Identification of myopia-associated WNT7B polymorphisms provides insights into the mechanism underlying the development of myopia

Miyake, M; Yamashiro, K; Tabara, Y; Suda, K; Morooka, S; Nakanishi, H; Khor, CC; Chen, P; Qiao, F; Nakata, I; Akagi-Kurashige, Y; Gotoh, N; Tsujikawa, A; Meguro, A; Kusuhara, S; Polasek, O; Hayward, C; Wright, AF; Campbell, H; Richardson, AJ; Schache, M; Takeuchi, M; Mackey, DA; Hewitt, AW; Cuellar, G; Shi, Y; Huang, L; Yang, Z; Leung, KH; Kao, PY; Yap, MK; Yip, SP; Moriyama, M; Ohno-Matsui, K; Mizuki, N; MacGregor, S; Vitart, V; Aung, T; Saw, SM; Tai, ES; Wong, TY; Cheng, CY; Baird, PN; Yamada, R; Matsuda, F; Yoshimura, N; Nagahama Study Group

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Identification of myopia-associated WNT7B polymorphisms provides insights into the mechanism underlying the development of myopia

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Miyake, M and Yamashiro, K and Tabara, Y and Suda, K and Morooka, S and Nakanishi, H and Khor, CC and Chen, P and Qiao, F and Nakata, I and Akagi-Kurashige, Y and Gotoh, N and Tsujikawa, A and Meguro, A and Kusuhara, S and Polasek, O and Hayward, C and Wright, AF and Campbell, H and Richardson, AJ and Schache, M and Takeuchi, M and Mackey, DA and Hewitt, AW and Cuellar, G and Shi, Y and Huang, L and Yang, Z and Leung, KH and Kao, PY and Yap, MK and Yip, SP and Moriyama, M and Ohno-Matsui, K and Mizuki, N and MacGregor, S and Vitart, V and Aung, T and Saw, SM and Tai, ES and Wong, TY and Cheng, CY and Baird, PN and Yamada, R and Matsuda, F and Yoshimura, N, Nagahama Study Group, Identification of myopia-associated WNT7B polymorphisms provides insights into the mechanism underlying the development of myopia, Nature Communications, 6 Article 6689. ISSN 2041-1723 (2015) [Refereed Article]

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DOI: doi:10.1038/ncomms7689

Abstract

Myopia can cause severe visual impairment. Here, we report a two-stage genome-wide association study for three myopia-related traits in 9,804 Japanese individuals, which was extended with trans-ethnic replication in 2,674 Chinese and 2,690 Caucasian individuals. We identify WNT7B as a novel susceptibility gene for axial length (rs10453441, Pmeta=3.9 × 10(^-13) and corneal curvature (Pmeta=2.9 × 10(^-40) and confirm the previously reported association between GJD2 and myopia. WNT7B significantly associates with extreme myopia in a case-control study with 1,478 Asian patients and 4,689 controls (odds ratio (OR)meta=1.13, Pmeta=0.011). We also find in a mouse model of myopia downregulation of WNT7B expression in the cornea and upregulation in the retina, suggesting its possible role in the development of myopia.

Item Details

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Research Division:	Medical and Health Sciences
Research Group:	Ophthalmology and Optometry
Research Field:	Ophthalmology
Objective Division:	Health
Objective Group:	Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)
Objective Field:	Hearing, Vision, Speech and Their Disorders
UTAS Author:	Mackey, DA (Professor David Mackey)
UTAS Author:	Hewitt, AW (Professor Alex Hewitt)
ID Code:	112663
Year Published:	2015
Web of Science^® Times Cited:	29
Deposited By:	Menzies Institute for Medical Research
Deposited On:	2016-11-23
Last Modified:	2017-11-07
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