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ArticleMolecular vision2017

Genome-wide linkage and association analysis of primary open-angle glaucoma endophenotypes in the Norfolk Island isolate.

Elizabeth Matovinovic, Pik Fang Kho, Rodney A Lea, Miles C Benton, David A Eccles, Larisa M Haupt, Alex W Hewitt, Justin C Sherwin, David A Mackey, Lyn R Griffiths

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Article in Molecular vision, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Elizabeth MatovinovicGenomics Research Centre, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
Pik Fang KhoGenomics Research Centre, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
Rodney A LeaGenomics Research Centre, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
Miles C BentonGenomics Research Centre, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
David A EcclesGenomics Research Centre, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
Larisa M HauptGenomics Research Centre, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
Alex W HewittCentre for Eye Research Australia & Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, University of Melbourne, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Justin C SherwinCentre for Eye Research Australia & Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, University of Melbourne, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
David A MackeyMenzies Institute for Medical Research, School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
Lyn R GriffithsGenomics Research Centre, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
Queensland University of Technology · AUCentre for Eye Research Australia · AULions Eye Institute · AUUniversity of Tasmania · AU

Funding

SOLAR-Eclipse Computational Tools for Imaging GeneticsR01EB015611 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI KOCHUNOV, PETER V. · 2012 to 2024
$5.0M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePrimary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) refers to a group of heterogeneous diseases involving optic nerve damage. Two well-established risk factors for POAG are elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) and a thinner central corneal thickness (CCT). These endophenotypes exhibit a high degree of heritability across populations. Large-scale genome-wide association studies (GWASs) of outbred populations have robustly implicated several susceptibility gene variants for both IOP and CCT. Despite this progress, a substantial amount of genetic variance remains unexplained. Population-specific variants that might be rare in outbred populations may also influence POAG endophenotypes. The Norfolk Island population is a founder-effect genetic isolate that has been well characterized for POAG endophenotypes. This population is therefore a suitable candidate for mapping new variants that influence these complex traits.

methodsThree hundred and thirty participants from the Norfolk Island Eye Study (NIES) core pedigree provided DNA. Ocular measurements of CCT and IOP were also taken for analysis. Heritability analyses and genome-wide linkage analyses of short tandem repeats (STRs) were conducted using SOLAR. Pedigree-based GWASs of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were performed using the GenABEL software.

resultsCCT was the most heritable endophenotype in this cohort (h

conclusionsThese study results indicate that CCT and IOP exhibit a substantial degree of heritability in the NI pedigree, indicating a genetic component. A genome-wide linkage analysis of POAG endophenotypes did not reveal any major effect loci, but the GWASs did implicate several known loci, as well as a potential new locus in DLG2, suggesting a role for neuronal signaling in development in IOP and perhaps POAG. These results also highlight the need to target rarer variants via whole genome sequencing in this genetic isolate.

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EndophenotypesFounder EffectGenetic Predisposition to DiseasePolymorphism, Single NucleotideAdultFemaleGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotyping TechniquesGlaucoma, Open-AngleHumansIntraocular PressureMaleMelanesiaPedigreeTonometry, Ocular

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PMID28966548
PMCPMC5620381
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