rs7412, responsible for APOE allelic variants ε2, ε3, and ε4, may influence KC via oxidative stress mechanism(s). Thus, we investigated the possible association of polymorphisms rs61876744, rs138380, rs429358, rs7412, and APOE genotypes in KC patients of the Saudi population. This study included 98 KC cases and 167 controls. Polymorphisms rs6187644 and rs138380 were genotyped using TaqMan assays, and rs429358 and rs7412 were genotyped via Sanger sequencing. Although the allele frequency of rs61876744(T) in PNPLA2 was a protective effect against KC (odds ratio (OR) = 0.64, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.44-0.93), the p-value (p = 0.020) was not significant for multiple testing correction (p = 0.05/4 = 0.015). However, rs6187644 genotype showed a modestly significant protective effect in the dominant model (OR = 0.53, 95% CI = 0.32-0.88, p = 0.013). Polymorphisms rs138380, rs429358, and rs7412 showed no significant allelic or genotype association with KC. However, the ε2-carriers (ε2/ε2 and ε2/ε3 genotypes) exhibited a greater than 5-fold increased risk of KC, albeit non-significantly (p = 0.055). Regression analysis showed no significant effect of age, gender, and the four polymorphisms on KC. Our results suggest that polymorphism rs6187644 in PNPLA2 might be associated with KC in the Middle Eastern Arabs of Saudi origin but warrant a large-scale association analysis at this locus.
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- Altaf A. Kondkar
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia; (T.A.A.); (T.S.); (H.K.); (S.A.A.-O.); (A.M.A.-M.)
- Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia
- King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia; (T.A.A.); (T.S.); (H.K.); (S.A.A.-O.); (A.M.A.-M.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia; (T.A.A.); (T.S.); (H.K.); (S.A.A.-O.); (A.M.A.-M.)
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- Department of Blood and Cancer Research, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University of Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Imam Abdulrahman Alfaisal Hospital, Riyadh 14723, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55347, USA;
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia; (T.A.A.); (T.S.); (H.K.); (S.A.A.-O.); (A.M.A.-M.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia; (T.A.A.); (T.S.); (H.K.); (S.A.A.-O.); (A.M.A.-M.)
- Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia; (T.A.A.); (T.S.); (H.K.); (S.A.A.-O.); (A.M.A.-M.)
- King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia
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Kondkar AA, Azad TA, Sultan T, Osman EA, Almobarak FA, Lobo GP, Al-Obeidan SA. The 3' UTR polymorphisms rs3742330 in DICER1 and rs10719 in DROSHA genes are not associated with primary open-angle and angle-closure glaucoma: As case-control study. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0284852. [PMID: 37099569 PMCID: PMC10132650 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/27/2023] Open
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AIM In a retrospective and exploratory case-control study, we examined the genetic association of two common polymorphisms in the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of DICER1 (rs3742330) and DROSHA (rs10719) genes in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG), and its related clinical phenotypes in a Saudi cohort. METHODS DNA genotyping was performed using TaqMan real-time PCR assays in 500 participants, including 152 POAG, 102 PACG, and 246 non-glaucomatous controls. Statistical analyses were performed to examine the association(s). RESULTS Allele and genotype frequency of rs3742330 and rs10719 did not vary significantly in POAG and PACG compared to controls. No significant deviation was observed from Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium (p > 0.05). Gender stratification revealed no significant allelic/genotype association with glaucoma types. Also, these polymorphisms showed no significant genotype effect on clinical markers such as intraocular pressure, cup/disc ratio, and the number of antiglaucoma medications. Logistic regression showed no effect of age, sex, rs3742330, and rs10719 genotypes on the risk of disease outcome. We also examined a combined allelic effect of rs3742330 (A>G) and rs10719 (A>G). However, none of the allelic combinations significantly affected POAG and PACG. CONCLUSIONS The 3' UTR polymorphisms rs3742330 and rs10719 of DICER1 and DROSHA genes are not associated with POAG and PACG or its related glaucoma indices in this Middle-Eastern cohort of Saudi Arab ethnicity. However, there is a need to validate the results on a broader population and other ethnicities.
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- Altaf A. Kondkar
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Kondkar AA, Sultan T, Azad TA, Osman EA, Almobarak FA, Lobo GP, Al-Obeidan SA. Evaluation of ABCA1 and FNDC3B Gene Polymorphisms Associated With Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma and Primary Angle-Closure Glaucoma in a Saudi Cohort. Front Genet 2022; 13:877174. [PMID: 35719397 PMCID: PMC9198278 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.877174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objective: It is plausible that common disease mechanisms exist in glaucoma pathophysiology. Accordingly, we investigated the genetic association of two previously reported primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG)-related gene polymorphisms, rs2472493 (A > G) in ABCA1 and rs7636836 (C > T) in FNDC3B, in primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PXG). Methods: TaqMan genotyping was performed in a total of 442 subjects consisting of 246 healthy controls, 102 PACG patients, and 94 PXG patients. Statistical evaluations were performed to detect allelic and genotype association of the variants with the disease and clinical variables such as intraocular pressure (IOP) and cup/disc ratio. Results: Overall, there was no allelic or genotype association of these variants in PACG and PXG. However, rs7636836[T] allele significantly increased the risk of PXG among men (p = 0.029, odds ratio [OR] = 2.69, 95% confidence interval = 1.11–6.51). Similarly, rs2472493 and rs7636836 genotypes also showed significant association with PXG among men in over-dominant model (p = 0.031, OR = 1.98, 95% CI = 1.06–3.71) and co-dominant model (p = 0.029, OR = 2.69, 95% CI = 1.11–6.51), respectively. However, none survived Bonferroni’s correction. Besides, the synergic presence of rs2472493[G] and rs7636836[T] alleles (G-T) was found to significantly increase the risk of PACG (p = 0.026, OR = 2.85, 95% CI = 1.09–7.46). No significant genotype influence was observed on IOP and cup/disc ratio. Conclusion: Our results suggest that the polymorphisms rs2472493 in ABCA1 and rs7636836 in FNDC3B genes may be associated with PXG among men, and a G-T allelic combination may confer an increased risk of PACG in the middle-eastern Saudi cohort. Further research in a larger population-based sample is needed to validate these findings.
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- Altaf A Kondkar
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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AlHazzani AA, Al-Sharif EM, Al-Obeidan SA. Acute hydrops as an atypical presentation of primary congenital glaucoma. Saudi J Ophthalmol 2022; 35:356-359. [PMID: 35815000 PMCID: PMC9266483 DOI: 10.4103/1319-4534.347309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Revised: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) is a disease of childhood characterized by elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) that causes stretching of the eye's outer coats, namely sclera and cornea. This results in the elongation of the eyeball and expansion of the horizontal corneal diameter giving the appearance of a buphthalmos eye. Aggressive disease with high IOP readings causes excessive mechanical stretching that may be poorly tolerated by the corneal Descemet's membrane, leading to large breaks in it with subsequent corneal edema due to sudden influx of the aqueous humor into the exposed stroma, resulting in acute corneal hydrops. While acute hydrops is a potential sequel of PCG, it is considered one of its rare presentations. We present two cases who presented to our hospital with acute hydrops secondary to PCG. Both patients were managed surgically where the first patient underwent combined trabeculotomy-trabeculectomy with mitomycin C, while the second patient underwent deep sclerectomy with mitomycin C. The surgical procedures effectively controlled the IOP and aided in clearing corneal edema in both patients. Early diagnosis and timely surgical intervention are of paramount importance to improve visual outcomes, enhance ocular maturation, and prevent potential irreversible vision loss, especially in this young-age group of patients that are prone to amblyopia.
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- Abeer A. AlHazzani
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,Address for correspondence: Dr. Eman M. Al-Sharif, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box: 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia. E-mail:
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,Department of Ophthalmology King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Almulhim A, Alsirhy E, Al-Obeidan SA. Bilateral Multiple Ciliary Body Cysts with Angle-Closure Glaucoma in an 18-Year-Old Patient. Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol 2022; 29:100-102. [PMID: 37123425 PMCID: PMC10138131 DOI: 10.4103/meajo.meajo_185_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/17/2022] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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We present the rare case of an 18-year-old medically free male who had a history of decrease in vision in the left eye (LE) in the last 4 years. On examination, best-corrected visual acuity was 20/20 in the right eye (RE) and counting fingers 3 feet in the LE. Intraocular pressure was 34 and 40 mmHg in RE and LE, respectively. Fundus examination showed cupping of 0.7 on the RE and 0.9 on the LE. Gonioscopy revealed bilateral angle closure with a double-hump sign. Ultrasound biomicroscopy showed multiple ciliary body cysts replacing ciliary body sulcus space bilaterally.
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- Amar Almulhim
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Address for correspondence: Dr. Amar Almulhim, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P. O. Box 2925, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia. E-mail:
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Kondkar AA, Azad TA, Sultan T, Radhakrishnan R, Osman EA, Almobarak FA, Lobo GP, Al-Obeidan SA. Polymorphism rs3742330 in microRNA Biogenesis Gene DICER1 Is Associated with Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma in Saudi Cohort. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13030489. [PMID: 35328042 PMCID: PMC8956095 DOI: 10.3390/genes13030489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
We investigated the association between DICER1 (rs3742330) and DROSHA (rs10719) polymorphisms and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PXG) and related clinical phenotypes in a Saudi cohort. In a retrospective case-control study, TaqMan real-time, PCR-based genotyping was performed in 340 participants with 246 controls and 94 PXG cases. The minor (G) allele frequency of rs3742330 in PXG (0.03) was significantly different from that in the controls (0.08) and protective against PXG (odds ratio (OR) = 0.38, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.16–0.92), p = 0.017). Similarly, the rs3742330 genotypes showed a significant protective association with PXG in dominant (p = 0.019, OR = 0.38, 95% CI = 0.15–0.92), over-dominant (p = 0.024, OR = 0.39, 95% CI = 0.16–0.95), and log-additive models (p = 0.017, OR = 0.38, 95% CI = 0.16–0.92). However, none remained significant after an adjustment for age, sex, and multiple testing. Rs10719 in DROSHA did not show any significant allelic or genotype association with PXG. However, a protective effect of the GA haplotype in DICER1 and DROSHA and PXG (p = 0.034) was observed. Both polymorphisms showed no significant effect on intraocular pressure and the cup–disk ratio. In conclusion, we report a significant genetic association between variant rs3742330 in DICER1, a gene involved in miRNA biogenesis, and PXG. Further investigation in a larger group of patients of different ethnicities and functional studies are warranted to replicate and validate its potential role in PXG.
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- Altaf A. Kondkar
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia; (T.A.A.); (T.S.); (E.A.O.); (F.A.A.); (S.A.A.-O.)
- Glaucoma Research Chair in Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia
- King Saud University Medical City, Department of Ophthalmology, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +966-12825290
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia; (T.A.A.); (T.S.); (E.A.O.); (F.A.A.); (S.A.A.-O.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia; (T.A.A.); (T.S.); (E.A.O.); (F.A.A.); (S.A.A.-O.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA; (R.R.); (G.P.L.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia; (T.A.A.); (T.S.); (E.A.O.); (F.A.A.); (S.A.A.-O.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia; (T.A.A.); (T.S.); (E.A.O.); (F.A.A.); (S.A.A.-O.)
- Glaucoma Research Chair in Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA; (R.R.); (G.P.L.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia; (T.A.A.); (T.S.); (E.A.O.); (F.A.A.); (S.A.A.-O.)
- Glaucoma Research Chair in Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia
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Kondkar AA, Sultan T, Alobaidan AS, Azad TA, Osman EA, Almobarak FA, Lobo GP, Al-Obeidan SA. Association analysis of variants rs35934224 in TXNRD2 and rs6478746 in LMX1B in primary angle-closure and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma. Eur J Ophthalmol 2021; 32:2249-2258. [PMID: 34461764 DOI: 10.1177/11206721211042547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Previous genome-wide studies have demonstrated significant pathogenic association between variants rs35934224 within TXNRD2 and rs6478746 near LMX1B in primary open-angle glaucoma. We investigated the association between these variants in primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PXG) patients of Saudi origin. METHODS In a case-control study, DNA samples from 249 controls (135 men and 114 women), 100 PACG cases (44 men and 56 women), and 95 PXG cases (61 men and 34 women) were genotyped by TaqMan® based real-time PCR. Statistical tests were performed to evaluate genetic association with glaucoma types and related clinical indices. RESULTS The allele frequencies of rs35934224 and rs6478746 did not show significant variation in PACG and PXG than controls, except that the rs35934224[T] allele was found to be significantly low among PXG women (0.10) as compared to controls (0.21) (odds ratio = 0.38, 95% confidence interval = 0.16-0.94, p = 0.024). Rs35934224 genotypes showed a nominal-to-borderline protective association with PACG and PXG among women in different genetic models. However, except for the over-dominant model in PACG (p = 0.0095), none of the effects survived Bonferroni's correction (p < 0.01). Rs6478746 showed no significant genotype or allelic association with PACG and PXG. Regression analysis showed no influence on disease outcome, and neither showed any correlation with intraocular pressure and cup/disk ratio in both PACG and PXG. CONCLUSIONS Variants rs35934224 in TXNRD2 and rs6478746 near LMX1B are not associated with PACG and PXG in the Saudi cohort, but rs35934224 may confer modest protection among women. Further population-based studies are needed to validate these results.
