Exploring the Novel Susceptibility Gene Variants for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma in East Asian Cohorts: The GLAU-GENDISK Study.

ABSTRACT: Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) can develop even within normal ranges of intraocular pressure, and this type of glaucoma (so-called 'normal-tension glaucoma [NTG]') is highly prevalent in East Asia including Korea and Japan. We conducted exome chip analysis to identify low-frequency and rare variants associated with POAG from the primary cohort (309 POAG patients and 5,400 control, all Koreans). For replication, Korean (310 POAG patients and 5,612 controls) and Japanese (565 POAG patients and 1,104 controls) cohorts were further investigated by targeted genotyping. SNP rs116121322 in LRRC27 showed nominally significant association with POAG in the discovery cohort (OR = 29.85, P = 2E-06). This SNP was validated in the Korean replication cohort but only in the NTG subgroups (OR = 9.86, P

SUBMITTER: Kim YW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6959350 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature