Nuclear cataract is the most common type of age-related cataract and a leading cause of blindness worldwide. Age-related nuclear cataract is heritable (h(2)=0.48), but little is known about specific genetic factors underlying this condition. Here we report findings from the largest to date multi-ethnic meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (discovery cohort N=14,151 and replication N=5299) of the International Cataract Genetics Consortium. We confirmed the known genetic association of CRYAA (rs7278468, P=2.8x10(-16)) with nuclear cataract and identified five new loci associated with this disease: SOX2-OT (rs9842371, P=1.7x10(-19)), TMPRSS5 (rs4936279, P=2.5x10(-10)), LINC01412 (rs16823886, P=1.3x10(-9)), GLTSCR1 (rs1005911, P=9.8x10(-9)), and COMMD1 (rs62149908, P=1.2x10(-8)). The results suggest a strong link of age-related nuclear cataract with congenital cataract and eye development genes, and the importance of common genetic variants in maintaining crystalline lens integrity in the aging eye. Here, the authors report a multi-ethnic genome wide association meta-analysis of 12 studies from the International Cataract Genetics Consortium. They find six new loci associated with age-related nuclear cataract, in addition to replicating the association at CRYAA, and suggest a strong genetic link between age-related nuclear and congenital cataracts.
第一作者机构:[1]Kings Coll London, Sch Life Course Sci, Dept Twin Res & Genet Epidemiol, London SE1 7EH, England
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通讯机构:[1]Kings Coll London, Sch Life Course Sci, Dept Twin Res & Genet Epidemiol, London SE1 7EH, England[2]Singapore Natl Eye Ctr, Singapore Eye Res Inst, Singapore 168751, Singapore[10]Singapore Gen Hosp, Dept Pathol, Histol, Singapore 169856, Singapore[15]Kings Coll London, Dept Ophthalmol, London SE5 9RS, England[25]Natl Univ Singapore, Yong Loo Lin Sch Med, Dept Ophthalmol, Singapore 117597, Singapore
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Yonova-Doing Ekaterina,Zhao Wanting,Igo Robert P.,et al.Common variants in SOX-2 and congenital cataract genes contribute to age-related nuclear cataract[J].COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY.2020,3(1):doi:10.1038/s42003-020-01421-2.
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Yonova-Doing, Ekaterina,Zhao, Wanting,Igo, Robert P.,Wang, Chaolong,Sundaresan, Periasamy...&Cheng, Ching-Yu.(2020).Common variants in SOX-2 and congenital cataract genes contribute to age-related nuclear cataract.COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY,3,(1)
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Yonova-Doing, Ekaterina,et al."Common variants in SOX-2 and congenital cataract genes contribute to age-related nuclear cataract".COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY 3..1(2020)