Common genetic determinants of intraocular pressure and primary open-angle glaucoma.

Intraocular pressure (IOP) is a highly heritable risk factor for primary open-angle glaucoma and is the only target for current glaucoma therapy. The genetic factors which determine IOP are largely unknown. We performed a genome-wide association study for IOP in 11,972 participants from 4 independen...

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Main Authors: Leonieke M E van Koolwijk, Wishal D Ramdas, M Kamran Ikram, Nomdo M Jansonius, Francesca Pasutto, Pirro G Hysi, Stuart Macgregor, Sarah F Janssen, Alex W Hewitt, Ananth C Viswanathan, Jacoline B ten Brink, S Mohsen Hosseini, Najaf Amin, Dominiek D G Despriet, Jacqueline J M Willemse-Assink, Rogier Kramer, Fernando Rivadeneira, Maksim Struchalin, Yurii S Aulchenko, Nicole Weisschuh, Matthias Zenkel, Christian Y Mardin, Eugen Gramer, Ulrich Welge-Lüssen, Grant W Montgomery, Francis Carbonaro, Terri L Young, DCCT/EDIC Research Group, Céline Bellenguez, Peter McGuffin, Paul J Foster, Fotis Topouzis, Paul Mitchell, Jie Jin Wang, Tien Y Wong, Monika A Czudowska, Albert Hofman, Andre G Uitterlinden, Roger C W Wolfs, Paulus T V M de Jong, Ben A Oostra, Andrew D Paterson, Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium 2, David A Mackey, Arthur A B Bergen, André Reis, Christopher J Hammond, Johannes R Vingerling, Hans G Lemij, Caroline C W Klaver, Cornelia M van Duijn
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3342933?pdf=render
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author Leonieke M E van Koolwijk
Wishal D Ramdas
M Kamran Ikram
Nomdo M Jansonius
Francesca Pasutto
Pirro G Hysi
Stuart Macgregor
Sarah F Janssen
Alex W Hewitt
Ananth C Viswanathan
Jacoline B ten Brink
S Mohsen Hosseini
Najaf Amin
Dominiek D G Despriet
Jacqueline J M Willemse-Assink
Rogier Kramer
Fernando Rivadeneira
Maksim Struchalin
Yurii S Aulchenko
Nicole Weisschuh
Matthias Zenkel
Christian Y Mardin
Eugen Gramer
Ulrich Welge-Lüssen
Grant W Montgomery
Francis Carbonaro
Terri L Young
DCCT/EDIC Research Group
Céline Bellenguez
Peter McGuffin
Paul J Foster
Fotis Topouzis
Paul Mitchell
Jie Jin Wang
Tien Y Wong
Monika A Czudowska
Albert Hofman
Andre G Uitterlinden
Roger C W Wolfs
Paulus T V M de Jong
Ben A Oostra
Andrew D Paterson
Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium 2
David A Mackey
Arthur A B Bergen
André Reis
Christopher J Hammond
Johannes R Vingerling
Hans G Lemij
Caroline C W Klaver
Cornelia M van Duijn
author_facet Leonieke M E van Koolwijk
Wishal D Ramdas
M Kamran Ikram
Nomdo M Jansonius
Francesca Pasutto
Pirro G Hysi
Stuart Macgregor
Sarah F Janssen
Alex W Hewitt
Ananth C Viswanathan
Jacoline B ten Brink
S Mohsen Hosseini
Najaf Amin
Dominiek D G Despriet
Jacqueline J M Willemse-Assink
Rogier Kramer
Fernando Rivadeneira
Maksim Struchalin
Yurii S Aulchenko
Nicole Weisschuh
Matthias Zenkel
Christian Y Mardin
Eugen Gramer
Ulrich Welge-Lüssen
Grant W Montgomery
Francis Carbonaro
Terri L Young
DCCT/EDIC Research Group
Céline Bellenguez
Peter McGuffin
Paul J Foster
Fotis Topouzis
Paul Mitchell
Jie Jin Wang
Tien Y Wong
Monika A Czudowska
Albert Hofman
Andre G Uitterlinden
Roger C W Wolfs
Paulus T V M de Jong
Ben A Oostra
Andrew D Paterson
Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium 2
David A Mackey
Arthur A B Bergen
André Reis
Christopher J Hammond
Johannes R Vingerling
Hans G Lemij
Caroline C W Klaver
Cornelia M van Duijn
author_sort Leonieke M E van Koolwijk
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description Intraocular pressure (IOP) is a highly heritable risk factor for primary open-angle glaucoma and is the only target for current glaucoma therapy. The genetic factors which determine IOP are largely unknown. We performed a genome-wide association study for IOP in 11,972 participants from 4 independent population-based studies in The Netherlands. We replicated our findings in 7,482 participants from 4 additional cohorts from the UK, Australia, Canada, and the Wellcome Trust Case-Control Consortium 2/Blue Mountains Eye Study. IOP was significantly associated with rs11656696, located in GAS7 at 17p13.1 (p=1.4×10(-8)), and with rs7555523, located in TMCO1 at 1q24.1 (p=1.6×10(-8)). In a meta-analysis of 4 case-control studies (total N = 1,432 glaucoma cases), both variants also showed evidence for association with glaucoma (p=2.4×10(-2) for rs11656696 and p=9.1×10(-4) for rs7555523). GAS7 and TMCO1 are highly expressed in the ciliary body and trabecular meshwork as well as in the lamina cribrosa, optic nerve, and retina. Both genes functionally interact with known glaucoma disease genes. These data suggest that we have identified two clinically relevant genes involved in IOP regulation.
