Article
The Role of Chromosome X in Intraocular Pressure Variation and Sex-Specific Effects.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Sept 2020
Simcoe Mark J, Khawaja Anthony P, Mahroo Omar A, Hammond Christopher J, Hysi Pirro G
Abstract excerpt
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify genetic variants on chromosome X associated with intraocular pressure (IOP) and determine if they possess any sex-specific effects. Methods: Association analyses were performed across chromosome X using 102,407 participants from the UK Biobank. Replication and validation analyses were conducted in an additional 6599 participants from the EPIC-Norfolk cohort, and...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