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Affiliation(s)
- Altaf A Kondkar
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdulaziz University Hospital, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Kondkar AA, Azad TA, Alobaidan AS, Sultan T, Osman EA, Almobarak FA, Lobo GP, Al-Obeidan SA. Lack of Association Between Polymorphisms in TXNRD2 and LMX1B and Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma in a Saudi Cohort. Front Genet 2021; 12:690780. [PMID: 34408771 PMCID: PMC8365832 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.690780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objective: Recent studies have demonstrated an association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs35934224 in TXNRD2 and rs6478746 near LMX1B genes in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) among Europeans. We performed a retrospective, case-control study to investigate the association between the rs35934224 (TXNRD2) and rs6478746 (LMX1B) and POAG in a middle-eastern population from Saudi Arabia. Methods: DNA from 399 participants consisting of 150 POAG cases (83 males and 67 females) and 249 controls (135 males and 114 females) were genotyped using TaqMan® real-time PCR. Statistical tests were performed to evaluate genetic association with POAG and related clinical indices. Results: The minor allele frequency (MAF) of rs35934224[T] was 0.19 and 0.20 in POAG and controls, respectively. The difference was non-significant (odds ratio [OR] = 1.08, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.75-1.55, p = 0.663). Likewise, rs6478746[G] MAF was 0.12 in both cases and controls with no statistical significance (OR = 1.02, 95% CI = 0.67-1.56, p = 0.910). Genotype analysis showed no association with POAG for both the SNPs in combined and gender-stratified groups. Regression analysis showed no significant effect of risk factors such as age, sex, rs35934224, and rs6478746 genotypes on POAG outcome. Furthermore, both the SNPs showed no significant genotype effect on clinical indices such as intraocular pressure (IOP) and cup/disc ratio in POAG patients. Conclusions: Rs35934224 in TXNRD2 and rs6478746 near LMX1B genes are not associated with POAG or related clinical indices such as IOP and cup/disc ratio in a Saudi cohort. Since the study is limited by sample size further investigations are needed to confirm these results in a larger cohort.
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- Altaf A Kondkar
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Kondkar AA, Azad TA, Sultan T, Osman EA, Almobarak FA, Al-Obeidan SA. Association of rs12997 variant in the ACVR1 gene: a member of bone morphogenic protein signaling pathway with primary open-angle glaucoma in a Saudi cohort. J Investig Med 2021; 69:402-407. [PMID: 33443061 DOI: 10.1136/jim-2020-001596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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We investigated the association between variants rs12997 in activin A receptor type I (ACVR1) and rs1043784 in BMP6 located in the 3' untranslated region, and primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). The retrospective case-control study used TaqMan real-time PCR assay to genotype 400 subjects, including 150 patients with POAG and 250 controls. The minor 'G' allele of rs12997 in ACVR1 showed significant association with POAG (p=0.027, OR=1.39, 95% CI=1.03 to 1.87). Likewise, rs12997 genotypes showed moderate association with POAG in recessive (p=0.048, OR=1.80, 95% CI=1.01 to 3.20) and log-additive models (p=0.030, OR=1.39, 95% CI=1.03 to 1.87), but did not survive Bonferroni correction. Rs1043784 in BMP6 showed no associations. Furthermore, rs12997 G/G genotype significantly (p=0.033) increased the risk of POAG (twofolds) independent of age, sex and rs1043784 genotypes in regression analysis. However, clinical variables such as intraocular pressure and cup/disc ratio showed no association with both the polymorphisms. To conclude, the study shows a modest association between rs12997 in the ACVR1 gene, a member of the bone morphogenic protein signaling pathway and POAG. However, the results need further replication in large population-based cohorts and different ethnicities to validate its role as an important genetic biomarker.
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- Altaf A Kondkar
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia .,Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Kondkar AA, Sultan T, Azad TA, Osman EA, Almobarak FA, Al-Obeidan SA. Association analysis of polymorphisms rs12997 in ACVR1 and rs1043784 in BMP6 genes involved in bone morphogenic protein signaling pathway in primary angle-closure and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma patients of Saudi origin. BMC Med Genet 2020; 21:145. [PMID: 32641001 PMCID: PMC7346469 DOI: 10.1186/s12881-020-01076-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Background Glaucoma is a polygenic neurodegenerative disease and the second most common cause of blindness in Saudi Arabia. To test the hypothesis that genetic variants in the genes involved in the bone morphogenic protein (BMP) signaling pathway may be associated with glaucoma, we investigated the association between 3′ untranslated region variants, rs12997 in ACVR1 and rs1043784 in BMP6, and primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PXG). Methods In a case-control study, TaqMan® real-time PCR-based genotyping was done in 444 subjects consisting of 250 controls, 101 PACG and 95 PXG cases, and tested for genetic association with glaucoma-types and other clinical phenotypes. Results Rs12997[G] allele in ACVR1 exhibited significant 2-fold increased risk of PACG (p = 0.005) in women but not in men. Similarly, genotype analysis also showed that subjects carrying rs12997[G/G] genotype were at > 2-fold risk of PACG that remained significant after adjustment for age, sex, and Bonferroni correction in the recessive model. Furthermore, this effect was also significant in women only. In PXG, the rs12997[G/G] genotype showed a significant trend towards increased risk of the disease (OR = 2.04, 95% CI = 0.99–4.18, p = 0.049) but did not survive the Bonferroni correction. Regression analysis showed that rs12997[G/G] genotype was a significant predictor of PACG independent of age, sex, and rs1043784 genotypes. Likewise, age and rs12997[G/G] genotype showed significant effect on PXG outcome. The rs12997[A/G] genotype showed significant association with cup/disc ratio as compared to wild-type (p = 0.005) in PXG. Genotype and allele frequencies of rs1043784 in BMP6 did not show any significant association either with PACG or PXG. Conclusions Our results suggest that the polymorphism rs12997 in the ACVR1 gene involved in the BMP signaling pathway is significantly associated with PACG and PXG in a Saudi cohort. This is the first study to associate this variant/gene with PACG and PXG. However, further studies would be needed to replicate these findings in a large population-based cohort.
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- Altaf A Kondkar
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia. .,Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia.,Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia.,Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Kondkar AA, Azad TA, Sultan T, Osman EA, Almobarak FA, Al-Obeidan SA. Association of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (NOS3) gene polymorphisms with primary open-angle glaucoma in a Saudi cohort. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0227417. [PMID: 31914149 PMCID: PMC6948740 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Aim To investigate the association of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (NOS3) gene polymorphisms in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) of Saudi origin. Methods This case-control study included 173 patients with POAG (94 men and 79 women) and 171 controls (98 men and 73 women). Genotyping of rs2070744 (T-786C) and rs1799983 (G894T) variants of the NOS3 gene was performed using TaqMan® assay. Results Rs1799983 genotypes showed a significant association with POAG but did not survive Bonferroni correction (pcorrection = 0.01). The minor ‘T’ allele was significantly associated with the risk of POAG among men (p = 0.025, odds ratio (OR) = 1.77, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.07–2.94). Likewise, the genotypes were significantly associated with POAG among men in dominant (p = 0.030, OR = 1.92, 95% CI = 1.06–3.48) and log-additive models (p = 0.022, OR = 1.82, 95% CI = 1.08–3.07), and after adjustment for age and smoking. Genotype and allele frequencies of rs2070744 were not significantly different between POAG cases and controls, and after sex stratification. CG haplotype was significantly protective (p = 0.011, OR = 0.52, 95% CI = 0.32–0.87) and CT haplotype conferred significantly increased risk of POAG (p = 0.016, OR = 2.60, 95% CI = 1.16–5.82) among men. Rs1799983 showed trend (p = 0.054) towards risk of POAG independent of age, gender, smoking, and rs2070744 polymorphism in logistic regression analysis. Both the polymorphisms showed no association with POAG phenotypes such as intraocular pressure and cup/disc ratio. Conclusion Our results suggest that the polymorphism rs1799983 and the haplotypes of rs20707440 and rs1799983 in the NOS3 gene may significantly modulate the risk of POAG in Saudi’s, particularly among men. Further larger studies are needed to confirm these findings.
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Affiliation(s)
- Altaf A. Kondkar
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Kondkar AA, Azad TA, Sultan T, Al-Mobarak FA, Kalantan H, Al-Obeidan SA. Polymorphisms rs693421 and rs2499601 at locus 1q43 and their haplotypes are not associated with primary open-angle glaucoma: a case-control study. BMC Res Notes 2019; 12:453. [PMID: 31337432 PMCID: PMC6651941 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-019-4491-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Objective The genetic spectrum of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in middle-eastern Saudi’s is still elusive. To this end, we investigated an association between rs693421, rs2499601 and their haplotypes at chromosome 1q43 locus with POAG and its related clinical phenotypes. Genotyping was performed with TaqMan® assays. Haplotypes and their interaction analysis were carried out by SHEsis and SNPStats online tools. Results The minor “T” allele frequency of rs693421 was 0.48 in controls and 0.52 in cases (odds ratio (OR) = 1.15, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.85–1.54, p = 0.368). Similarly, for rs2499601, the minor “C” allele frequency was 0.49 in controls as compared to 0.53 in cases (OR = 1.19, 95% CI 0.89–1.60, p = 0.236). Besides, genotype distribution for both these polymorphisms was also not significant in additive, dominant and recessive models. rs693421 and rs2499601, showed significant linkage disequilibrium (D’ statistics = 0.69, p < 0.001) but haplotype association was non-significant (p = 0.698). The significance did not vary after adjustment to age and sex. No significant genotype association was observed with intraocular pressure, cup/disc ratio and number of anti-glaucoma medication in POAG group. Furthermore, age, sex and genotypes did not contribute any significant risk of POAG in regression analysis. We report no association between rs693421, rs2499601 and their haplotypes with POAG and related phenotypes. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13104-019-4491-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Altaf A Kondkar
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia. .,Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia.,Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia.,Glaucoma Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Abu El-Asrar AM, Berghmans N, Al-Obeidan SA, Gikandi PW, Opdenakker G, Van Damme J, Struyf S. Local Cytokine Expression Profiling in Patients with Specific Autoimmune Uveitic Entities. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2019; 28:453-462. [PMID: 31161935 DOI: 10.1080/09273948.2019.1604974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Purpose: To evaluate expression of cytokines GM-CSF, IL-11, IL-12p40, IL-12p70, IL-27p28, IL-35, APRIL, BAFF, TWEAK, and LIGHT in uveitis.Methods: Aqueous humor samples from patients with active uveitis associated with Behçet's disease (BD), sarcoidosis, HLA-B27-related inflammation, and Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease and control patients were assayed with a multiplex assay.Results: Comparing all patients to controls, GM-CSF, IL-11, IL-12p40, APRIL, and BAFF were significantly increased, whereas LIGHT was significantly decreased. IL-11 and BAFF were the most strongly upregulated, being elevated 19.7-fold and 14.1-fold, respectively, compared with controls. IL-11 was significantly highest in HLA-B27 uveitis. GM-CSF, IL-11, and IL-12p40 were significantly higher in nongranulomatous uveitis (BD and HLA-B27) than in granulomatous uveitis (sarcoidosis and VKH), whereas APRIL and TWEAK were significantly higher in granulomatous uveitis.Conclusions: IL-11-driven immune responses might be more potent in nongranulomatous uveitis, particularly in HLA-B27 uveitis. BAFF and APRIL might contribute to B cell-driven autoimmune response in uveitis.
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- Ahmed M Abu El-Asrar
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Dr. Nasser Al-Rashid Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratory of Immunobiology, Rega Institute for Medical Research and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratory of Immunobiology, Rega Institute for Medical Research and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Immunobiology, Rega Institute for Medical Research and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Immunobiology, Rega Institute for Medical Research and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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El-Asrar AMA, Berghmans N, Al-Obeidan SA, Gikandi PW, Opdenakker G, Van Damme J, Struyf S. Differential CXC and CX3C Chemokine Expression Profiles in Aqueous Humor of Patients With Specific Endogenous Uveitic Entities. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2019; 59:2222-2228. [PMID: 29715366 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.17-23225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Purpose To determine the levels of the neutrophil chemoattractants CXCL1, CXCL2, CXCL5, CXCL6, and CXCL8, the T helper 1 chemoattractants CXCL9, CXCL10 and CXCL11, the lymphoid chemokines CXCL12 and CXCL13 and the soluble form of the transmembrane chemokines CXCL16 and CX3CL1, in aqueous humor samples from patients with specific uveitic entities. Methods Aqueous humor samples from patients with active uveitis associated with Behçet's disease (n = 13), sarcoidosis (n = 8), HLA-B27-related inflammation (n = 12), Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease (n = 12), and healthy controls (n = 9) were assayed with the use of a multiplex assay. Results All chemoattractant levels were significantly higher in all patients than in the controls. The levels of all neutrophil chemoattractants and CXCL10, CXCL16, and CX3CL1 were significantly higher in nongranulomatous uveitis (Behçet's disease and HLA-B27-associated uveitis) than in granulomatous uveitis (sarcoidosis and VKH disease), whereas the levels of the B cell chemoattractant CXCL13 were significantly higher in granulomatous uveitis than in nongranulomatous uveitis. CXCL13 levels were highest in the patients with VKH disease. CXCL9, CXCL11, and CXCL12 levels did not differ significantly. Conclusions Inflammation in nongranulomatous uveitis appears to be driven by neutrophils and T helper 1 lymphocytes, whereas B lymphocytes may contribute to the inflammatory process in granulomatous uveitis, particularly in VKH disease.
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- Ahmed M Abu El-Asrar
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Dr. Nasser Al-Rashid Research Chair in Ophthalmology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Kondkar AA, Azad TA, Almobarak FA, Abu-Amero KK, Al-Obeidan SA. Polymorphism rs7961953 in TMTC2 gene is not associated with primary open-angle glaucoma in a Saudi cohort. Ophthalmic Genet 2019; 40:74-76. [PMID: 30729851 DOI: 10.1080/13816810.2019.1576210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- Altaf A Kondkar
- a Department of Ophthalmology, Glaucoma Research Chair, College of Medicine , King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
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- a Department of Ophthalmology, Glaucoma Research Chair, College of Medicine , King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
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- a Department of Ophthalmology, Glaucoma Research Chair, College of Medicine , King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
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- a Department of Ophthalmology, Glaucoma Research Chair, College of Medicine , King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
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- a Department of Ophthalmology, Glaucoma Research Chair, College of Medicine , King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
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Abu El-Asrar AM, Berghmans N, Al-Obeidan SA, Gikandi PW, Opdenakker G, Van Damme J, Struyf S. The CC chemokines CCL8, CCL13 and CCL20 are local inflammatory biomarkers of HLA-B27-associated uveitis. Acta Ophthalmol 2019; 97:e122-e128. [PMID: 30242977 DOI: 10.1111/aos.13835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2017] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine the concentrations of the CC chemokines CCL2, CCL7, CCL8, CCL11, CCL13, CCL20, CCL24 and CCL26 in aqueous humour (AH) samples from patients with specific uveitic entities. METHODS Aqueous humour samples from patients with active uveitis associated with Behçet's disease (BD) (n = 13), sarcoidosis (n = 8), HLA-B27-related inflammation (n = 12), Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease (n = 12) and control patients (n = 9) were assayed with the use of a multiplex assay. RESULTS When considering all uveitis patients as one group, all chemokine levels except CCL2 were significantly increased compared to controls. CCL8, CCL13 and CCL20 were the most strongly upregulated, 48-fold, 118-fold and 173-fold, respectively, above control AH levels. CCL8 and CCL13 levels were significantly higher in HLA-B27-associated uveitis than in sarcoidosis and VKH disease. CCL20 levels were significantly higher in HLA-B27-associated uveitis than in BD, sarcoidosis and VKH disease. In addition, CCL20 levels were significantly higher in BD than in VKH disease. In HLA-B27-associated uveitis, CCL8, CCL13 and CCL20 were upregulated 111-fold, 255-fold and 465-fold, respectively, compared with controls. CCL8, CCL13 and CCL20 levels were significantly higher in nongranulomatous uveitis (BD and HLA-B27-associated uveitis) than in granulomatous uveitis (sarcoidosis and VKH disease). CONCLUSION Immune responses mediated by CCL8, CCL13 and CCL20 appear to be more potent in nongranulomatous uveitis, particularly in HLA-B27-associated uveitis.
