Genome-wide association study of the response of patients with diabetic macular edema to intravitreal Anti-VEGF injection.

ABSTRACT: Diabetic macular edema (DME), a complication of diabetes mellitus, is a leading cause of adult-onset blindness worldwide. Recently, intravitreal anti-VEGF injection has been used as a first-line treatment. This study analyzed the association between the genetic profile of patients with DME and their response to treatment. Intravitreal anti-VEGF injections were administered monthly for three months to Korean patients diagnosed with DME, who were classified into two groups depending on whether they responded to anti-VEGF therapy or showed recurrence within six months. Peripheral blood samples were used for genetic analyses. Genome-wide association analysis results sowed that the genes DIRC3 on chromosome 2 (rs16857280, p = 1.2 × 10-6), SLCO3A1 on chromosome 15 (rs12899055, p = 2.5 × 10-6), a

SUBMITTER: Hong EH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9800359 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature