| Title: | Genome-wide association study of intraocular pressure uncovers new pathways to glaucoma |
| Journal: | Nature Genetics |
| Published: | 27 Jul 2018 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30054594/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-018-0176-y |
| Citations: | 160 (42 in last 2 years) as of 8 Aug 2024 |
Publication 12066
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Abstract
Intraocular pressure (IOP) is currently the sole modifiable risk factor for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide1. Both IOP and POAG are highly heritable2. We report a combined analysis of participants from the UK Biobank (n = 103,914) and previously published data from the International Glaucoma Genetic Consortium (n = 29,578)3,4 that identified 101 statistically independent genome-wide-significant SNPs for IOP, 85 of which have not been previously reported4-12. We examined these SNPs in 11,018 glaucoma cases and 126,069 controls, and 53 SNPs showed evidence of association. Gene-based tests implicated an additional 22 independent genes associated with IOP. We derived an allele score based on the IOP loci and loci influencing optic nerve head morphology. In 1,734 people with advanced glaucoma and 2,938 controls, participants in the top decile of the allele score were at increased risk (odds ratio (OR) = 5.6; 95% confidence interval (CI): 4.1-7.6) of glaucoma relative to the bottom decile.</p>
9 Keywords
- Female
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Genotype
- Glaucoma
- Humans
- Intraocular Pressure
- Male
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Risk Factors
32 Authors
- Stuart MacGregor
- Jue-Sheng Ong
- Jiyuan An
- Xikun Han
- Tiger Zhou
- Owen M. Siggs
- Matthew H. Law
- Emmanuelle Souzeau
- Shiwani Sharma
- David J. Lynn
- Jonathan Beesley
- Bronwyn Sheldrick
- Richard A. Mills
- John Landers
- Jonathan B. Ruddle
- Stuart L. Graham
- Paul R. Healey
- Andrew J. R. White
- Robert J. Casson
- Stephen Best
- John R Grigg
- Ivan Goldberg
- Joseph E. Powell
- David C. Whiteman
- Graham L. Radford-Smith
- Nicholas G. Martin
- Grant W. Montgomery
- Kathryn P. Burdon
- David A. Mackey
- Puya Gharahkhani
- Jamie E. Craig
- Alex W. Hewitt
1 Application
| Application ID | Title |
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| 25331 | Gene mapping and genetic correlation across complex traits |
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