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- Ahmed M. Abu El-Asrar
- Department of Ophthalmology; College of Medicine; King Saud University; Riyadh Saudi Arabia
- Dr. Nasser Al-Rashid Research Chair in Ophthalmology; College of Medicine; King Saud University; Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research; Department of Microbiology and Immunology; University of Leuven; KU Leuven; Leuven Belgium
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- Department of Ophthalmology; College of Medicine; King Saud University; Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology; College of Medicine; King Saud University; Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research; Department of Microbiology and Immunology; University of Leuven; KU Leuven; Leuven Belgium
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research; Department of Microbiology and Immunology; University of Leuven; KU Leuven; Leuven Belgium
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research; Department of Microbiology and Immunology; University of Leuven; KU Leuven; Leuven Belgium
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Kondkar AA, Sultan T, Almobarak FA, Kalantan H, Abu-Amero KK, Al-Obeidan SA. Plexin domain containing 2 (PLXDC2) gene polymorphism rs7081455 may not influence POAG risk in a Saudi cohort. BMC Res Notes 2018; 11:733. [PMID: 30326957 PMCID: PMC6192173 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-018-3848-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 10/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Objective Plexin domain containing 2 (PLXDC2), a cell surface transmembrane protein receptor for pigment epithelium derived factor, is expressed in many tissues including the eye. Polymorphism rs7081455 flanking PLXDC2 has been associated with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) and its clinical phenotypes and may have a role in POAG. Rs7081455 was genotyped in POAG cases (n = 188) and non-glaucomatous controls (n = 164) of Saudi origin using Taq-Man® to determine any association of this variant with POAG and its endophenotypes. Results The risk variant, ‘G’ allele, frequency was 0.56 and 0.52 in controls and POAG cases, respectively (p = 0.197) with was no significant deviation from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium. Genotype analysis between cases and controls revealed no significant distribution under additive (p = 0.482), dominant (p = 0.590) and recessive models (p = 0.228). In addition, glaucoma specific phenotypic traits such as intraocular pressure (IOP) and cup/disc ratio; and number of anti-glaucoma medications, used to assess severity of the disease, were also statistically non-significant. Furthermore, regression analysis showed no significant effect of age, sex and genotype on disease outcome. Rs7081455 was not associated with POAG or its clinical phenotypes such as IOP and cup/disc ratio and hence may not be a significant risk factor for POAG patients of Saudi origin. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13104-018-3848-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Altaf A Kondkar
- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia.
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- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia
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- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia
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- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia
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- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia
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- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia
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Abu-Amero KK, Sultan T, Al-Obeidan SA, Kondkar AA. Analysis of CYP1B1 sequence alterations in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma of Saudi origin. Clin Ophthalmol 2018; 12:1413-1416. [PMID: 30127590 PMCID: PMC6089601 DOI: 10.2147/opth.s169943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Cytochrome P450 Family 1 Subfamily B Member 1 (CYP1B1; OMIM# 601771) gene encodes one of the cytochrome P450 family of enzymes. CYP1B1 mutations have been associated primarily with primary congenital glaucoma (PCG). Similar studies were reported in juvenile open-angle glaucoma, Rieger’s and Peters anomalies. Reports of likely pathogenic sequence alterations in families affected with adult-onset primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) triggered this investigation. We screened unrelated POAG cases and healthy controls for mutations in CYP1B1 using automated Sanger sequencing to identify five known polymorphisms and one CYP1B1 mutation (p.G61E) in a heterozygous status. The p.G61E mutation is known to cause PCG in a homozygous or compound heterozygous form, and thus, its presence here in a heterozygous form indicates carrier status. These findings suggest that CYP1B1 may have no major role in the pathogenesis of POAG, at least, in the Saudi population. However, further investigations are needed to validate these findings in a larger cohort.
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- Khaled K Abu-Amero
- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
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- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
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- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
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- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
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Kondkar AA, Sultan T, Almobarak FA, Kalantan H, Al-Obeidan SA, Abu-Amero KK. Association of increased levels of plasma tumor necrosis factor alpha with primary open-angle glaucoma. Clin Ophthalmol 2018; 12:701-706. [PMID: 29695893 PMCID: PMC5905466 DOI: 10.2147/opth.s162999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Purpose Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death is a key feature of glaucoma. Elevated levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), a pro-inflammatory cytokine, can induce RGC apoptosis and play a critical role in glaucomatous neurodegeneration. Based on the possible role of inflammation and oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), we investigated the association between plasma levels of TNF-α and POAG or its clinical indices in comparison to non-glaucomatous controls. Patients and methods In a case-control retrospective cohort of 51 POAG cases and 88 controls, plasma TNF-α levels were measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The assay was performed in duplicates on an automated ELISA analyzer. Results Mean TNF-α level was significantly elevated in POAG cases (1.88 ± 2.17 pg/mL) than the controls (0.93 ± 1.49 pg/mL; p = 0.003). The overall dose-response trend was significant (χ2 = 6.12, df = 2; p = 0.047). No statistical difference was seen in age, gender and systemic disease distribution. A modest negative and significant correlation was seen between TNF-α level and number of antiglaucoma medications, an important clinical index of POAG severity. Moreover, logistic regression analysis showed that the risk of POAG was most significantly affected by TNF-α level and not by age and sex. Conclusion High systemic level of an inflammatory cytokine, TNF-α, is associated with POAG; however, its possible use as a biomarker for early glaucoma diagnosis and/or disease severity needs further investigation.
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- Altaf A Kondkar
- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Kondkar AA, Azad TA, Almobarak FA, Kalantan H, Al-Obeidan SA, Abu-Amero KK. Elevated levels of plasma tumor necrosis factor alpha in patients with pseudoexfoliation glaucoma. Clin Ophthalmol 2018; 12:153-159. [PMID: 29398902 PMCID: PMC5775737 DOI: 10.2147/opth.s155168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Background Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine, which plays a role in glaucomatous neurodegeneration. Based on the plausible role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PEG), we investigated whether there is any relationship between the levels of plasma TNF-α and PEG or any of its clinical indices in comparison to normal controls. Methods The study was designed as a retrospective analysis. Plasma samples from 49 PEG patients and 88 non-glaucomatous controls were evaluated for TNF-α levels using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The assay was performed in duplicates on a biochemical/ELISA analyzer. Results The two study groups were similar in age, sex and systemic disease distribution. The mean TNF-α concentration was significantly higher in the PEG patients (5.54±4.58 pg/mL) than in the control subjects (0.93±1.49 pg/mL; 95% confidence interval [CI] =3.50–5.72; p=0.000). The overall dose–response trend was significant (χ2=57.07, df=2; p=0.000). A moderate positive and significant correlation was seen between TNF-α level and cup/disc ratio, an important clinical index for PEG. Besides, binary logistic regression analysis showed that the risk of PEG was most significantly affected by TNF-α level as compared to no association with age and sex. In receiver operating characteristic analysis, the area under the curve was 0.777 (95% CI =0.682–0.872) and statistically significant (p=0.000). Conclusion Elevated systemic levels of inflammatory marker, TNF-α, are associated with PEG and may possibly serve as a biomarker for undiagnosed early glaucoma and/or as a marker for disease progression.
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- Altaf A Kondkar
- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Kondkar AA, Azad TA, Almobarak FA, Kalantan H, Sultan T, Alsabaani NA, Al-Obeidan SA, Abu-Amero KK. Polymorphism rs10483727 in the SIX1/SIX6 Gene Locus Is a Risk Factor for Primary Open Angle Glaucoma in a Saudi Cohort. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2017; 22:74-78. [PMID: 29190129 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2017.0159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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AIMS Variant rs10483727 in the SIX1/SIX6 locus has been significantly associated with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) in multiple ethnic groups. We conducted a case-control study to investigate the association between this variant and POAG in a Saudi cohort. MATERIALS AND METHODS Polymorphism rs10483727 was genotyped by using a TaqMan® assay in 186 subjects comprising 92 unrelated POAG cases and 94 controls all of Saudi origin. RESULTS The "C" allele frequency was 0.33 and 0.45 among POAG cases and controls, respectively (odds ratio [OR] = 0.58, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.38-0.89; p = 0.013), suggesting a protective effect; and the "T" allele was associated with increased susceptibility to POAG (OR = 1.7, 95% CI = 1.11-2.58; p = 0.013). Genotype distribution was also significantly associated with POAG (χ2 = 6.41, df = 2, p = 0.041). Endophenotype traits such as intraocular pressure and cup/disk ratio did not show any significant genotype distribution in POAG cases. A binary logistic regression analysis used to evaluate the effects of age, gender, and genotype on the likelihood of having POAG showed that genotype distribution (p = 0.012) significantly affected the disease outcome as compared with age (p = 0.055) and sex (p = 0.432). CONCLUSION The "T" allele of the rs10483727 polymorphism is an independent significant risk factor for POAG in the Saudi population.
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- Altaf A Kondkar
- 1 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 2 Ophthalmology Department, College of Medicine, King Khalid University , Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia .,3 Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago , Chicago, Illinois
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Kondkar AA, Azad TA, Almobarak FA, Kalantan H, Sultan T, Al-Obeidan SA, Abu-Amero KK. Polymorphism rs11656696 in GAS7 Is Not Associated with Primary Open Angle Glaucoma in a Saudi Cohort. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2017; 21:754-758. [PMID: 29022762 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2017.0147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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AIMS To conduct a case-control study to investigate the association between the polymorphism rs11656696 located in the growth arrest-specific 7 gene (GAS7)on human chromosome 17p13.1 and primary open angle glaucoma (POAG). METHODS The polymorphism rs11656696 was genotyped using the TaqMan® assay in 187 subjects comprising 92 unrelated POAG cases and 95 controls of Saudi Arabian origin. RESULTS Association analysis between cases and controls revealed no significant genotype distribution under additive (p = 0.225), dominant (p = 0.635), or recessive (p = 0.085) models. Moreover, the allele frequency distribution was also nonsignificant (p = 0.70). The minor "A" allele frequency was 0.35 and 0.41 among POAG cases and controls, respectively. In addition, specific clinical indices used to assess severity of glaucoma such as intraocular pressure (IOP), cup/disk ratio, and number of antiglaucoma medications also did not show any significant genotype distribution in POAG cases. Moreover, a binary logistic regression analysis did not show any significant effect of age, sex, or genotype on disease outcome. CONCLUSION Polymorphism rs11656696 is not associated with POAG nor any of its endophenotypic traits such as IOP and cup/disk ratio and is thus not a risk factor for POAG in this Saudi cohort.
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- Altaf A Kondkar
- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia .,2 Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago , Chicago, Illinois
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Azad TA, Edward NB, Kondkar AA, Kalantan H, Altuwaijri S, Sultan T, Al-Mobarak FA, Al-Obeidan SA, Abu-Amero KK. Polymorphism rs547984 on human chromosome 1q43 is not associated with primary open angle glaucoma in a Saudi cohort. J Negat Results Biomed 2017. [PMID: 28648143 PMCID: PMC5483842 DOI: 10.1186/s12952-017-0077-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Background To investigate the association between polymorphism rs547984, located in close proximity to the Zona Pellucida Glycoprotein 4 (ZP4) gene on human chromosome 1q43 and primary open angle glaucoma (POAG). Method Polymorphism rs547984 was genotyped using Taq-Man® assay in 185 subjects comprising of 90 unrelated POAG cases and 95 controls of Saudi origin. Results Association analysis between cases and controls revealed no significant genotype distribution under additive (p = 0.356), dominant (p = 0.517) and recessive (p = 0.309) models. Besides, the allele frequency distribution was also found to be non-significant (p = 0.70). The minor “A” allele frequency was found to be 0.49 and 0.50 among POAG cases and controls, respectively. In addition, specific clinical indices used to assess severity of glaucoma such as intraocular pressure (IOP), cup/disc ratio and number of anti-glaucoma medication also did not show any significant genotype distribution in POAG cases. Conclusion Polymorphism rs547984 is neither associated with any clinical indices important for POAG such as IOP and cup/disc ratio nor is a risk factor for POAG in the Saudi cohort.
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- Taif A Azad
- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia
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- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia
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- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia
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- SAAD Research & Development Center, Clinical Research Lab., SAAD Specialist Hospital, P.O. Box 30353, Al Khobar, 31952, Saudi Arabia.,Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
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- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia
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- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia
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- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia
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- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia. .,Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. .,Ophthalmic Genetics Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia.
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Aung T, Ozaki M, Lee MC, Schlötzer-Schrehardt U, Thorleifsson G, Mizoguchi T, Igo RP, Haripriya A, Williams SE, Astakhov YS, Orr AC, Burdon KP, Nakano S, Mori K, Abu-Amero K, Hauser M, Li Z, Prakadeeswari G, Bailey JNC, Cherecheanu AP, Kang JH, Nelson S, Hayashi K, Manabe SI, Kazama S, Zarnowski T, Inoue K, Irkec M, Coca-Prados M, Sugiyama K, Järvelä I, Schlottmann P, Lerner SF, Lamari H, Nilgün Y, Bikbov M, Park KH, Cha SC, Yamashiro K, Zenteno JC, Jonas JB, Kumar RS, Perera SA, Chan ASY, Kobakhidze N, George R, Vijaya L, Do T, Edward DP, de Juan Marcos L, Pakravan M, Moghimi S, Ideta R, Bach-Holm D, Kappelgaard P, Wirostko B, Thomas S, Gaston D, Bedard K, Greer WL, Yang Z, Chen X, Huang L, Sang J, Jia H, Jia L, Qiao C, Zhang H, Liu X, Zhao B, Wang YX, Xu L, Leruez S, Reynier P, Chichua G, Tabagari S, Uebe S, Zenkel M, Berner D, Mossböck G, Weisschuh N, Hoja U, Welge-Luessen UC, Mardin C, Founti P, Chatzikyriakidou A, Pappas T, Anastasopoulos E, Lambropoulos A, Ghosh A, Shetty R, Porporato N, Saravanan V, Venkatesh R, Shivkumar C, Kalpana N, Sarangapani S, Kanavi MR, Beni AN, Yazdani S, Lashay A, Naderifar H, Khatibi N, Fea A, Lavia C, Dallorto L, Rolle T, Frezzotti P, Paoli D, Salvi E, Manunta P, Mori Y, Miyata K, Higashide T, Chihara E, Ishiko S, Yoshida A, Yanagi M, Kiuchi Y, Ohashi T, Sakurai T, Sugimoto T, Chuman H, Aihara M, Inatani M, Miyake M, Gotoh N, Matsuda F, Yoshimura N, Ikeda Y, Ueno M, Sotozono C, Jeoung JW, Sagong M, Park KH, Ahn J, Cruz-Aguilar M, Ezzouhairi SM, Rafei A, Chong YF, Ng XY, Goh SR, Chen Y, Yong VHK, Khan MI, Olawoye OO, Ashaye AO, Ugbede I, Onakoya A, Kizor-Akaraiwe N, Teekhasaenee C, Suwan Y, Supakontanasan W, Okeke S, Uche NJ, Asimadu I, Ayub H, Akhtar F, Kosior-Jarecka E, Lukasik U, Lischinsky I, Castro V, Grossmann RP, Sunaric Megevand G, Roy S, Dervan E, Silke E, Rao A, Sahay P, Fornero P, Cuello O, Sivori D, Zompa T, Mills RA, Souzeau E, Mitchell P, Wang JJ, Hewitt AW, Coote M, Crowston JG, Astakhov SY, Akopov EL, Emelyanov A, Vysochinskaya V, Kazakbaeva G, Fayzrakhmanov R, Al-Obeidan SA, Owaidhah O, Aljasim LA, Chowbay B, Foo JN, Soh RQ, Sim KS, Xie Z, Cheong AWO, Mok SQ, Soo HM, Chen XY, Peh SQ, Heng KK, Husain R, Ho SL, Hillmer AM, Cheng CY, Escudero-Domínguez FA, González-Sarmiento R, Martinon-Torres F, Salas A, Pathanapitoon K, Hansapinyo L, Wanichwecharugruang B, Kitnarong N, Sakuntabhai A, Nguyn HX, Nguyn GTT, Nguyn TV, Zenz W, Binder A, Klobassa DS, Hibberd ML, Davila S, Herms S, Nöthen MM, Moebus S, Rautenbach RM, Ziskind A, Carmichael TR, Ramsay M, Álvarez L, García M, González-Iglesias H, Rodríguez-Calvo PP, Fernández-Vega Cueto L, Oguz Ç, Tamcelik N, Atalay E, Batu B, Aktas D, Kasım B, Wilson MR, Coleman AL, Liu Y, Challa P, Herndon L, Kuchtey RW, Kuchtey J, Curtin K, Chaya CJ, Crandall A, Zangwill LM, Wong TY, Nakano M, Kinoshita S, den Hollander AI, Vesti E, Fingert JH, Lee RK, Sit AJ, Shingleton BJ, Wang N, Cusi D, Qamar R, Kraft P, Pericak-Vance MA, Raychaudhuri S, Heegaard S, Kivelä T, Reis A, Kruse FE, Weinreb RN, Pasquale LR, Haines JL, Thorsteinsdottir U, Jonasson F, Allingham RR, Milea D, Ritch R, Kubota T, Tashiro K, Vithana EN, Micheal S, Topouzis F, Craig JE, Dubina M, Sundaresan P, Stefansson K, Wiggs JL, Pasutto F, Khor CC. Genetic association study of exfoliation syndrome identifies a protective rare variant at LOXL1 and five new susceptibility loci. Nat Genet 2017; 49:993-1004. [PMID: 28553957 DOI: 10.1038/ng.3875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Exfoliation syndrome (XFS) is the most common known risk factor for secondary glaucoma and a major cause of blindness worldwide. Variants in two genes, LOXL1 and CACNA1A, have previously been associated with XFS. To further elucidate the genetic basis of XFS, we collected a global sample of XFS cases to refine the association at LOXL1, which previously showed inconsistent results across populations, and to identify new variants associated with XFS. We identified a rare protective allele at LOXL1 (p.Phe407, odds ratio (OR) = 25, P = 2.9 × 10-14) through deep resequencing of XFS cases and controls from nine countries. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) of XFS cases and controls from 24 countries followed by replication in 18 countries identified seven genome-wide significant loci (P < 5 × 10-8). We identified association signals at 13q12 (POMP), 11q23.3 (TMEM136), 6p21 (AGPAT1), 3p24 (RBMS3) and 5q23 (near SEMA6A). These findings provide biological insights into the pathology of XFS and highlight a potential role for naturally occurring rare LOXL1 variants in disease biology.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tin Aung
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore.,Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore.,Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
| | - Mineo Ozaki
- Ozaki Eye Hospital, Hyuga, Miyazaki, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
| | - Mei Chin Lee
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore.,Academic Clinical Program for Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Office of Clinical and Academic Faculty Affairs, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore
| | - Ursula Schlötzer-Schrehardt
- Department of Ophthalmology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
| | | | | | - Robert P Igo
- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
| | | | - Susan E Williams
- Division of Ophthalmology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
| | - Yury S Astakhov
- Department of Ophthalmology, Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, St. Petersburg, Russia
| | - Andrew C Orr
- Department of Ophthalmology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.,Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
| | - Kathryn P Burdon
- Department of Ophthalmology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
| | - Satoko Nakano
- Department of Ophthalmology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan
| | - Kazuhiko Mori
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
| | - Khaled Abu-Amero
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
| | - Michael Hauser
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore.,Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University Eye Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.,Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
| | - Zheng Li
- Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore
| | | | - Jessica N Cooke Bailey
- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
| | - Alina Popa Cherecheanu
- 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Ophthalmology, University Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
| | - Jae H Kang
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
| | - Sarah Nelson
- Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
| | | | | | | | - Tomasz Zarnowski
- Department of Diagnostics and Microsurgery of Glaucoma, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
| | | | - Murat Irkec
- Department of Ophthalmology, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
| | - Miguel Coca-Prados
- Fernández-Vega University Institute and Foundation of Ophthalmological Research, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.,Fernández-Vega Ophthalmological Institute, Oviedo, Spain.,Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
| | - Kazuhisa Sugiyama
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan
| | - Irma Järvelä
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
| | | | - S Fabian Lerner
- Fundación para el Estudio del Glaucoma, Buenos Aires, Argentina
| | - Hasnaa Lamari
- Clinique Spécialisée en Ophtalmologie Mohammedia, Mohammedia, Morocco
| | - Yildirim Nilgün
- Department of Ophthalmology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Meselik, Eskisehir, Turkey
| | | | - Ki Ho Park
- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
| | - Soon Cheol Cha
- Department of Ophthalmology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
| | - Kenji Yamashiro
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Otsu Red Cross Hospital, Otsu, Japan
| | - Juan C Zenteno
- Genetics Department, Institute of Ophthalmology 'Conde de Valenciana', Mexico City, Mexico.,Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico
| | - Jost B Jonas
- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the Ruprecht Karls University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany.,Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Science Key Laboratory, Beijing, China
| | | | - Shamira A Perera
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore.,Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore
| | - Anita S Y Chan
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore.,Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore.,Academic Clinical Program for Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Office of Clinical and Academic Faculty Affairs, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore
| | | | - Ronnie George
- Jadhavbhai Nathamal Singhvi Department of Glaucoma, Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, India
| | - Lingam Vijaya
- Jadhavbhai Nathamal Singhvi Department of Glaucoma, Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, India
| | - Tan Do
- Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology, Hanoi, Vietnam
| | - Deepak P Edward
- King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
| | - Lourdes de Juan Marcos
- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.,Institute for Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), Salamanca, Spain
| | - Mohammad Pakravan
- Ophthalmic Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
| | - Sasan Moghimi
- Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University Eye Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
| | | | | | | | - Barbara Wirostko
- John A. Moran Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
| | - Samuel Thomas
- John A. Moran Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
| | - Daniel Gaston
- Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
| | - Karen Bedard
- Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
| | - Wenda L Greer
- Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
| | - Zhenglin Yang
- Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory for Human Disease Gene Study, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.,School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
| | - Xueyi Chen
- Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumchi, China
| | - Lulin Huang
- Center for Human Molecular Biology and Genetics, Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, China.,Sichuan Translational Research Hospital, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
| | - Jinghong Sang
- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Science Key Laboratory, Beijing, China
| | - Hongyan Jia
- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Science Key Laboratory, Beijing, China
| | - Liyun Jia
- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Science Key Laboratory, Beijing, China.,Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
| | - Chunyan Qiao
- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Science Key Laboratory, Beijing, China
| | - Hui Zhang
- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Science Key Laboratory, Beijing, China
| | - Xuyang Liu
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Shenzhen Eye Hospital, Jinan University, Shenzhen, China
| | - Bowen Zhao
- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Science Key Laboratory, Beijing, China.,Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
| | - Ya-Xing Wang
- Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
| | - Liang Xu
- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Science Key Laboratory, Beijing, China
| | - Stéphanie Leruez
- Département d'Ophtalmologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France
| | - Pascal Reynier
- Département de Biochimie et Génétique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France
| | | | | | - Steffen Uebe
- Institute of Human Genetics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
| | - Matthias Zenkel
- Department of Ophthalmology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
| | - Daniel Berner
- Department of Ophthalmology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
| | - Georg Mossböck
- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
| | - Nicole Weisschuh
- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Centre for Ophthalmology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
| | - Ursula Hoja
- Department of Ophthalmology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
| | - Ulrich-Christoph Welge-Luessen
- Department of Ophthalmology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
| | - Christian Mardin
- Department of Ophthalmology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
| | - Panayiota Founti
- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
| | - Anthi Chatzikyriakidou
- Laboratory of General Biology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
| | - Theofanis Pappas
- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
| | - Eleftherios Anastasopoulos
- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
| | - Alexandros Lambropoulos
- Laboratory of General Biology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
| | - Arkasubhra Ghosh
- GROW Research Laboratory, Narayana Nethralaya Foundation, Bangalore, India
| | - Rohit Shetty
- Narayana Nethralaya Eye Hospital, Bangalore, India
| | | | - Vijayan Saravanan
- Department of Genetics, Aravind Medical Research Foundation, Madurai, India
| | | | | | | | | | - Mozhgan R Kanavi
- Ocular Tissue Engineering Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
| | - Afsaneh Naderi Beni
- Ophthalmic Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
| | - Shahin Yazdani
- Ophthalmic Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
| | - Alireza Lashay
- Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University Eye Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
| | - Homa Naderifar
- Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University Eye Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
| | - Nassim Khatibi
- Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University Eye Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
| | - Antonio Fea
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Università di Torino, Turin, Italy
| | - Carlo Lavia
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Università di Torino, Turin, Italy
| | - Laura Dallorto
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Università di Torino, Turin, Italy
| | - Teresa Rolle
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Università di Torino, Turin, Italy
| | - Paolo Frezzotti
- Ophthalmology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
| | - Daniela Paoli
- Department of Ophthalmology, Monfalcone Hospital, Gorizia, Italy
| | - Erika Salvi
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
| | - Paolo Manunta
- Department of Nephrology, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
| | | | | | - Tomomi Higashide
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan
| | | | - Satoshi Ishiko
- Department of Medicine and Engineering Combined Research Institute, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
| | - Akitoshi Yoshida
- Department of Ophthalmology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
| | - Masahide Yanagi
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
| | - Yoshiaki Kiuchi
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
| | | | | | - Takako Sugimoto
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
| | - Hideki Chuman
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
| | - Makoto Aihara
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
| | - Masaru Inatani
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medical Science, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
| | - Masahiro Miyake
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
| | - Norimoto Gotoh
- Center for Genomic Medicine, INSERM U852, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
| | - Fumihiko Matsuda
- Center for Genomic Medicine, INSERM U852, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
| | - Nagahisa Yoshimura
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.,Tazuke Kofukai Foundation, Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, Osaka, Japan
| | - Yoko Ikeda
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
| | - Morio Ueno
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
| | - Chie Sotozono
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
| | - Jin Wook Jeoung
- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
| | - Min Sagong
- Department of Ophthalmology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
| | - Kyu Hyung Park
- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea
| | - Jeeyun Ahn
- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
| | - Marisa Cruz-Aguilar
- Genetics Department, Institute of Ophthalmology 'Conde de Valenciana', Mexico City, Mexico
| | - Sidi M Ezzouhairi
- Clinique Spécialisée en Ophtalmologie Mohammedia, Mohammedia, Morocco
| | | | | | - Xiao Yu Ng
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore
| | | | | | | | - Muhammad Imran Khan
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
| | - Olusola O Olawoye
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.,Department of Ophthalmology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
| | - Adeyinka O Ashaye
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.,Department of Ophthalmology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
| | | | - Adeola Onakoya
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.,Guinness Eye Centre, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria
| | - Nkiru Kizor-Akaraiwe
- Department of Ophthalmology, ESUT Teaching Hospital Parklane, Enugu, Nigeria.,Eye Specialists Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria
| | - Chaiwat Teekhasaenee
- Department of Ophthalmology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
| | - Yanin Suwan
- Department of Ophthalmology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
| | - Wasu Supakontanasan
- Department of Ophthalmology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
| | - Suhanya Okeke
- Department of Ophthalmology, ESUT Teaching Hospital Parklane, Enugu, Nigeria.,Eye Specialists Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria
| | - Nkechi J Uche
- Eye Specialists Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria.,Department of Ophthalmology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria.,Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Ituku Ozalla Campus, Enugu, Nigeria
| | - Ifeoma Asimadu
- Department of Ophthalmology, ESUT Teaching Hospital Parklane, Enugu, Nigeria
| | - Humaira Ayub
- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan
| | - Farah Akhtar
- Pakistan Institute of Ophthalmology, Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
| | - Ewa Kosior-Jarecka
- Department of Diagnostics and Microsurgery of Glaucoma, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
| | - Urszula Lukasik
- Department of Diagnostics and Microsurgery of Glaucoma, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
