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ArticleHuman genetics2018

The impact of GJA8 SNPs on susceptibility to age-related cataract.

Xiaoning Yu, Xiyuan Ping, Xin Zhang, Yilei Cui, Hao Yang, Xiajing Tang, Yelei Tang, Xingchao Shentu

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Article in Human genetics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiaoning YuEye Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, Zhejiang, China.
Xiyuan PingEye Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, Zhejiang, China.
Xin ZhangEye Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, Zhejiang, China.
Yilei CuiEye Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, Zhejiang, China.
Hao YangEye Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, Zhejiang, China.
Xiajing TangEye Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, Zhejiang, China.
Yelei TangThe Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, Zhejiang, China.
Xingchao ShentuEye Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, Zhejiang, China. stxc@zju.edu.cn.
Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · CN

Funding

The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities No. 2017FZA7002The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities No. 2018FZA7003the National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 81371000the National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 81670834the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province NO. LY17H090004ZhejiangTraditional Chinese Medicine Project No. 2013ZA080
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gap junction protein alpha 8 (GJA8) gene has been widely studied in human congenital cataracts. However, little is known about its relationship with age-related cataract (ARC). In this study, three GJA8-tagged single nucleotide polymorphisms related to an increased ARC risk were identified: rs2132397 for general ARC under both dominant and additive models; rs7541950 for general ARC under both recessive and additive models; and rs6657114 for cortical cataract under the recessive model. To uncover the underlying mechanisms, this study also sought to explore whether GJA8 is involved in the autophagy process in human lens epithelial cells. The results showed that GJA8 may participate in autophagy to maintain the intracellular environment, which may be a novel mechanism for cataract formation induced by GJA8. In conclusion, this study identified the genetic susceptibility of GJA8 polymorphisms on ARC and provides new clues for fully understanding the pathological mechanism of GJA8 variants in affecting lens opacity.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAgingAmino Acid SequenceAutophagyCataractConnexin 50ConnexinsFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleMiddle AgedPedigreePolymorphism, Single NucleotideConnexin 50Connexins

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