Association of markers at chromosome 15q14 in Chinese patients with moderate to high myopia.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate the association of two reported regions on chromosome 15 with moderate to high myopia in two Chinese cohorts from southern China.

Methods

Two candidate regions on 15q14 and 15q25 were selected based on reported association with refractive error in the literature. Five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were genotyped in 300 university students with high myopia at Guangzhou and 308 without refractive error, and 96 university students of Chaoshan Chinese origin with moderate to high myopia and 96 without refractive error. Genotypes were evaluated using direct sequencing and analyzed with chi-square, Armitage trend, and Mantel-Haenszel tests, and regression analysis.

Results

Of the five SNPs screened, alleles of rs634990 and rs524952 in the 15q

SUBMITTER: Jiao X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3501279 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature