Journal article
Genome-wide scans of myopia in Pennsylvania Amish families reveal significant linkage to 12q15, 8q21.3 and 5p15.33
Human genetics, v 138(4), pp 339-354
01 Apr 2019
PMID: 30826882
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Abstract
Myopia is one of the most common ocular disorders in the world, yet the genetic etiology of the disease remains poorly understood. Specialized founder populations, such as the Pennsylvania Amish, provide the opportunity to utilize exclusive genomic architecture, like unique haplotypes, to better understand the genetic causes of myopia. We perform genetic linkage analysis on Pennsylvania Amish families that have a strong familial history of myopia to map any potential causal variants and genes for the disease. 293 individuals from 25 extended families were genotyped on the Illumina ExomePlus array and merged with previous microsatellite data. We coded myopia affection as a binary phenotype; myopia was defined as having a mean spherical equivalent (MSE) of less than or equal to - 1 D (diopters). Two-point and multipoint parametric linkage analyses were performed under an autosomal dominant model. When allowing for locus heterogeneity, we identified two novel genome-wide significantly linked variants at 12q15 (heterogeneity LOD, HLOD = 3.77) in PTPRB and at 8q21.3 (HLOD = 3.35) in CNGB3. We identified further three genome-wide significant variants within a single family. These three variants were located in exons of SLC6A18 at 5p15.33 (LODs ranged from 3.51 to 3.37). Multipoint analysis confirmed the significant signal at 5p15.33 with six genome-wide significant variants (LODs ranged from 3.6 to 3.3). Further suggestive evidence of linkage was observed in several other regions of the genome. All three novel linked regions contain strong candidate genes, especially CNGB3 on 8q21.3, which has been shown to affect photoreceptors and cause complete color blindness. Whole genome sequencing on these regions is planned to conclusively elucidate the causal variants.
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- Title
- Genome-wide scans of myopia in Pennsylvania Amish families reveal significant linkage to 12q15, 8q21.3 and 5p15.33
- Creators
- Anthony M Musolf - National Human Genome Research InstituteClaire L Simpson - National Human Genome Research InstituteTheresa A Alexander - National Human Genome Research InstituteLaura Portas - National Human Genome Research InstituteFederico Murgia - National Human Genome Research InstituteElise B Ciner - Salus UniversityDwight Stambolian - University of PennsylvaniaJoan E Bailey-Wilson (Corresponding Author) - National Human Genome Research Institute
- Publication Details
- Human genetics, v 138(4), pp 339-354
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Grant note
- Z99 HG999999 / Intramural NIH HHS Intramural Funding / NHGRI NIH HHS Z01 HG200327 / Intramural NIH HHS R01 EY020483 / NEI NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000465974800004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85062768331
- Other Identifier
- 991022088940704721
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