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ArticleJournal of negative results in biomedicine2017

Lack of association between polymorphism rs540782 and primary open angle glaucoma in Saudi patients.

Altaf A Kondkar, Nikhil B Edward, Hatem Kalantan, Abdullah S Al-Kharashi, Saleh Altuwaijri, Gamal Mohamed, Tahira Sultan, Taif A Azad, Khaled K Abu-Amero

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Article in Journal of negative results in biomedicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Altaf A KondkarGlaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia.
Nikhil B EdwardCase Western Reserve University, Ohio, USA.
Hatem KalantanGlaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah S Al-KharashiGlaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia.
Saleh AltuwaijriSAAD Research & Development Center, Clinical Research Lab., SAAD Specialist Hospital, P.O. Box 30353, Al Khobar, 31952, Saudi Arabia.
Gamal MohamedDisease Control Strategy Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK.
Tahira SultanGlaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia.
Taif A AzadGlaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia.
Khaled K Abu-AmeroGlaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia. abuamero@gmail.com.
King Saud University · SACase Western Reserve University · USFlorida College · USLiverpool School of Tropical Medicine · GBQassim University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo investigate whether polymorphism rs540782 on chromsome 1, in close proximity to the Zona Pellucida Glycoprotein 4 (ZP4) gene, is a risk factor for primary open angle glaucoma (POAG).

methodThe study genotyped 92 unrelated POAG cases and 95 control subjects from Saudi Arabia using Taq-Man® assay.

resultsThe genotype frequency distribution did not deviate significantly from the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (p > 0.05). Overall, both the genotype and allele frequencies were not significantly different between cases and controls. The minor 'C' allele frequency was 49.4%, which was comparable to the Japanese population and higher than the Indian and Afro-Caribbean populations. Similarly, no significant association was found between genotypes and systemic diseases and health awareness/behavior domain variables. Importantly, glaucoma specific indices, such as intraocular pressure, cup/disc ratio and number of anti-glaucoma medication, also showed no statistically significant effect of genotypes within POAG cases.

conclusionPolymorphism rs540782 is not a risk factor for POAG in the Saudi cohort.

Indexed as

Genetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseCase-Control StudiesDemographyFemaleGene FrequencyGlaucoma, Open-AngleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPolymorphism, Single NucleotideSaudi ArabiaMiddle-eastPOAGrs540782ZP4

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PMID28153016
PMCPMC5290620
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