Liskova, P;
Dudakova, L;
Krepelova, A;
Klema, J;
Hysi, PG;
(2017)
Replication of SNP associations with keratoconus in a Czech cohort.
PLOS ONE
, 12
(2)
, Article e0172365. 10.1371/journal.pone.0172365.
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Abstract
Introduction: Keratoconus is a relatively frequent disease leading to severe visual impairment. Existing therapies are imperfect and clinical management may benefit from improved understanding of mechanisms leading to this disease. We aim to investigate the replication of 11 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with keratoconus. / Methods: SNPs from loci previously found in association with keratoconus were genotyped in 165 keratoconus cases of Caucasian Czech origin (108 males and 57 females) and 193 population and gender-matched controls. They included rs1536482 (COL5A1), rs4839200 (KCND3), rs757219 and rs214884 (IMMP2L), rs1328083 and rs1328089 (DAOA), rs2721051 (FOXO1), rs4894535 (FNDC3B), rs4954218 (MAP3K19, RAB3GAP1), rs9938149 (ZNF469) and rs1324183 (MPDZ). A case-control association analysis was assessed using Fisher’s exact tests. / Results: The strongest association was found for rs1324183 (allelic test OR = 1.58; 95% CI, 1.10–2.24, p = 0.01). Statistically significant values were also obtained for rs2721051 (allelic test OR = 1.72; 95% CI, 1.07–2.77, p = 0.025) and rs4954218 (allelic test OR = 1.53; 95% CI, 1.01–2.34; p = 0.047) which showed an opposite effect direction compared to previously reported one. / Conclusion: Independent replication of association between two SNPs and keratoconus supports the association of these loci with the risks for the disease development, while the effect of rs4954218 warrants further investigation. Understanding the role of the genetic factors involved in keratoconus etiopathogenesis may facilitate development of novel therapies and an early detection.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Replication of SNP associations with keratoconus in a Czech cohort |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0172365 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0172365 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2017 Liskova et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
| Keywords: | Genetic loci, Genome-wide association studies, Cornea, Molecular genetics, Protein kinases, Introns, Variant genotypes, Czech people |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Institute of Ophthalmology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10075543 |
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