| | | | - Vania Castro
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza, Lima, Peru
| | | | - Gordana Sunaric Megevand
- Clinical Research Centre Adolphe de Rothschild, Société Médicale de Beaulieu, Geneva, Switzerland
| | - Sylvain Roy
- Clinical Research Centre Adolphe de Rothschild, Société Médicale de Beaulieu, Geneva, Switzerland
| | - Edward Dervan
- Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
| | - Eoin Silke
- Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
| | - Aparna Rao
- Shri Mithu Tulsi, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar, India
| | - Priti Sahay
- Shri Mithu Tulsi, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar, India
| | | | | | - Delia Sivori
- Fundación para el Estudio del Glaucoma, Buenos Aires, Argentina
| | - Tamara Zompa
- Centro Oftalmologico Charles, Buenos Aires, Argentina
| | - Richard A Mills
- Department of Ophthalmology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
| | - Emmanuelle Souzeau
- Department of Ophthalmology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
| | - Paul Mitchell
- Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| | - Jie Jin Wang
- Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| | - Alex W Hewitt
- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.,Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA), University of Melbourne, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - Michael Coote
- Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA), University of Melbourne, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - Jonathan G Crowston
- Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA), University of Melbourne, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - Sergei Y Astakhov
- Department of Ophthalmology, Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, St. Petersburg, Russia
| | - Eugeny L Akopov
- Department of Ophthalmology, Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, St. Petersburg, Russia
| | - Anton Emelyanov
- Department of Ophthalmology, Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, St. Petersburg, Russia.,St. Petersburg Academic University, St. Petersburg, Russia
| | | | | | | | - Saleh A Al-Obeidan
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - Ohoud Owaidhah
- King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | | | - Balram Chowbay
- Clinical Pharmacology, SingHealth, Singapore.,Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory, National Cancer Centre, Singapore.,Office of Clinical Sciences, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
| | - Jia Nee Foo
- Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore.,Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
| | | | | | | | | | - Shi Qi Mok
- Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore
| | | | | | - Su Qin Peh
- Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore
| | | | | | - Su-Ling Ho
- Department of Ophthalmology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
| | | | - Ching-Yu Cheng
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore.,Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore.,Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.,Academic Clinical Program for Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Office of Clinical and Academic Faculty Affairs, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore
| | | | - Rogelio González-Sarmiento
- Institute for Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), Salamanca, Spain.,Molecular Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
| | - Frederico Martinon-Torres
- Translational Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,GENVIP Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
| | - Antonio Salas
- Unidade de Xenética, Departamento de Anatomía Patolóxica e Ciencias Forenses, Instituto de Ciencias Forenses, Facultade de Medicina, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Instituto de Ciencias Forenses, Facultade de Medicina, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
| | - Kessara Pathanapitoon
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
| | - Linda Hansapinyo
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
| | | | - Naris Kitnarong
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Institut Pasteur, Functional Genetics of Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Genomes and Genetics, Paris, France.,Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité de Recherche Associée 3012, Paris, France
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- Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of General Pediatrics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of General Pediatrics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of General Pediatrics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore.,Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Disease, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Genomics, Life &Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Division of Medical Genetics, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Genomics, Life &Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University Hospital of Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Ophthalmology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Fernández-Vega University Institute and Foundation of Ophthalmological Research, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.,Fernández-Vega Ophthalmological Institute, Oviedo, Spain
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- Fernández-Vega University Institute and Foundation of Ophthalmological Research, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.,Fernández-Vega Ophthalmological Institute, Oviedo, Spain
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- Fernández-Vega University Institute and Foundation of Ophthalmological Research, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.,Fernández-Vega Ophthalmological Institute, Oviedo, Spain
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- Fernández-Vega University Institute and Foundation of Ophthalmological Research, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.,Fernández-Vega Ophthalmological Institute, Oviedo, Spain
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- Fernández-Vega University Institute and Foundation of Ophthalmological Research, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.,Fernández-Vega Ophthalmological Institute, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Meselik, Eskisehir, Turkey
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- Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore.,Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- DAMAGEN Genetic Diagnostic Center, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Center for Community Outreach and Policy, Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine, James and Jean Culver Discovery Institute, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University Eye Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University Eye Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- John A. Moran Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- John A. Moran Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- John A. Moran Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Department of Ophthalmology and Shiley Eye Institute, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore.,Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore.,Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Genomic Medical Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.,Department of Frontier Medical Science and Technology for Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,Department of Ophthalmology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Institute for Vision Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Science Key Laboratory, Beijing, China.,Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Technologies, Italian National Research Centre (ITB-CNR), Segrate-Milano, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.,Department of Biochemistry, Al-Nafees Medical College and Hospital, Isra University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Divisions of Genetics and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Partners Center for Personalized Genetic Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Program in Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.,Institute of Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Pathology, Rigshospitalet, Eye Pathology Section, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- David Tvildiani Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Department of Ophthalmology and Shiley Eye Institute, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.,Institute of Computational Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- deCODE Genetics, Reykjavik, Iceland.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.,Department of Ophthalmology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore.,Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University Eye Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore.,Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore.,Academic Clinical Program for Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Office of Clinical and Academic Faculty Affairs, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore
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- Einhorn Clinical Research Center, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Genomic Medical Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore.,Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, St. Petersburg, Russia.,St. Petersburg Academic University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Dr. G.Venkataswamy Eye Research Institute, Aravind Medical Research Foundation, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India
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- deCODE Genetics, Reykjavik, Iceland.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore.,Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore.,Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Abu El-Asrar AM, Berghmans N, Al-Obeidan SA, Mousa A, Opdenakker G, Van Damme J, Struyf S. The Cytokine Interleukin-6 and the Chemokines CCL20 and CXCL13 Are Novel Biomarkers of Specific Endogenous Uveitic Entities. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2017; 57:4606-13. [PMID: 27603722 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.16-19758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to determine levels of the cytokines IL-1β, IL-6, IL-21, IL-22, and IL-23 and the chemokines CXCL13, CCL19, CCL20, and CCL21 in aqueous humor (AH) samples from patients with specific uveitic entities. METHODS Paired serum samples (n = 13) and AH samples (n = 111) from patients with active idiopathic granulomatous uveitis (IGU) or with uveitis associated with HLA-B27-related inflammation, Behçet's disease (BD), Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease, or sarcoidosis and control patients were analyzed in two different multiplex assays. RESULTS Cytokines IL-1β, IL-21, IL-22, and IL-23 were not detected in any AH sample. Chemokine CCL21 concentrations in serum were significantly higher than those in AH. CCL19 levels in AH and serum were not significantly different. Levels of CCL20 and CXCL13 in AH were significantly higher than those in serum. IL-6 was not detected in serum samples. IL-6 AH levels were significantly higher in patients with HLA-B27-associated uveitis and in BD patients than in patients with VKH disease, sarcoidosis, and IGU (P < 0.0001). CCL20 AH levels were significantly higher in HLA-B27-associated uveitis than in BD, VKH, sarcoidosis, and IGU (P = 0.001), whereas CXCL13 AH levels were significantly higher in VKH disease and IGU than in HLA-B27-associated uveitis, BD, and sarcoidosis (P = 0.007). CONCLUSIONS IL-6-driven immune responses are more potent in HLA-B27-associated uveitis and BD than in VKH disease, sarcoidosis, and IGU. CCL20 appears to be a specific biomarker of HLA-B27-associated uveitis, whereas CXCL13 appears to be a biomarker of VKH disease and IGU. Our findings suggest that IL-6, CCL20, and CXCL13 could serve as drug targets for treatment of specific clinical entities of endogenous uveitis.
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- Ahmed M Abu El-Asrar
- Department of Ophthalmology College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2Dr. Nasser Al-Rashid Research Chair in Ophthalmology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Ophthalmology College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Objectives: To compare the mean total antioxidant status (TAS) among 3 glaucoma types, namely: pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PEG), primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), and primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG), and study its potential association with various clinical glaucoma-parameters. Methods: In this case-control study, plasma samples were obtained between September 2013 and October 2014 from 340 glaucoma patients (PEG [n=54]; POAG [n=147]; PACG [n=139]), and 351 controls of matching age, gender, ethnicity, and 5 different systemic co-morbidities from King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The TAS in all samples was determined by a colorimetric-based assay. Results: The mean±standard deviation of TAS was significantly lower among cases: 0.77±0.32 than controls: 1.1±0.22, p<0.0001. Moreover, the TAS levels were significantly different across the 3 types of glaucoma: 0.86±0.24 in PEG, 0.47±0.32 in POAG, and 0.98±0.41 in PACG (all p<0.0001). In addition, there was a significant correlation between TAS and age at onset (Pearson correlation coefficient [R] 0.17, p<0.0001), cup/disc ratio (R: -0.13, p=0.004), and number of anti-glaucoma medications (R: -0.16, p=0.001). Conclusion: Our findings provide evidence that plasma TAS levels are decreased in patients with glaucoma, more so in POAG and PEG than PACG, supporting the hypothesis that decreased antioxidative defense and/or increased oxidative stress may have a critical role in the pathogenesis of glaucoma.
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- Ahmed Mousa
- Glaucoma Research Chair, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail.
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Kondkar AA, Mousa A, Azad TA, Sultan T, Alawad A, Altuwaijri S, Al-Obeidan SA, Abu-Amero KK. Polymorphism rs7555523 in transmembrane and coiled-coil domain 1 (TMCO1) is not a risk factor for primary open angle glaucoma in a Saudi cohort. J Negat Results Biomed 2016; 15:17. [PMID: 27687253 PMCID: PMC5043619 DOI: 10.1186/s12952-016-0060-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background We investigated whether polymorphism rs7555523 (A > C) in human transmembrane and coiled-coil domain 1 (TMCO1) gene is a risk factor for primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) in a Saudi cohort. Methods A cohort of 87 unrelated POAG cases and 94 control subjects from Saudi Arabia were genotyped using Taq-Man® assay. The association of genotypes with POAG and other glaucoma specific clinical indices was investigated. Results The genotype and allele frequency of polymorphism rs7555523 at TMCO1 did not show any statistically significant association with POAG as compared to controls. The minor allele frequency was 0.103 in cases and 0.085 in controls. Except for awareness of glaucoma (p = 0.036), no significant association of genotypes were seen with glaucoma specific clinical indices such as intraocular pressure (IOP), cup/disc ratio and number of anti-glaucoma medications used. Binary logistic regression analysis (adjusted for age and gender) showed that age was a significant indicator for the development of glaucoma in this group (adjusted odds ratio = 1.2; 95 % confidence interval = 1.078–1.157; p < 0.001). Conclusion Our study was unable to replicate the findings of previously reported association for polymorphism rs7555523 in TMCO1 with POAG and related clinical indices such as IOP and cup/disc ratio indicating that this variant is not a risk factor for POAG in the Saudi cohort.
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- Altaf A Kondkar
- Ophthalmic Genetics Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia.,Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Ophthalmic Genetics Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia.,Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Ophthalmic Genetics Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia.,Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Ophthalmic Genetics Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia.,Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- National Center for Stem Cell Technology (NCSCT), Life Sciences and Environmental Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- SAAD Research & amp; Development Center, Clinical Research Lab., SAAD Specialist Hospital, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia.,Qassim University, Burayadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Ophthalmic Genetics Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia.,Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Ophthalmic Genetics Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia. .,Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. .,Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
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Kondkar AA, Mousa A, Azad TA, Sultan T, Almobarak FA, Alawad A, Altuwaijri S, Al-Obeidan SA, Abu-Amero KK. Analysis of Polymorphism rs1900004 in Atonal bHLH Transcription Factor 7 in Saudi Patients with Primary Open Angle Glaucoma. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2016; 20:715-718. [PMID: 27617586 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2016.0209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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AIMS To investigate the association between the rs1900004 polymorphism in the atonal bHLH transcription factor 7 (ATOH7) gene and primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) in Saudi patients. METHODS Eighty-seven unrelated POAG cases and 94 unrelated control subjects of Saudi origin were genotyped utilizing a TaqMan® assay. The association between mutant genotypes and POAG and its related clinical indices was investigated. RESULTS The genotype and allele frequencies of the polymorphism in ATOH7 did not show any statistically significant association with POAG compared to controls. The minor allele frequency was 0.32 in both cases and controls. None of the demographic, systemic diseases nor glaucoma-specific clinical indices such as intraocular pressure (IOP), cup/disc ratio, and number of antiglaucoma medication, showed any significant association with genotypes. Binary logistic regression analysis (adjusted for age and gender) showed that age was a marginally significant risk factor for the development of glaucoma (adjusted odds ratio = 1.1; 95% confidence interval = 1.079-1.158; p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS The study did not detect any direct link between genotype/allele frequency of rs1900004 in ATOH7 and POAG or its related clinical indices such as IOP and cup/disc ratio indicating that this polymorphism is not a risk factor for POAG in a Saudi cohort.
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- Altaf A Kondkar
- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia .,2 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia .,2 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia .,2 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia .,2 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia .,2 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 3 National Center for Stem Cell Technology (NCSCT), Life Sciences and Environmental Research Institute , King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 4 SAAD Research & Development Center, Clinical Research Lab., SAAD Specialist Hospital , Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia .,5 Qassim University , Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia .,2 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia .,2 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia .,6 Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine , Jacksonville, Florida
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Abu-Amero KK, Kondkar AA, Mousa A, Almobarak FA, Alawad A, Altuwaijri S, Sultan T, Azad TA, Al-Obeidan SA. Analysis of Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor-2B rs1063192 Polymorphism in Saudi Patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2016; 20:637-641. [PMID: 27541204 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2016.0140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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AIMS To investigate whether the polymorphism rs1063192 (A>G) in the cyclin-dependent kinase Inhibitor-2B (CDKN2B) gene is a risk factor for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). METHOD A case-control study was conducted wherein we genotyped 87 unrelated POAG cases and 94 control subjects from Saudi Arabia using the Taq-Man® assay. RESULTS The minor allele frequency was 0.20 in POAG cases and 0.21 in controls. Both the genotype and allele frequencies were not significantly different between cases and controls. No significant association was found between genotypes and glaucoma clinical indices, except that the mutant homozygous genotype (G/G) was associated with the family history of glaucoma (p = 0.024). CONCLUSION Polymorphism rs1063192 in CDKN2B is not a risk factor for POAG in Saudi cohort.
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- Khaled K Abu-Amero
- 1 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia .,2 Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Florida , Jacksonville, Florida
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- 1 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 3 National Center for Stem Cell Technology (NCSCT), Life Sciences and Environmental Research Institute , King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 4 Clinical Research Laboratory, SAAD Research and Development Center, SAAD Specialist Hospital , Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia .,5 Veterinary College, Qassim University , Qassim, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Mousa A, Kondkar AA, Al-Obeidan SA, Azad TA, Sultan T, Osman EA, Abu-Amero KK. Lack of Association Between Polymorphism rs4986791 in TLR4 and Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma in a Saudi Cohort. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2016; 20:556-9. [PMID: 27526043 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2016.0095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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AIMS To investigate whether single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs4986791 (C>T) in the toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) gene is a risk factor for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in the Saudi population. METHOD A case-control study was performed to genotype a cohort of 85 POAG patients and 95 matched healthy controls utilizing TaqMan(®). The association between mutant genotypes and various POAG clinical indices were investigated. RESULTS The wild-type (C/C), heterozygous (C/T), and homozygous (T/T) genotypes were observed in 85.9%, 12.9%, and 1.2% POAG cases, respectively, compared to 91.6%, 8.4%, and none, respectively, among controls. The minor allele frequency was 0.076 in cases and 0.042 in controls. Both the genotype and allele frequency among POAG cases and controls did not vary significantly. With the exception of family history of glaucoma (p = 0.032), no significant association of genotypes was seen with age, intraocular pressure, cup/disc ratio, number of antiglaucoma medications, and other systemic comorbidities among the POAG cases. CONCLUSION We did not detect any direct association between genotypes or allele frequencies of SNP rs4986791 in the TLR4 gene and POAG.
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- Ahmed Mousa
- 1 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia .,2 Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine , Jacksonville, Florida
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Abu-Amero KK, Kondkar AA, Mousa A, Azad TA, Sultan T, Osman EA, Al-Obeidan SA. Analysis of toll-like receptor rs4986790 polymorphism in Saudi patients with primary open angle glaucoma. Ophthalmic Genet 2016; 38:133-137. [PMID: 27064537 DOI: 10.3109/13816810.2016.1151900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND To investigate whether SNP rs4986790 in toll-like receptors (TLRs) is a risk factor for primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) in a Saudi population. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cohort of 85 unrelated POAG patients and 95 unrelated control subjects from Saudi Arabia were genotyped utilizing Taq-Man® assay. The association between mutant genotypes and various clinical indices important for POAG was investigated. RESULTS Among cases, the normal pattern (A/A) was detected in 70 (82.4%) of the subjects, A/G in 14 (16.5%) and G/G in one subject only (1.2%). Among controls, prevalence of the genotype (A/A) was detected in 86 (90.5%), the (A/G) genotype in 8 (8.4%) and homozygous mutated genotype (G/G) in 1 (1.1%) subjects. Comparing cases to controls, the odds ratio of having heterozygous mutation (A/G) was 2.15 [95% CI: 0.853-5.417], which was not significant (p = 0.114). The odds ratio of having homozygous mutation (G/G) was 1.22 [95% CI: 0.075-19.99], which was statistically non-significant (p = 0.568). Likewise, the presence of the mutated allele (G) was non-significantly different between cases and controls (p = 0.154). Comparing cases to controls as regards co-morbidity with other systemic diseases, there were no statistically significant differences between groups in all assessed diseases except for a family history of glaucoma (p = 0.014) Conclusions: In conclusion, we could not detect any direct link between genotypes or allele frequencies of SNP rs4986790 in the TLR4 gene and POAG. In contrast, genotype (A/A) may be protective against POAG especially among individuals with no family history of glaucoma.
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- Khaled K Abu-Amero
- a Department of Ophthalmology , College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia.,b Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology , College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia.,c Department of Ophthalmology , College of Medicine, University of Florida , Jacksonville , Florida , USA
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- a Department of Ophthalmology , College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia.,b Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology , College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
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- a Department of Ophthalmology , College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia.,b Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology , College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
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- a Department of Ophthalmology , College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia.,b Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology , College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
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- a Department of Ophthalmology , College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia.,b Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology , College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
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- a Department of Ophthalmology , College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
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- a Department of Ophthalmology , College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
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Kondkar AA, Mousa A, Azad TA, Sultan T, Osman EA, Al-Obeidan SA, Abu-Amero KK. Analysis of Toll-Like Receptor 2 Polymorphism (rs5743704) in Saudi Patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2016; 20:216-9. [PMID: 26866668 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2015.0310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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AIMS To investigate whether the single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs5743704 in the toll-like receptor 2 gene is associated with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) or any of its clinical indices in a Saudi cohort. METHOD Ninety-five unrelated POAG cases and 95 controls of Saudi origin were genotyped utilizing a TaqMan(®) assay. The association between genotypes and various clinical indices important for POAG were investigated. RESULTS The genotypic and allelic frequencies among cases were not significantly different when compared to controls. The minor allele frequency was 0.021 in cases and 0.011 in controls. No significant association was seen with intraocular pressure and cup/disc ratio. However, carriers of the C/A genotype had higher number of anti-glaucoma medications compared to controls (p = 0.04). CONCLUSION SNP rs5773704 is not associated with POAG in a Saudi population. Despite sample size limitation, the association of the minor allele A with higher number of anti-glaucoma medications suggests a possible indirect role for this SNP in predicting disease severity.
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- Altaf A Kondkar
- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- 2 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- 2 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- 2 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- 2 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- 2 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- 2 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- 2 Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- 3 Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Florida , Jacksonville, Florida
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Al Rubaie K, Al Dhahri H, Al Fawaz A, Hemachandran S, Mousa A, Mohamed AG, Al-Obeidan SA, Abu El-Asrar AM. Incidence and Risk Factors for Developing Glaucoma Among Patients with Uveitis in a University-based Tertiary Referral Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2015; 24:571-8. [DOI: 10.3109/09273948.2015.1047036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Aung T, Ozaki M, Mizoguchi T, Allingham RR, Li Z, Haripriya A, Nakano S, Uebe S, Harder JM, Chan ASY, Lee MC, Burdon KP, Astakhov YS, Abu-Amero KK, Zenteno JC, Nilgün Y, Zarnowski T, Pakravan M, Safieh LA, Jia L, Wang YX, Williams S, Paoli D, Schlottmann PG, Huang L, Sim KS, Foo JN, Nakano M, Ikeda Y, Kumar RS, Ueno M, Manabe SI, Hayashi K, Kazama S, Ideta R, Mori Y, Miyata K, Sugiyama K, Higashide T, Chihara E, Inoue K, Ishiko S, Yoshida A, Yanagi M, Kiuchi Y, Aihara M, Ohashi T, Sakurai T, Sugimoto T, Chuman H, Matsuda F, Yamashiro K, Gotoh N, Miyake M, Astakhov SY, Osman EA, Al-Obeidan SA, Owaidhah O, Al-Jasim L, Shahwan SA, Fogarty RA, Leo P, Yetkin Y, Oğuz Ç, Kanavi MR, Beni AN, Yazdani S, Akopov EL, Toh KY, Howell GR, Orr AC, Goh Y, Meah WY, Peh SQ, Kosior-Jarecka E, Lukasik U, Krumbiegel M, Vithana EN, Wong TY, Liu Y, Koch AEA, Challa P, Rautenbach RM, Mackey DA, Hewitt AW, Mitchell P, Wang JJ, Ziskind A, Carmichael T, Ramakrishnan R, Narendran K, Venkatesh R, Vijayan S, Zhao P, Chen X, Guadarrama-Vallejo D, Cheng CY, Perera SA, Husain R, Ho SL, Welge-Luessen UC, Mardin C, Schloetzer-Schrehardt U, Hillmer AM, Herms S, Moebus S, Nöthen MM, Weisschuh N, Shetty R, Ghosh A, Teo YY, Brown MA, Lischinsky I, Crowston JG, Coote M, Zhao B, Sang J, Zhang N, You Q, Vysochinskaya V, Founti P, Chatzikyriakidou A, Lambropoulos A, Anastasopoulos E, Coleman AL, Wilson MR, Rhee DJ, Kang JH, May-Bolchakova I, Heegaard S, Mori K, Alward WLM, Jonas JB, Xu L, Liebmann JM, Chowbay B, Schaeffeler E, Schwab M, Lerner F, Wang N, Yang Z, Frezzotti P, Kinoshita S, Fingert JH, Inatani M, Tashiro K, Reis A, Edward DP, Pasquale LR, Kubota T, Wiggs JL, Pasutto F, Topouzis F, Dubina M, Craig JE, Yoshimura N, Sundaresan P, John SWM, Ritch R, Hauser MA, Khor CC. Corrigendum: a common variant mapping to CACNA1A is associated with susceptibility to exfoliation syndrome. Nat Genet 2015; 47:689. [PMID: 26018902 DOI: 10.1038/ng0615-689c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Li Z, Allingham RR, Nakano M, Jia L, Chen Y, Ikeda Y, Mani B, Chen LJ, Kee C, Garway-Heath DF, Sripriya S, Fuse N, Abu-Amero KK, Huang C, Namburi P, Burdon K, Perera SA, Gharahkhani P, Lin Y, Ueno M, Ozaki M, Mizoguchi T, Krishnadas SR, Osman EA, Lee MC, Chan ASY, Tajudin LSA, Do T, Goncalves A, Reynier P, Zhang H, Bourne R, Goh D, Broadway D, Husain R, Negi AK, Su DH, Ho CL, Blanco AA, Leung CKS, Wong TT, Yakub A, Liu Y, Nongpiur ME, Han JC, Hon DN, Shantha B, Zhao B, Sang J, Zhang N, Sato R, Yoshii K, Panda-Jonas S, Ashley Koch AE, Herndon LW, Moroi SE, Challa P, Foo JN, Bei JX, Zeng YX, Simmons CP, Bich Chau TN, Sharmila PF, Chew M, Lim B, Tam POS, Chua E, Ng XY, Yong VHK, Chong YF, Meah WY, Vijayan S, Seongsoo S, Xu W, Teo YY, Cooke Bailey JN, Kang JH, Haines JL, Cheng CY, Saw SM, Tai ES, Richards JE, Ritch R, Gaasterland DE, Pasquale LR, Liu J, Jonas JB, Milea D, George R, Al-Obeidan SA, Mori K, Macgregor S, Hewitt AW, Girkin CA, Zhang M, Sundaresan P, Vijaya L, Mackey DA, Wong TY, Craig JE, Sun X, Kinoshita S, Wiggs JL, Khor CC, Yang Z, Pang CP, Wang N, Hauser MA, Tashiro K, Aung T, Vithana EN. A common variant near TGFBR3 is associated with primary open angle glaucoma. Hum Mol Genet 2015; 24:3880-92. [PMID: 25861811 PMCID: PMC4459396 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddv128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2014] [Accepted: 04/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), a major cause of blindness worldwide, is a complex disease with a significant genetic contribution. We performed Exome Array (Illumina) analysis on 3504 POAG cases and 9746 controls with replication of the most significant findings in 9173 POAG cases and 26 780 controls across 18 collections of Asian, African and European descent. Apart from confirming strong evidence of association at CDKN2B-AS1 (rs2157719 [G], odds ratio [OR] = 0.71, P = 2.81 × 10−33), we observed one SNP showing significant association to POAG (CDC7–TGFBR3 rs1192415, ORG-allele = 1.13, Pmeta = 1.60 × 10−8). This particular SNP has previously been shown to be strongly associated with optic disc area and vertical cup-to-disc ratio, which are regarded as glaucoma-related quantitative traits. Our study now extends this by directly implicating it in POAG disease pathogenesis.
