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ArticleIndian journal of ophthalmology2021

Whole-exome sequencing identifies multiple pathogenic variants in a large South Indian family with primary open-angle glaucoma.

Mohd Hussain Shah, Manojkumar Kumaran, Prakash Chermakani, Mohideen Abdul Kader, R Ramakrishnan, Subbiah R Krishnadas, Bharanidharan Devarajan, Periasamy Sundaresan

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Mohd Hussain ShahDepartment of Genetics, Aravind Medical Research Foundation, Madurai, India.
Manojkumar KumaranDepartment of Bioinformatics, Aravind Medical Research Foundation, Madurai; School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA (Deemed to be University), Thanjavur, India.
Prakash ChermakaniDepartment of Genetics, Aravind Medical Research Foundation; Department of Molecular Biology, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.
Mohideen Abdul KaderGlaucoma Clinic, Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli, India.
R RamakrishnanGlaucoma Clinic, Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli, India.
Subbiah R KrishnadasGlaucoma Clinic, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai,, India.
Bharanidharan DevarajanDepartment of Bioinformatics, Aravind Medical Research Foundation, Madurai, India.
Periasamy SundaresanDepartment of Genetics, Aravind Medical Research Foundation, Madurai, India.
Aravind Eye Hospital · INMedical Research Foundation · GBAlagappa University · INSASTRA University · IN

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purposeTo identify the pathogenic variants associated with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) using whole-exome sequencing (WES) data of a large South Indian family.

methodsWe recruited a large five-generation South Indian family (n = 84) with a positive family history of POAG (n = 19). All study participants had a comprehensive ocular evaluation. We performed WES for 16 samples (nine POAG and seven unaffected controls) since Sanger sequencing of the POAG candidate genes (MYOC, OPTN, and TBK1) showed no genetic variation. We used an in-house pipeline for prioritizing the pathogenic variants based on their segregation among the POAG individual.

resultsWe identified one novel and five low-frequency pathogenic variants with consistent co-segregation in all affected individuals. The variant c.G3719A in RPGR-interacting domain of RPGRIP1 that segregated heterozygously with the six POAG cases is distinct from variants causing photoreceptor dystrophies, reported affecting the RPGR protein complex signaling in primary cilia. The cilia in trabecular meshwork (TM) cells has been reported to mediate the intraocular pressure (IOP) sensation. Furthermore, we identified a novel c.A1295G variant in Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factors Gene 40 (ARHGEF40) and a likely pathogenic variant in the RPGR gene, suggesting that they may alter the RhoA activity essential for IOP regulation.

conclusionOur study supports that low-frequency pathogenic variants in multiple genes and pathways probably affect Primary Open Angle Glaucoma's pathogenesis in the large South Indian family. Furthermore, it requires larger case-controls to perform family-based association tests and to strengthen our analysis.

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Glaucoma, Open-AngleExome SequencingEye ProteinsHumansIntraocular PressureMutationTonometry, OcularEye ProteinsRPGR protein, humanARGHEF40 geneGenetic heterogeneityprimary open-angle glaucomaRPGRIP1 South Indianwhole-exome sequencing

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