Common variants in SOX-2 and congenital cataract genes contribute to age-related nuclear cataract

Yonova-Doing, E; Zhao, W; Igo Jr, RP; Wang, C; Sundaresan, P; Lee, KE; Jun, GR; Couto Alves, A; Chai, X; Chan, ASY; Lee, MC; Fong, A; Tan, AG; Khor, CC; Chew, EY; Hysi, PG; Fan, Q; Chua, J; Chung, J; Liao, J; Colijn, JM; Burdon, KP; Fritsche, LG; Swift, MK; Hilmy, MH; Chee, ML; Tedja, M; Bonnemaijer, PWM; Gupta, P; Tan, QS; Li, Z; Vithana, EN; Ravindran, RD; Chee, S-P; Shi, Y; Liu, W; Shi, Y; Liu, W; Su, X; Sim, X; Shen, Y; Wang, YX; Li, H; Tham, Y-C; Teo, YY; Aung, T; Small, KS; Mitchell, P; Jonas, JB; Wong, TY; Fletcher, AE; Klaver, CCW; Klein, BEK; Wang, JJ; Iyengar, SK; Hammond, CJ; Cheng, C-Y

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Common variants in SOX-2 and congenital cataract genes contribute to age-related nuclear cataract

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Yonova-Doing, E and Zhao, W and Igo Jr, RP and Wang, C and Sundaresan, P and Lee, KE and Jun, GR and Couto Alves, A and Chai, X and Chan, ASY and Lee, MC and Fong, A and Tan, AG and Khor, CC and Chew, EY and Hysi, PG and Fan, Q and Chua, J and Chung, J and Liao, J and Colijn, JM and Burdon, KP and Fritsche, LG and Swift, MK and Hilmy, MH and Chee, ML and Tedja, M and Bonnemaijer, PWM and Gupta, P and Tan, QS and Li, Z and Vithana, EN and Ravindran, RD and Chee, S-P and Shi, Y and Liu, W and Shi, Y and Liu, W and Su, X and Sim, X and Shen, Y and Wang, YX and Li, H and Tham, Y-C and Teo, YY and Aung, T and Small, KS and Mitchell, P and Jonas, JB and Wong, TY and Fletcher, AE and Klaver, CCW and Klein, BEK and Wang, JJ and Iyengar, SK and Hammond, CJ and Cheng, C-Y, Common variants in SOX-2 and congenital cataract genes contribute to age-related nuclear cataract, Communications Biology, 3, (1) pp. 1-8. ISSN 2399-3642 (2020) [Refereed Article]

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DOI: doi:10.1038/s42003-020-01421-2

Abstract

Nuclear cataract is the most common type of age-related cataract and a leading cause of blindness worldwide. Age-related nuclear cataract is heritable (h² = 0.48), but little is known about specific genetic factors underlying this condition. Here we report findings from the largest to date multi-ethnic meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (discovery cohort N = 14,151 and replication N = 5299) of the International Cataract Genetics Consortium. We confirmed the known genetic association of CRYAA (rs7278468, P = 2.8 × 10⁻¹⁶) with nuclear cataract and identified five new loci associated with this disease: SOX2-OT (rs9842371, P = 1.7 × 10⁻¹⁹), TMPRSS5 (rs4936279, P = 2.5 × 10⁻¹⁰), LINC01412 (rs16823886, P = 1.3 × 10⁻⁹), GLTSCR1 (rs1005911, P = 9.8 × 10⁻⁹), and COMMD1 (rs62149908, P = 1.2 × 10⁻⁸). The results suggest a strong link of age-related nuclear cataract with congenital cataract and eye development genes, and the importance of common genetic variants in maintaining crystalline lens integrity in the aging eye.

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Item Type:	Refereed Article
Keywords:	cataract, genetics
Research Division:	Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
Research Group:	Ophthalmology and optometry
Research Field:	Ophthalmology
Objective Division:	Expanding Knowledge
Objective Group:	Expanding knowledge
Objective Field:	Expanding knowledge in the biomedical and clinical sciences
UTAS Author:	Burdon, KP (Professor Kathryn Burdon)
ID Code:	144761
Year Published:	2020
Deposited By:	Menzies Institute for Medical Research
Deposited On:	2021-06-08
Last Modified:	2021-09-30
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