University of Tasmania
Browse

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies novel loci that influence cupping and the glaucomatous process

Download (481.25 kB)
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-18, 08:30 authored by Springelkamp, H, Hohn, R, Mishra, A, Hysi, PG, Khor, C-C, Loomis, SJ, Bailey, JNC, Gibson, J, Thorleifsson, G, Janssen, SF, Luo, X, Ramdas, WD, Vithana, E, Nongpiur, ME, Montogmery, GW, Xu, L, Mountain, JE, Gharahkhani, P, Lu, Y, Amin, N, Karssen, LC, Sim, K-S, Van Leeuwen, EM, Iglesias, AI, Verhoeven, VJM, Hauser, MA, Loon, S-C, Despriet, DDG, Nag, A, Venturini, C, Sanfilippo, PG, Schillert, A, Kang, JH, Landers, J, Jonasson, F, Cree, AJ, van Koolwijk, LM, Rivadeneira, F, Souzeau, E, Jonsson, V, Menon, G, Weinreb, RN, de Jong, PT, Oostra, BA, Uitterlinden, AG, Hofman, A, Ennis, S, Thorsteinsdottir, U, Kathryn BurdonKathryn Burdon, Spector, TD, Mirshahi, A, Saw, SM, Vingerling, JR, Teo, YY, Haines, JL, Klaver, CC, Wolfs, RC, Lemij, HG, Tai, ES, Jansonius, NM, Jonas, JB, Cheng, CY, Aung, T, Viswanathan, AC, Craig, JE, Macgregor, S, David MackeyDavid Mackey, Lotery, AJ, Stefansson, K, Bergen, AAB, Young, TL, Wiggs, JL, Pfeiffer, N, Wong, T-Y, Pasquale, LR, Alexander HewittAlexander Hewitt, van Dujin, CM, Hammond, CJ
Glaucoma is characterized by irreversible optic nerve degeneration and is the most frequent cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Here, the International Glaucoma Genetics Consortium conducts a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of vertical cup-disc ratio (VCDR), an important disease-related optic nerve parameter. In 21,094 individuals of European ancestry and 6,784 individuals of Asian ancestry, we identify 10 new loci associated with variation in VCDR. In a separate risk-score analysis of five case-control studies, Caucasians in the highest quintile have a 2.5-fold increased risk of primary open-angle glaucoma as compared with those in the lowest quintile. This study has more than doubled the known loci associated with optic disc cupping and will allow greater understanding of mechanisms involved in this common blinding condition.

History

Publication title

Nature Communications

Volume

5

Article number

4883

Number

4883

Pagination

1-7

ISSN

2041-1723

Department/School

Menzies Institute for Medical Research

Publisher

Nature Publishing Group

Place of publication

United Kingdom

Rights statement

Copyright 2014 Macmillan Publishers Limited . Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Repository Status

  • Open

Socio-economic Objectives

Clinical health not elsewhere classified

Usage metrics

    University Of Tasmania

    Categories

    Exports

    RefWorks
    BibTeX
    Ref. manager
    Endnote
    DataCite
    NLM
    DC