Single nucleotide polymorphisms of the myocilin gene in primary open-angle glaucoma patients / 中华医学遗传学杂志
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics
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(6): 70-73, 2004.
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en Chino
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To detect single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the myocilin (MYOC) gene and to investigate their associations with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>One hundred and fifty-seven sporadic patients with POAG and 155 unrelated control subjects without POAG were recruited from staff and visitors to the Prince of Wales Hospital between 1998 and 2000. All study subjects are ethnic Chinese living in Hong Kong. The two populations were matched in frequencies of gender and age. The SNPs of the MYOC gene in POAG patients and control subjects were screened and identified by high throughout conformation sensitive gel electrophoresis and fluorescent labeling automated sequencing. The genotype frequencies of each SNP in the two groups were compared by the Chi2 test or Fisher's exact 2-tailed test.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>A total of seventeen SNPs were identified from 2172 bp long of the MYOC gene, including all 3 exons and adjacent non-coding regions. The identified SNPs were 1-83G --> A, G12R, P16L, A17S, R46X, R76K, R91X, T123T, D208E, L215P, 730+35A --> G, A260A, I288I, E300K, T353I, Y471C and 1515+73G --> C, respectively. Of these, R91X, E300K and Y471C were found only in POAG patients. A significant difference between POAG patients and control subjects was found in the genotype frequencies of 1515+73G --> C. The frequency of the heterozygote (CG) was 0.6% in POAG patients, significantly less than the 4.5% in control subjects (Fisher's exact 2-tailed test, P=0.036, OR=0.136, 95%CI=0.022-0.828). No significant difference was found between the two populations in genotype frequencies of all other SNPs.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The polymorphisms of the MYOC gene may be related to POAG.</p>
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Asunto principal:
Patología
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ADN
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Análisis Mutacional de ADN
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Secuencia de Bases
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Glicoproteínas
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Estudios de Casos y Controles
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Química
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Glaucoma de Ángulo Abierto
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Mutación Puntual
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Sustitución de Aminoácidos
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Adulto
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Anciano
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Aged80
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Chino
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics
Año:
2004
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Artículo
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