A multi-cohort genome-wide association study in African ancestry individuals reveals risk loci for primary open-angle glaucoma.
Cell
; 187(2): 464-480.e10, 2024 01 18.
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ABSTRACT
Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, disproportionately affects individuals of African ancestry. We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) for POAG in 11,275 individuals of African ancestry (6,003 cases; 5,272 controls). We detected 46 risk loci associated with POAG at genome-wide significance. Replication and post-GWAS analyses, including functionally informed fine-mapping, multiple trait co-localization, and in silico validation, implicated two previously undescribed variants (rs1666698 mapping to DBF4P2; rs34957764 mapping to ROCK1P1) and one previously associated variant (rs11824032 mapping to ARHGEF12) as likely causal. For individuals of African ancestry, a polygenic risk score (PRS) for POAG from our mega-analysis (African ancestry individuals) outperformed a PRS from summary statistics of a much larger GWAS derived from European ancestry individuals. This study quantifies the genetic architecture similarities and differences between African and non-African ancestry populations for this blinding disease.
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Glaucoma de Ângulo Aberto
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Estudo de Associação Genômica Ampla
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Humans
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En
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Cell
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
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Estados Unidos