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- Zheng Li
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Division of Human Genetics, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University Eye Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Beijing Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing Tongren Eye Centre, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Eye and ENT Hospital, Shanghai Medical School
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese Uuniversity of Hong Kong Eye Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, Seoul, Seoul Korea
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- National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and University College London Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK
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- SNONGC Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Vision Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India
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- Department of Integrative Genomics, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Chinese University of Hong Kong Joint Shantou International Eye Center, Shantou University, Shantou, China
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- Department of Genetics, Aravind Medical Research Foundation, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, Department of Ophthalmology, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Genetics and Computational Biology, Statistical Genetics, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory for Human Disease Gene Study, Hospital of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, China, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Ozaki Eye Hospital, 1-15, Kamezaki, Hyuga, Miyazaki 883-0066, Japan
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- Mizoguchi Eye Hospital, 6-13 Tawara-machi, Sasebo, Nagasaki 857-0016, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Biochemistry Department, Angers University Hospital, Angers, France
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Huntingdon Glaucoma Diagnostic & Research Centre, Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon, UK
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- Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore, Singapore
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- Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust, Norwich, UK
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- Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore, Singapore
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- Heart of UK NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Centre for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese Uuniversity of Hong Kong Eye Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA, Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, Seoul, Seoul Korea
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- Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Beijing Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing Tongren Eye Centre, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing Tongren Eye Centre, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing Tongren Eye Centre, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medical Statistics, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University Eye Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University Eye Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Guangzhou, China, Department of Experimental Research, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Centre, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Guangzhou, China, Department of Experimental Research, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Centre, Guangzhou, China
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- Clinical Research Unit, Oxford University, 190 Ben Ham Tu, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford OX3 7LJ, UK
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- Clinical Research Unit, Oxford University, 190 Ben Ham Tu, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese Uuniversity of Hong Kong Eye Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Human Genetics, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Genetics, Aravind Medical Research Foundation, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, Seoul, Seoul Korea
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Division of Human Genetics, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine, National University Health System & National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Einhorn Clinical Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, NY, USA
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore, Singapore
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- Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetics and Computational Biology, Statistical Genetics, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA), University of Melbourne, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Chinese University of Hong Kong Joint Shantou International Eye Center, Shantou University, Shantou, China
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- Department of Genetics, Aravind Medical Research Foundation, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India
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- Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Lions Eye Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore, Singapore, Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Eye and ENT Hospital, Shanghai Medical School, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Myopia Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Health of China, Shanghai, China and
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine,
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- Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory for Human Disease Gene Study, Hospital of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, China, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sichuan Translational Medicine Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese Uuniversity of Hong Kong Eye Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Beijing Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing Tongren Eye Centre, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University Eye Center, Durham, NC, USA, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore, Singapore, Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore,
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Aung T, Ozaki M, Mizoguchi T, Allingham RR, Li Z, Haripriya A, Nakano S, Uebe S, Harder JM, Chan ASY, Lee MC, Burdon KP, Astakhov YS, Abu-Amero KK, Zenteno JC, Nilgün Y, Zarnowski T, Pakravan M, Safieh LA, Jia L, Wang YX, Williams S, Paoli D, Schlottmann PG, Huang L, Sim KS, Foo JN, Nakano M, Ikeda Y, Kumar RS, Ueno M, Manabe SI, Hayashi K, Kazama S, Ideta R, Mori Y, Miyata K, Sugiyama K, Higashide T, Chihara E, Inoue K, Ishiko S, Yoshida A, Yanagi M, Kiuchi Y, Aihara M, Ohashi T, Sakurai T, Sugimoto T, Chuman H, Matsuda F, Yamashiro K, Gotoh N, Miyake M, Astakhov SY, Osman EA, Al-Obeidan SA, Owaidhah O, Al-Jasim L, Al Shahwan S, Fogarty RA, Leo P, Yetkin Y, Oğuz Ç, Kanavi MR, Beni AN, Yazdani S, Akopov EL, Toh KY, Howell GR, Orr AC, Goh Y, Meah WY, Peh SQ, Kosior-Jarecka E, Lukasik U, Krumbiegel M, Vithana EN, Wong TY, Liu Y, Koch AEA, Challa P, Rautenbach RM, Mackey DA, Hewitt AW, Mitchell P, Wang JJ, Ziskind A, Carmichael T, Ramakrishnan R, Narendran K, Venkatesh R, Vijayan S, Zhao P, Chen X, Guadarrama-Vallejo D, Cheng CY, Perera SA, Husain R, Ho SL, Welge-Luessen UC, Mardin C, Schloetzer-Schrehardt U, Hillmer AM, Herms S, Moebus S, Nöthen MM, Weisschuh N, Shetty R, Ghosh A, Teo YY, Brown MA, Lischinsky I, Crowston JG, Coote M, Zhao B, Sang J, Zhang N, You Q, Vysochinskaya V, Founti P, Chatzikyriakidou A, Lambropoulos A, Anastasopoulos E, Coleman AL, Wilson MR, Rhee DJ, Kang JH, May-Bolchakova I, Heegaard S, Mori K, Alward WLM, Jonas JB, Xu L, Liebmann JM, Chowbay B, Schaeffeler E, Schwab M, Lerner F, Wang N, Yang Z, Frezzotti P, Kinoshita S, Fingert JH, Inatani M, Tashiro K, Reis A, Edward DP, Pasquale LR, Kubota T, Wiggs JL, Pasutto F, Topouzis F, Dubina M, Craig JE, Yoshimura N, Sundaresan P, John SWM, Ritch R, Hauser MA, Khor CC. A common variant mapping to CACNA1A is associated with susceptibility to exfoliation syndrome. Nat Genet 2015; 47:387-92. [PMID: 25706626 DOI: 10.1038/ng.3226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Exfoliation syndrome (XFS) is the most common recognizable cause of open-angle glaucoma worldwide. To better understand the etiology of XFS, we conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of 1,484 cases and 1,188 controls from Japan and followed up the most significant findings in a further 6,901 cases and 20,727 controls from 17 countries across 6 continents. We discovered a genome-wide significant association between a new locus (CACNA1A rs4926244) and increased susceptibility to XFS (odds ratio (OR) = 1.16, P = 3.36 × 10(-11)). Although we also confirmed overwhelming association at the LOXL1 locus, the key SNP marker (LOXL1 rs4886776) demonstrated allelic reversal depending on the ancestry group (Japanese: OR(A allele) = 9.87, P = 2.13 × 10(-217); non-Japanese: OR(A allele) = 0.49, P = 2.35 × 10(-31)). Our findings represent the first genetic locus outside of LOXL1 surpassing genome-wide significance for XFS and provide insight into the biology and pathogenesis of the disease.
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- Tin Aung
- 1] Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore. [2] Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore. [3] Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore. [4] Division of Human Genetics, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore. [5] Duke University-National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School, Singapore
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- 1] Ozaki Eye Hospital, Hyuga, Japan. [2] Hayashi Eye Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University Eye Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore
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- Intraocular Lens and Cataract Clinic, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA
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- 1] Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore. [2] Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore
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- 1] Department of Ophthalmology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. [2] Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- 1] Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. [2] Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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- 1] Department of Genetics, Institute of Ophthalmology Conde de Valenciana, Mexico City, Mexico. [2] Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Meselik, Turkey
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- Department of Diagnostics and Microsurgery of Glaucoma, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmic Research Center, Labbafinejad Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing Tongren Eye Centre, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital University of Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Department of Neurosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Monfalcone Hospital, Gorizia, Italy
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- 1] Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory for Human Disease Gene Study, Hospital of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, China. [2] School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China. [3] Sichuan Translational Medicine Hospital, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
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- Division of Human Genetics, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore
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- Division of Human Genetics, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Genomic Medical Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Glaucoma Services, Narayana Nethralaya Eye Hospital, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- 1] Miyata Eye Hospital, Miyazaki, Japan. [2] Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Engineering Combined Research Institute, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Center for Genomic Medicine/INSERM U852, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- 1] Center for Genomic Medicine/INSERM U852, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan. [2] Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmic Research Center, Labbafinejad Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmic Research Center, Labbafinejad Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmic Research Center, Labbafinejad Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Meselik, Turkey
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Meselik, Turkey
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmic Research Center, Labbafinejad Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmic Research Center, Labbafinejad Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmic Research Center, Labbafinejad Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Ophthalmology, First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Division of Human Genetics, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Division of Human Genetics, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore
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- Division of Human Genetics, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore
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- Division of Human Genetics, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Diagnostics and Microsurgery of Glaucoma, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Diagnostics and Microsurgery of Glaucoma, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
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- 1] Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore. [2] Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore. [3] Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- 1] Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA. [2] Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University Eye Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Lions Eye Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- 1] Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. [2] Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA), University of Melbourne, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Department of Neurosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Intraocular Lens and Cataract Clinic, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India
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- Intraocular Lens and Cataract Clinic, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India
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- Department of Genetics, Aravind Medical Research Foundation, Madurai, India
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Xin Hua Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumchi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
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- 1] Department of Genetics, Institute of Ophthalmology Conde de Valenciana, Mexico City, Mexico. [2] Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- 1] Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore. [2] Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- 1] Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore. [2] Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore
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- 1] Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore. [2] Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore
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- National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
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- Cancer Therapeutics and Stratified Oncology, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore
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- 1] Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany. [2] Department of Genomics, Life &Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany. [3] Division of Medical Genetics, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland. [4] Human Genetics Research Group, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University Hospital of Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- 1] Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany. [2] Department of Genomics, Life &Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Tübingen, Germany
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- Glaucoma Services, Narayana Nethralaya Eye Hospital, Bangalore, India
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- 1] Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore. [2] Genes, Repair and Regeneration in Ophthalmic Workstation Research Laboratory, Narayana Nethralaya Foundation, Bangalore, India
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- 1] Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University Eye Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA. [2] Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- 1] Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA), University of Melbourne, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. [2] Department of Ophthalmology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- 1] Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA), University of Melbourne, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. [2] Department of Ophthalmology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing Tongren Eye Centre, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing Tongren Eye Centre, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital University of Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Center for Community Outreach and Policy, Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- 1] Eye Pathology Institute, Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. [2] Department of Ophthalmology, Glostrup University Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark
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- Department of Genomic Medical Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- 1] Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA. [2] Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital University of Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- New York University School of Medicine, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Medical Sciences, Humphrey Oei Institute of Cancer Research, National Cancer Centre of Singapore, Singapore
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- Dr. Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Stuttgart, Germany
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- 1] Dr. Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Stuttgart, Germany. [2] Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital, Tübingen, Germany. [3] German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Fundación para el Estudio del Glaucoma, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing Tongren Eye Centre, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- 1] Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory for Human Disease Gene Study, Hospital of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, China. [2] School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China. [3] Sichuan Translational Medicine Hospital, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Ophthalmology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- 1] Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA. [2] Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medical Science, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
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- Department of Genomic Medical Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
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- 1] King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. [2] Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- 1] Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. [2] Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 1] Department of Ophthalmology, First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russia. [2] St. Petersburg Academic University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA
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- Einhorn Clinical Research Center, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- 1] Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University Eye Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA. [2] Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- 1] Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore. [2] Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore. [3] Division of Human Genetics, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore
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Abu-Amero KK, Azad TA, Mousa A, Osman EA, Sultan T, Al-Obeidan SA. Total antioxidant level is correlated with intra-ocular pressure in patients with primary angle closure glaucoma. BMC Res Notes 2014; 7:163. [PMID: 24646376 PMCID: PMC3995365 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2013] [Accepted: 03/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background To evaluate total antioxidant status (TAS) in the plasma of primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) patients and to compare it to that of the control group. Additionally, we aim to investigate the association of various PACG clinical indices with TAS level. Methods Plasma samples were obtained from 139 PACG patients and 149 glaucoma-free controls of matching age, sex, and ethnicity. TAS in all samples was determined by spectrophotometric and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay methods. We studied the possible association of the TAS level with various clinical indices relevant to PACG. Results The mean (±SD) total antioxidant (TAS) value was almost similar in patients 1 (±0.22) compared to controls 0.97 (±0.43); p = 0.345. Among cases, mean TAS concentration showed a statistically significant lower pattern among subjects with glaucoma onset at the age of ≤ 50 years (p = 0.037) and female subjects (p = 0.014) as well as having a family history of glaucoma (p = 0.010). Interestingly, a statistically significant inverse correlation was detected between TAS concentration and intra ocular pressure (IOP), (R = -0.14, p = 0.037). Conclusions The inverse correlation of TAS level with IOP, highlights TAS potential role as a predictive-marker for PACG-severity.
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- Khaled K Abu-Amero
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, PO Box 245, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia.
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PURPOSE To evaluate total antioxidant status (TAS) in the plasma of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) patients and to compare it to that of the control group. Additionally, we aim to investigate the association of various POAG clinical indices with TAS level. MATERIALS AND METHODS Plasma samples were obtained from 139 POAG patients and 148 glaucoma-free controls of matching age, sex, and ethnicity. TAS in all samples was determined by spectrophotometric and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay methods.We studied the possible association of the TAS level with various clinical indices relevant to POAG. RESULTS The mean (±SD) total antioxidant (TAS) value was lower among patients: 0.47 (±0.32), than controls: 0.97 (±0.43) and this difference was statistically significant (p<0.0001). TAS concentration was not significantly associated neither with the level of intraocular pressure, nor with number of anti-glaucoma medications (p = 0.532 and 0.084 respectively). However, TAS level shows a trend towards reduction with increased severity of glaucoma presented in a reversed significant association with cup/disc ratio (p = 0.043). CONCLUSIONS Our findings provide evidence that TAS decreases in the plasma of POAG patients and that it may play a role in POAG pathogenesis. Association of TAS level with increased cup-to-disc ratio highlights TAS potential role as a predictive-marker for POAG-severity.
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- Khaled K Abu-Amero
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Abu-Amero KK, Azad TA, Mousa A, Osman EA, Sultan T, Al-Obeidan SA. Association of SOD2 Mutation (c.47T > C) with Various Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma Clinical Indices. Ophthalmic Genet 2013; 36:180-3. [PMID: 24070129 DOI: 10.3109/13816810.2013.838276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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We investigated whether the c.47T>C polymorphism (SNP rs4880) in the manganese superoxide dismutase (SOD2) gene is a risk factor for primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) in the Saudi population. Among cases (n=139), the prevalence of various genotypes were 25.9%, 46.8% and 27.3% for T/T, C/T and C/C genotypes respectively. This trend was similar in the controls (n=403); 22.6%, 50.1% and 27.3% for T/T, C/T and C/C respectively. The differences in genotype distribution were not statistically significant (p=0.391 and 0.682 respectively). The minor allele frequency was 50.7% in cases and 52.4% in controls; this difference was not statistically significant (p=0.676). Investigating the potential association between this SOD2 polymorphism and different clinical indices, there was a statistically significant difference among different genotype groups in terms of three important clinical indices for PACG; Mean age at onset, duration of onset to and the mean LogMAR visual acuity (p=0.041, 0.018 and 0.033 respectively). The three markers are highly associated prognostic factors to diseases severity. If our results are proven in larger cohort and in various populations, then this SNP may have potentiality to be used as an indicator for PACG severity.