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spelling doaj.art-2c3a0536b8874168b6cf89e7e4f94eda2022-12-21T19:28:55ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Genetics1553-73901553-74042012-01-0185e100261110.1371/journal.pgen.1002611Common genetic determinants of intraocular pressure and primary open-angle glaucoma.Leonieke M E van KoolwijkWishal D RamdasM Kamran IkramNomdo M JansoniusFrancesca PasuttoPirro G HysiStuart MacgregorSarah F JanssenAlex W HewittAnanth C ViswanathanJacoline B ten BrinkS Mohsen HosseiniNajaf AminDominiek D G DesprietJacqueline J M Willemse-AssinkRogier KramerFernando RivadeneiraMaksim StruchalinYurii S AulchenkoNicole WeisschuhMatthias ZenkelChristian Y MardinEugen GramerUlrich Welge-LüssenGrant W MontgomeryFrancis CarbonaroTerri L YoungDCCT/EDIC Research GroupCéline BellenguezPeter McGuffinPaul J FosterFotis TopouzisPaul MitchellJie Jin WangTien Y WongMonika A CzudowskaAlbert HofmanAndre G UitterlindenRoger C W WolfsPaulus T V M de JongBen A OostraAndrew D PatersonWellcome Trust Case Control Consortium 2David A MackeyArthur A B BergenAndré ReisChristopher J HammondJohannes R VingerlingHans G LemijCaroline C W KlaverCornelia M van DuijnIntraocular pressure (IOP) is a highly heritable risk factor for primary open-angle glaucoma and is the only target for current glaucoma therapy. The genetic factors which determine IOP are largely unknown. We performed a genome-wide association study for IOP in 11,972 participants from 4 independent population-based studies in The Netherlands. We replicated our findings in 7,482 participants from 4 additional cohorts from the UK, Australia, Canada, and the Wellcome Trust Case-Control Consortium 2/Blue Mountains Eye Study. IOP was significantly associated with rs11656696, located in GAS7 at 17p13.1 (p=1.4×10(-8)), and with rs7555523, located in TMCO1 at 1q24.1 (p=1.6×10(-8)). In a meta-analysis of 4 case-control studies (total N = 1,432 glaucoma cases), both variants also showed evidence for association with glaucoma (p=2.4×10(-2) for rs11656696 and p=9.1×10(-4) for rs7555523). GAS7 and TMCO1 are highly expressed in the ciliary body and trabecular meshwork as well as in the lamina cribrosa, optic nerve, and retina. Both genes functionally interact with known glaucoma disease genes. These data suggest that we have identified two clinically relevant genes involved in IOP regulation.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3342933?pdf=render
spellingShingle Leonieke M E van Koolwijk
Wishal D Ramdas
M Kamran Ikram
Nomdo M Jansonius
Francesca Pasutto
Pirro G Hysi
Stuart Macgregor
Sarah F Janssen
Alex W Hewitt
Ananth C Viswanathan
Jacoline B ten Brink
S Mohsen Hosseini
Najaf Amin
Dominiek D G Despriet
Jacqueline J M Willemse-Assink
Rogier Kramer
Fernando Rivadeneira
Maksim Struchalin
Yurii S Aulchenko
Nicole Weisschuh
Matthias Zenkel
Christian Y Mardin
Eugen Gramer
Ulrich Welge-Lüssen
Grant W Montgomery
Francis Carbonaro
Terri L Young
DCCT/EDIC Research Group
Céline Bellenguez
Peter McGuffin
Paul J Foster
Fotis Topouzis
Paul Mitchell
Jie Jin Wang
Tien Y Wong
Monika A Czudowska
Albert Hofman
Andre G Uitterlinden
Roger C W Wolfs
Paulus T V M de Jong
Ben A Oostra
Andrew D Paterson
Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium 2
David A Mackey
Arthur A B Bergen
André Reis
Christopher J Hammond
Johannes R Vingerling
Hans G Lemij
Caroline C W Klaver
Cornelia M van Duijn
Common genetic determinants of intraocular pressure and primary open-angle glaucoma.
PLoS Genetics
title Common genetic determinants of intraocular pressure and primary open-angle glaucoma.
title_full Common genetic determinants of intraocular pressure and primary open-angle glaucoma.
title_fullStr Common genetic determinants of intraocular pressure and primary open-angle glaucoma.
title_full_unstemmed Common genetic determinants of intraocular pressure and primary open-angle glaucoma.
title_short Common genetic determinants of intraocular pressure and primary open-angle glaucoma.
title_sort common genetic determinants of intraocular pressure and primary open angle glaucoma
url http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3342933?pdf=render
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