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Genome-wide association analyses identify three new susceptibility loci for primary angle closure glaucoma.
Nature genetics - 1 Oct 2012
Vithana Eranga N, Khor Chiea-Chuen, Qiao Chunyan, Nongpiur Monisha E, George Ronnie, Chen Li-Jia, Do Tan, Abu-Amero Khaled, Huang Chor Kai, Low Sancy, Tajudin Liza-Sharmini A, Perera Shamira A, Cheng Ching-Yu, Xu Liang, Jia Hongyan, Ho Ching-Lin, Sim Kar Seng, Wu Ren-Yi, Tham Clement C Y, Chew Paul T K, Su Daniel H, Oen Francis T, Sarangapani Sripriya, Soumittra Nagaswamy, Osman Essam A, Wong Hon-Tym, Tang Guangxian, Fan Sujie, Meng Hailin, Huong Dao T L, Wang Hua, Feng Bo, Baskaran Mani, Shantha Balekudaru, Ramprasad Vedam L, Kumaramanickavel Govindasamy, Iyengar Sudha K, How Alicia C, Lee Kelvin Y, Sivakumaran Theru A, Yong Victor H K, Ting Serena M L, Li Yang, Wang Ya-Xing, Tay Wan-Ting, Sim Xueling, Lavanya Raghavan, Cornes Belinda K, Zheng Ying-Feng, Wong Tina T, Loon Seng-Chee, Yong Vernon K Y, Waseem Naushin, Yaakub Azhany, Chia Kee-Seng, Allingham R Rand, Hauser Michael A, Lam Dennis S C, Hibberd Martin L, Bhattacharya Shomi S, Zhang Mingzhi, Teo Yik Ying, Tan Donald T, Jonas Jost B, Tai E-Shyong, Saw Seang-Mei, Hon Do Nhu, Al-Obeidan Saleh A, Liu Jianjun, Chau Tran Nguyen Bich, Simmons Cameron P, Bei Jin-Xin, Zeng Yi-Xin, Foster Paul J, Vijaya Lingam, Wong Tien-Yin, Pang Chi-Pui, Wang Ningli, Aung Tin
Abstract excerpt
Primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) is a major cause of blindness worldwide. We conducted a genome-wide association study including 1,854 PACG cases and 9,608 controls across 5 sample collections in Asia. Replication experiments were conducted in 1,917 PACG cases and 8,943 controls collected from a further 6 sample collections. We report significant associations at three new loci: rs11024102 in PLEKHA7...
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