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- Khaled K Abu-Amero
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia and
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Abu-Amero KK, Azad TA, Mousa A, Osman EA, Sultan T, Al-Obeidan SA. A catalase promoter variant rs1001179 is associated with visual acuity but not with primary angle closure glaucoma in Saudi patients. BMC Med Genet 2013; 14:84. [PMID: 23961996 PMCID: PMC3765135 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-14-84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2013] [Accepted: 08/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Background To Investigate whether the g.4760C>T polymorphism in the promoter region of the catalase gene (CAT) is a risk factor for primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) in the Saudi population. Methods 138 unrelated PACG patients and 403 unrelated control subjects from Saudi Arabia were genotyped for a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP; rs1001179; g.4760C>T) utilizing Taq-Man® assay. The association between different genotypes and various clinical indices important for PACG was also investigated. Results The distribution of different genotypes was comparable between both study groups. The genotype “C/C” was predominant among cafses; 94 (68.1%) and controls; 289 (71.7%). Heterozygous genotype “C/T”, was present in 41 (29.7%) of cases and 103 (25.6%) of controls, where the homozygous variant genotype was present in only 3 (2.2%) of cases and 11 (2.7%) of the controls. The distribution of variant allele was similar in both study groups (p= 0.568). Interestingly, there was a trend of association between the type of the variant (homozygous variant, heterozygous and wildtype genotype) and one important parameter for PACG, which is visual acuity. The visual acuity increase was; 0.62 (±0.74), 0.88 (±0.88) and 1.27 (±0.95) in patients carrying the “C/C”, “C/T” and “T/T” genotypes respectively, which was statistically significant in both ANOVA and pairwise individual T tests (p = 0.022, 0.031 and 0.039) when compared to controls. Conclusions This variant is possibly associated with visual acuity in PACG patients and thus had the potential to be used as a parameter for assessing PACG severity.
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- Khaled K Abu-Amero
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, PO Box 245, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia.
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Abu-Amero KK, Kondkar AA, Mousa A, Osman EA, Al-Obeidan SA. Association of Mn-SOD Mutation (c.47T > C) with Various POAG Clinical Indices. Ophthalmic Genet 2013; 35:85-90. [DOI: 10.3109/13816810.2013.796390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Abu-Amero KK, Kondkar AA, Mousa A, Osman EA, Al-Obeidan SA. Analysis of catalase SNP rs1001179 in Saudi patients with primary open angle glaucoma. Ophthalmic Genet 2013; 34:223-8. [PMID: 24215654 DOI: 10.3109/13816810.2013.789534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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PURPOSE To investigate whether the g.4760C > T mutation in the catalase gene (CAT) is a risk factor for primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) in the Saudi population. METHODS A cohort of 225 unrelated POAG patients and 403 unrelated control subjects from Saudi Arabia were genotyped for a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP; rs1001179; g.4760C > T) in the CAT gene utilizing Taq-Man® assay. The association between mutant genotypes and various clinical indices important for POAG was also investigated. RESULTS The distribution of different genotypes was comparable between both study groups. The genotype "C/C" was predominant among cases; 169 (75.1%) as well as among the controls; 289 (71.7%). As for the heterozygous mutated genotype "C/T", it was present in 52 (23.1%) of cases and 103 (25.6%) of controls, where the homozygous fully mutated genotype was present in only 4 (1.8%) of cases and 11 (2.7%) of the controls. The distribution of mutant allele was similar in both study groups (p = 0.218). Interestingly, there was a trend of association between the type of the mutation (homozygous versus heterozygous) and three clinical parameters important for predicting the severity of the disease. These parameters include mean age of onset, mean level of intraocular pressure (IOP) and mean months of duration of encountering glaucoma. CONCLUSIONS There were no statistically significant differences between cases and controls in terms of the different genotype distribution. This mutation is possibly associated with various clinical indices important for POAG and thus may be used as a parameter for assessing POAG severity, at least in this population.
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- Khaled K Abu-Amero
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia and
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Al-Obeidan SA, Mousa A, Naseem A, Abu-Amero KK, Osman EA. Efficacy and safety of non-penetrating deep sclerectomy surgery in Saudi patients with uncontrolled open angle glaucoma. Saudi Med J 2013; 34:54-61. [PMID: 23299160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the efficacy and safety of deep sclerectomy (DS) in Saudi patients with primary and secondary open-angle glaucoma (OAG). METHODS In this retrospective cohort study, a total of 194 eyes of 152 patients with OAG were consecutively enrolled to undergo DS with Mitomycin-C (MMC) at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between January 2002 and September 2010. Age at surgery, gender, type of glaucoma, operated eye, previous ocular surgery, type of implant, pre and final visit visual acuities, intraocular pressure (IOP), number of anti-glaucoma medications, optic nerve cup/disc ratio, and complications were recorded. RESULTS Cases were followed up to a mean of 60.9 (+/-49.7) months. The IOP reduced from a preoperative mean of 25.6 (+/-10.3) to final visit of 13.5 (+/-4), whereas the mean number of anti-glaucoma medication also reduced from 2.95 (+/-0.93) to 0.22 (+/-0.63), which was statistically significant (p<0.0001). Complete success was 82%, while overall success was 90.2%. Patients <50 years (p=0.003), high IOP (>/=21) at baseline (p=0.039), and being exposed to previous surgeries (p=0.047) were significant risk factors for failure, while combining cataract and converting to penetrating surgery have significantly improved the success rate (p=0.037). CONCLUSION Deep sclerectomy provides significant IOP reduction with low rate of visual threatening complications in Saudi patients with open angle glaucoma.
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- Saleh A Al-Obeidan
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Abu-Amero KK, Kondkar AA, Mousa A, Osman EA, Al-Obeidan SA. Lack of association of SNP rs4236601 near CAV1 and CAV2 with POAG in a Saudi cohort. Mol Vis 2012; 18:1960-5. [PMID: 22876122 PMCID: PMC3413415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2012] [Accepted: 07/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To determine the role of the recently discovered primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs4236601 near the caveolin-1 (CAV1) and CAV2 among patients and controls from Saudi Arabia. METHODS A cohort of 220 POAG patients and 405 control subjects from Saudi Arabia were genotyped for a SNP (rs4236601;g.2891 G>A) in the chromosome 7q31 locus near CAV1 and CAV2 using a standard polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing method. RESULTS The minor allele frequency (MAF) of rs4236601 was 0.3 in controls and 0.31 in POAG patients. We detected no statistical difference when we compared the allele frequencies between POAG patients and control subjects (p=0.699). Similarly, we detected no statistical difference in the frequency of the three possible rs4236601 genotypes between patients and controls. The p-values were 0.928 and 0.683 for heterozygous genotype (G/A) and homozygous mutant genotype (A/A), respectively. We found no statistically significant difference among patients with any of the three possible genotypes and various clinical indices important for glaucoma. Among patients with homozygous (A/A), the mean IOP was higher (21.4) compared to patients with G/G wildtype (20.4) and to patients with G/A genotype (18.5). However, this apparent difference did not reach the statistical significance threshold (p=0.062). CONCLUSIONS We were unable to detect this association in our POAG-patients from Saudi Arabia, suggesting that this risk factor may not have a strong effect in all populations. A founder effect may play a role in certain populations where the link was established.
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- Khaled K. Abu-Amero
- Ophthalmic Genetics Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL
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- Ophthalmic Genetics Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Glaucoma Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Abu-Amero KK, Osman EA, Mousa A, Wheeler J, Whigham B, Allingham RR, Hauser MA, Al-Obeidan SA. Screening of CYP1B1 and LTBP2 genes in Saudi families with primary congenital glaucoma: genotype-phenotype correlation. Mol Vis 2011; 17:2911-9. [PMID: 22128238 PMCID: PMC3224840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2011] [Accepted: 11/07/2011] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) is a severe form of glaucoma that presents early in life. PCG is a clinical and genetic entity that is distinct from juvenile forms of glaucoma. Inheritance is usually autosomal recessive and therefore the disease might be more common in societies where consanguinity is high. We studied the prevalence of cytochrome P450, family 1, subfamily B, polypeptide 1 (CYP1B1) and latent-transforming growth factor beta-binding protein 2 (LTBP2) mutations in a group of Saudi PCG patients and attempted to correlate the mutation status with the disease severity. METHODS Genomic DNA was collected from 54 unrelated Saudi PCG families (74 patients) who were diagnosed as having PCG by standard ophthalmological examinations and screened for mutations in CYP1B1 and LTBP2 by sequencing. We also examined the effect of mutations on the phenotype of patients with PCG (phenotype-genotype correlation). RESULTS Mutations in CYP1B1 were identified in 41 (75.9%) of affected patients. No mutation in CYP1B1 was found in 13 (24.1%) affected persons. We detected a total of 13 mutations: 9 missense mutations (G61E, A119S, R390H, P437L, D441G, A443G, G466S, G466D, and R469W), 2 deletions (g.4238_4247del and g.7901_7913del), and 2 nonsense mutations (R355X and R444X). Two mutations, G466S and D441G, were novel. The G61E mutation was by far the most common mutation detected. PCG cases with CYP1B1 mutation(s) presented with a high degree of haze and greater cup/disc ratio than those with no mutation(s). Also, PCG cases with a mutation had higher post operative indices in terms of post operative haze and the need for anti-glaucoma medications. Additionally, the surgical success rate was higher 13/14 (92.9%) among cases without mutation than those with mutation 42/60 (70%). No mutation(s) were found in LTBP2 in any of the tested patients. CONCLUSIONS CYP1B1 mutations are the predominant cause of PCG in the Saudi Arabian population with G61E as the dominant disease-associated allele. PCG cases with a mutation had higher last postoperative visit indices in terms of postoperative haze and the need for anti-glaucoma medications. This will be a valuable parameter in predicting disease severity earlier on and might help in predicting the surgical outcome.
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- Khaled K. Abu-Amero
- Ophthalmic Genetics Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL
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- Glaucoma Unit, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Center for Human Genetics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Center for Human Genetics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Center for Human Genetics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC,Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University Eye Center, Durham, NC
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- Center for Human Genetics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC,Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University Eye Center, Durham, NC
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- Glaucoma Unit, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Abu-Amero KK, Kondkar AA, Mousa A, Osman EA, Al-Obeidan SA. Decreased total antioxidants status in the plasma of patients with pseudoexfoliation glaucoma. Mol Vis 2011; 17:2769-75. [PMID: 22065931 PMCID: PMC3209429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2011] [Accepted: 10/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate total antioxidant status (TAS) in the plasma of pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PEG) patients and to compare this level with a matching control group. Additionally, we aim to investigate the effect of the combined action of the lysyl oxidase-like 1 (LOXL1) mutation status with TAS level on the development of PEG. METHODS Plasma samples were obtained from 54 PEG patients and 54 controls of matching age, sex, and ethnicity. TAS in all samples was determined by spectrophotometric and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay methods. The coding region of LOXL1, where it encompasses both single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs; rs1048661 and rs3825942), was sequenced. RESULTS The mean (±SD) total antioxidant (TAS) value was lower among patients: 0.87 (0.24), range 0.9-1.41 than controls: 1.07 (0.23), range 0.72-1.94, and this difference was statistically significant (p<0.0001: 95%CI: -0.295-0.114). Evaluating the impact of age, sex, and the mutation in addition to the mean TAS value in patients with PEG, a logistic regression analysis was conducted using diseased/not diseased as the outcome of interest (the dependent variable). Results show that, controlling for all other variables, mean TAS value (p<0.0001) and the mutation G/G in rs3825942 (p=0.041) are significant risk factors for PEG. CONCLUSIONS Our findings provide evidence that TAS decreases in the plasma of PEG patients, suggesting that TAS may have an important role in the pathogenesis of PEG. The combined effect of the "G" allele and the decreased TAS may contribute to the overall pathogenesis of PEG.
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- Khaled K. Abu-Amero
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Abu-Amero KK, González AM, Osman EA, Larruga JM, Cabrera VM, Al-Obeidan SA. Susceptibility to primary angle closure glaucoma in Saudi Arabia: the possible role of mitochondrial DNA ancestry informative haplogroups. Mol Vis 2011; 17:2171-6. [PMID: 21850192 PMCID: PMC3156795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2011] [Accepted: 08/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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PURPOSE In a previous preliminary analysis we reported that mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup R0a was significantly more frequent in primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) Saudi patients than in healthy Saudi controls. This result prompted us to extend our work using a significant larger Saudi PACG cohort and more healthy controls. METHODS We sequenced the mtDNA regulatory hypervariable region-I (HVS-I) and coding regions, comprising haplogroup diagnostic polymorphisms, in 227 PACG Saudi patients and compared their haplogroup frequencies with those obtained from 186 matched healthy controls (free of PACG by examination) and from a large sample of 810 healthy Saudi Arabs representing the general Saudi population. RESULTS MtDNA Haplogroups R0a and J, the most abundant lineages in Saudi Arabia, were in significant higher frequencies in the PACG patients than in controls, while the widespread western Eurasian haplogroup U was associated with reduced risk to developing PACG. CONCLUSIONS Haplogroups R0a and J could be ancestry informative markers for PACG in the Saudi Arabian population. In addition, the western Eurasian haplogroup U may play a mild protective effect to this illness.
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- Khaled K. Abu-Amero
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Abu-Amero KK, González AM, Osman EA, Larruga JM, Cabrera VM, Al-Obeidan SA. Mitochondrial DNA lineages of African origin confer susceptibility to primary open-angle glaucoma in Saudi patients. Mol Vis 2011; 17:1468-72. [PMID: 21677789 PMCID: PMC3110492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2011] [Accepted: 05/26/2011] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE We previously reported that certain mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) polymorphisms in the coding region may be involved in the pathogenesis for primary open-angle-glaucoma (POAG). This encouraged us to extend our work and assess whether mtDNA diagnostic polymorphisms, defining geographically structured haplogroups, could be associated with the development of POAG. METHODS We sequenced the mtDNA regulatory hypervariable region-I (HVS-I) region and coding regions, comprising haplogroup diagnostic polymorphisms, in 176 POAG patients and 186 matched healthy controls (free of glaucoma by examination) of Saudi Arabia ascendancy. A large sample of 810 healthy Saudi Arabs representing the general Saudi population has also been included in the analysis. Assigning individuals into various mitochondrial haplogroups was performed using the nomenclature previously described for African and for Eurasian sequences. RESULTS African mtDNA haplotypes belonging to L haplogroups, excluding L2, confer susceptibility to POAG whereas the Eurasian haplogroup N1 was associated with reduced risk of developing POAG in Saudi Arabian population. CONCLUSIONS Saudi individuals with mtDNA of African origin are at higher risk of developing POAG. In addition, the mtDNA Eurasian haplogroup N1 may play a mild protective effect to this illness.
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- Khaled K. Abu-Amero
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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