{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Lehrer S"],"funding":["Medical Research Council"],"pagination":["e23919"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8989065"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["14(4)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Background Intraocular pressure (IOP) is a highly heritable risk factor for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), with at least 27 related genes; however, we are still not aware as to which receptors or genes that the main components of cannabis use to lower IOP. Methods In the current study, we used data from the UK Biobank (UKBB) to assess the relationship of growth arrest-specific 7 (GAS7) with IOP and cannabis in 37,046 subjects. GAS7, at chromosome 17p31.1, is quite close to a cannabis receptor at chromosome 17p31.3. For comparison, we chose a second IOP/glaucoma gene, CDKN2B-AS1 on chromosome 9p21.3, with no known relationship to cannabis. In addition, we examined the effect of CB1, GPR18, and cannabis on IOP; these two genes are associated with cannabis IOP reduction in mice. Results "],"journal":["Cureus"],"pubmed_title":["Cannabis, Intraocular Pressure, and the Growth Arrest-Specific 7 (GAS7) Gene: A Retrospective Analysis."],"pmcid":["PMC8989065"],"funding_grant_id":["MC_PC_17228","MC_QA137853"],"pubmed_authors":["Rheinstein PH","Lehrer S"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Cannabis, Intraocular Pressure, and the Growth Arrest-Specific 7 (GAS7) Gene: A Retrospective Analysis.","description":"Background Intraocular pressure (IOP) is a highly heritable risk factor for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), with at least 27 related genes; however, we are still not aware as to which receptors or genes that the main components of cannabis use to lower IOP. Methods In the current study, we used data from the UK Biobank (UKBB) to assess the relationship of growth arrest-specific 7 (GAS7) with IOP and cannabis in 37,046 subjects. GAS7, at chromosome 17p31.1, is quite close to a cannabis receptor at chromosome 17p31.3. For comparison, we chose a second IOP/glaucoma gene, CDKN2B-AS1 on chromosome 9p21.3, with no known relationship to cannabis. In addition, we examined the effect of CB1, GPR18, and cannabis on IOP; these two genes are associated with cannabis IOP reduction in mice. Results ","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Apr","modification":"2025-04-21T21:13:48.086Z","creation":"2024-11-08T19:59:32.327Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8989065","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35411287"],"doi":["10.7759/cureus.23919"]}}