Article
Ethnic specific association of the CAV1/CAV2 locus with primary open-angle glaucoma.
Scientific reports - 14 Jun 2016
Rong Shi Song, Chen Li Jia, Leung Christopher K S, Matsushita Kenji, Jia Liyun, Miki Atsuya, Chiang Sylvia W Y, Tam Pancy O S, Hashida Noriyasu, Young Alvin L, Tsujikawa Motokazu, Zhang Mingzhi, Wang Ningli, Nishida Kohji, Pang Chi Pui
Abstract excerpt
A single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs4236601 at the CAV1/CAV2 locus is associated with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Rs4236601 is common in Caucasians but rare in East Asians. Here we conducted a haplotype-tagging SNP analysis followed by replication in a total of 848 POAG cases and 1574 controls drawn from 3 cities in China and 1 city in Japan. Two SNPs, rs4236601 (odds ratio [OR] = 6.25; P = 0.0086)...
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