ABCC5, a Gene That Influences the Anterior Chamber Depth, Is Associated with Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma

Monisha E Nongpiur, Chiea Chuen Khor, Hongyan Jia, Belinda K Cornes, Li-Jia Chen, Chunyan Qiao, K Saidas Nair, Ching-Yu Cheng, Liang Xu, Ronnie George, Do Tan, Khaled Abu-Amero, Shamira A Perera, Mineo Ozaki, Takanori Mizoguchi, Yasuo Kurimoto, Sancy Low, Liza-Sharmini A Tajudin, Ching-Lin Ho, Clement C Y Tham, Ileana Soto, Paul T K Chew, Hon-Tym Wong, Balekudaru Shantha, Masako Kuroda, Essam A Osman, Guangxian Tang, Sujie Fan, Hailin Meng, Hua Wang, Bo Feng, Victor H K Yong, Serena M L Ting, Yang Li, Ya-Xing Wang, Zheng Li, Raghavan Lavanya, Ren-Yi Wu, Ying-Feng Zheng, Daniel H Su, Seng-Chee Loon, R Rand Allingham, Michael A Hauser, Nagaswamy Soumittra, Vedam L Ramprasad, Naushin Waseem, Azhany Yaakub, Kee-Seng Chia, Govindasamy Kumaramanickavel, Tina T Wong, Alicia C How, Tran Nguyen Bich Chau, Cameron P Simmons, Jin-Xin Bei, Yi-Xin Zeng, Shomi S Bhattacharya, Mingzhi Zhang, Donald T Tan, Yik-Ying Teo, Saleh A Al-Obeidan, Do Nhu Hon, E-Shyong Tai, Seang-Mei Saw, Paul J Foster, Lingam Vijaya, Jost B Jonas, Tien-Yin Wong, Simon W M John, Chi-Pui Pang, Eranga N Vithana, Ningli Wang and Tin Aung

PLOS Genetics, 2014, vol. 10, issue 3, 1-8

Abstract: Anterior chamber depth (ACD) is a key anatomical risk factor for primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG). We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) on ACD to discover novel genes for PACG on a total of 5,308 population-based individuals of Asian descent. Genome-wide significant association was observed at a sequence variant within ABCC5 (rs1401999; per-allele effect size = −0.045 mm, P = 8.17×10−9). This locus was associated with an increase in risk of PACG in a separate case-control study of 4,276 PACG cases and 18,801 controls (per-allele OR = 1.13 [95% CI: 1.06–1.22], P = 0.00046). The association was strengthened when a sub-group of controls with open angles were included in the analysis (per-allele OR = 1.30, P = 7.45×10−9; 3,458 cases vs. 3,831 controls). Our findings suggest that the increase in PACG risk could in part be mediated by genetic sequence variants influencing anterior chamber dimensions.Author Summary: The anterior chamber is the space within the eye which is bound by the cornea, and the anterior surfaces of the iris and lens. Anterior chamber depth (ACD) is the distance measured along the eye's optical axis, from the cornea to the lens surface. ACD is an important risk factor for primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG), a major cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, and in particular, individuals of Asian ethnicity. In order to identify the genes that underlie PACG susceptibility, we conducted a two-staged study. We first conducted a large scale genetic study on a total of 5,308 population-based individuals of Asian descent to identify the genetic variants that influence ACD. This was followed by testing for associations between the identified genetic variant and PACG in another independent collection of 4,276 PACG cases and 18,801 controls. We found that a genetic variant within ABCC5 was associated with an increased risk of having PACG. Our findings suggest that the increase in PACG risk could in part be mediated by genetic sequence variants that influence the anterior chamber dimensions of the eye.

Date: 2014
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