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ArticleJAMA network open2023

Whole-Exome Sequencing Among School-Aged Children With High Myopia.

Xiangyi Yu, Jian Yuan, Zhen Ji Chen, Kai Li, Yinghao Yao, Shilai Xing, Zhengbo Xue, Yue Zhang, Hui Peng, Gang An and 4 more

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Article in JAMA network open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Xiangyi YuNational Engineering Research Center of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Jian YuanNational Engineering Research Center of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Zhen Ji ChenNational Engineering Research Center of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Kai LiWenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, China.
Yinghao YaoOujiang Laboratory, Zhejiang Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Shilai XingNational Engineering Research Center of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Zhengbo XueNational Engineering Research Center of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Yue ZhangNational Engineering Research Center of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Hui PengNational Engineering Research Center of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Gang AnInstitute of PSI Genomics, Wenzhou, China.
Xiaoguang YuInstitute of PSI Genomics, Wenzhou, China.
Jia QuNational Engineering Research Center of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Jianzhong SuNational Engineering Research Center of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Myopia Associated Genetics and Intervention Consortiums
Wenzhou Medical University · CNAffiliated Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College · CNZhejiang Lab · CNUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Importance: High myopia (HM) is one of the leading causes of visual impairment worldwide. Genetic factors are known to play an important role in the development of HM. Objective: To identify risk variants in a large HM cohort and to examine the implications of genetic testing of schoolchildren with HM. Design, Setting, and Participants: This cohort study retrospectively reviewed whole-exome sequencing (WES) results in 6215 schoolchildren with HM who underwent genetic testing between September 2019 and July 2020 in Wenzhou City, China. HM is defined as a spherical equivalent refraction (SER) of -6.00 diopters (D) or less. The study setting was a genetic testing laboratory and a multicenter school census. Data were analyzed from July 2021 to June 2022. Main Outcomes and Measures: The frequency and distribution of positive germline variants, the percentage of individuals with HM in both eyes, and subsequent variant yield for common high myopia (CHM; -8.00 D ≤ SER ≤ -6.00 D), ultra myopia (UM; -10.00 D ≤ SER < -8.00 D), and extreme myopia (EM; SER < -10.00 D). Results: Of the 6215 schoolchildren with HM, 3278 (52.74%) were male. Their mean (SD) age was 14.87 (2.02) years, including 355 students in primary school, 1970 in junior high school, and 3890 in senior high school. The mean (SD) SER was -7.51 (-1.36) D for the right eye and -7.46 (-1.34) D for the left eye. Among schoolchildren with HM, genetic testing yielded 271 potential pathogenic variants in 75 HM candidate genes in 964 diagnoses (15.52%). A total of 36 known variants were found in 490 HM participants (7.88%) and 235 protein-truncating variants (PTVs) in 506 participants (8.14%). Involved variant yield was significantly positively associated with SER (Cochran-Armitage test for trend Z = 2.5492; P = .01), which ranged from 7.66% in the CHM group, 8.70% in the UM group, to 11.90% in the EM group. We also found that primary school students with EM had the highest variant yield of PTVs (8 of 35 students [22.86%]), which was 1.77 and 4.78 times that of the UM and CHM, respectively. Conclusions and Relevance: In this cohort study of WES for HM, several potential pathogenic variants were identified in a substantial number of schoolchildren with HM. The high variation frequency in younger students with EM can provide clues for genetic screening and clinical examinations of HM to promote long-term follow-up assessment.

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MyopiaAdolescentChildCohort StudiesExome SequencingFemaleHumansMaleRefraction, OcularRetrospective Studies

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PMID38039006
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