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PLOS Genetics | 2012

Common Variants at 9p21 and 8q22 Are Associated with Increased Susceptibility to Optic Nerve Degeneration in Glaucoma

Janey L. Wiggs; Brian L. Yaspan; Michael A. Hauser; Jae H. Kang; R. Rand Allingham; Lana M. Olson; Wael Abdrabou; Bao J. Fan; Dan Y. Wang; Wendy Brodeur; Donald L. Budenz; Joseph Caprioli; Andrew Crenshaw; Kristy Crooks; E. DelBono; Kimberly F. Doheny; David S. Friedman; Douglas E. Gaasterland; Terry Gaasterland; Cathy C. Laurie; Richard K. Lee; Paul R. Lichter; Stephanie Loomis; Yutao Liu; Felipe A. Medeiros; Catherine A. McCarty; Daniel B. Mirel; David C. Musch; Anthony Realini; Frank W. Rozsa

Optic nerve degeneration caused by glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. Patients affected by the normal-pressure form of glaucoma are more likely to harbor risk alleles for glaucoma-related optic nerve disease. We have performed a meta-analysis of two independent genome-wide association studies for primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) followed by a normal-pressure glaucoma (NPG, defined by intraocular pressure (IOP) less than 22 mmHg) subgroup analysis. The single-nucleotide polymorphisms that showed the most significant associations were tested for association with a second form of glaucoma, exfoliation-syndrome glaucoma. The overall meta-analysis of the GLAUGEN and NEIGHBOR dataset results (3,146 cases and 3,487 controls) identified significant associations between two loci and POAG: the CDKN2BAS region on 9p21 (rs2157719 [G], OR = 0.69 [95%CI 0.63–0.75], p = 1.86×10−18), and the SIX1/SIX6 region on chromosome 14q23 (rs10483727 [A], OR = 1.32 [95%CI 1.21–1.43], p = 3.87×10−11). In sub-group analysis two loci were significantly associated with NPG: 9p21 containing the CDKN2BAS gene (rs2157719 [G], OR = 0.58 [95% CI 0.50–0.67], p = 1.17×10−12) and a probable regulatory region on 8q22 (rs284489 [G], OR = 0.62 [95% CI 0.53–0.72], p = 8.88×10−10). Both NPG loci were also nominally associated with a second type of glaucoma, exfoliation syndrome glaucoma (rs2157719 [G], OR = 0.59 [95% CI 0.41–0.87], p = 0.004 and rs284489 [G], OR = 0.76 [95% CI 0.54–1.06], p = 0.021), suggesting that these loci might contribute more generally to optic nerve degeneration in glaucoma. Because both loci influence transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) signaling, we performed a genomic pathway analysis that showed an association between the TGF-beta pathway and NPG (permuted p = 0.009). These results suggest that neuro-protective therapies targeting TGF-beta signaling could be effective for multiple forms of glaucoma.


Ophthalmology | 1995

Disruption of Conserved Rhodopsin Disulfide Bond by Cys 187Tyr Mutation Causes Early and Severe Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa

Julia E. Richards; Kathleen M. Scott; Paul A. Sieving

PURPOSE To determine the molecular basis of an early and severe form of autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa and to characterize the associated phenotype. METHODS Visual function evaluation included electrophysiologic and psychophysical testing. Molecular genetic analysis included determining the DNA sequence of sections of the rhodopsin gene amplified by polymerase chain reaction and screening for changes single-nucleotide by allele-specific oligonucleotide hybridization. RESULTS Affected family members are heterozygous for a unique Cys187Tyr rhodopsin mutation which disrupts a highly conserved disulfide bond essential to normal rhodopsin function. The retinitis pigmentosa (RP) phenotype includes early and severe retinal dysfunction. The full-field electroretinogram showed only negligible remaining rod and cone responses by 22 years of age. Visual fields were constricted severely by early middle-age years. Macular dysfunction caused reduced visual acuity in early adult years, and macular atrophy was present in older age. The severity of phenotype generally correlated with age, with the exception of an affected 44-year-old patient who had better visual acuity, fields, electroretinogram, and dark-adapted thresholds than did three younger affected relatives, ranging in age from 22 to 38 years. CONCLUSION An early onset, blinding form of autosomal dominant RP results from a rhodopsin Cys187Tyr mutation that eliminates a residue necessary for the formation of a highly conserved disulfide bond essential to normal rhodopsin function. The fact that one family member is significantly less affected than his younger relatives suggests that genetic or environmental factors can modulate the phenotype.


Human Genetics | 1998

Physical mapping of the nail patella syndrome interval at 9q34: ordering of STSs and ESTs.

Wafaa Eyaid; Mark V. Clough; Holly Root; Kathleen M. Scott; Mary Kay McCormick; Xue Zhang; Nikolai Lisitsyn; W.G. Kearns; Clair A. Francomano; Julia E. Richards; Iain McIntosh

)Center for Medical Genetics, Johns Hopkins University, 600 NorthWolfe Street, Blalock 1012G, Baltimore, MD 21287-4922, USAe-mail: [email protected], Tel.: +1 410 955 7948,Fax: +1 410 614 2522H. RootGenome Technology Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USAK. M. Scott · J. E. RichardsDepartment of Ophthamology, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USAM. K. McCormick


Archives of Ophthalmology | 2008

Effects of Timolol on MYOC, OPTN, and WDR36 RNA Levels

Frank W. Rozsa; Kathleen M. Scott; Hemant Pawar; Julia E. Richards

OBJECTIVES To evaluate if timolol affects expression of 3 open-angle glaucoma genes and to study its ability to modulate dexamethasone-induced up-regulation of MYOC. METHODS We used quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay of glaucoma gene transcript levels from human trabecular meshwork (HTM) cultures exposed to 3 different doses of timolol. Three HTM cell cultures were grown with or without 1 of 3 timolol doses in the presence or absence of dexamethasone. RESULTS All 3 concentrations of timolol reduced MYOC RNA levels in 1 HTM culture compared with an untreated control and showed negligible effects in the other 2 cultures. Timolol had no effect on dexamethasone-induced MYOC transcript levels in any of the 3 cultures. Timolol, dexamethasone, and dexamethasone plus timolol had a negligible effect on OPTN and WDR36 RNA levels. CONCLUSIONS Timolol can reduce MYOC RNA levels in HTM cultures from some individuals. Timolol does not alter OPTN or WDR36 levels or ameliorate MYOC induction by dexamethasone in vitro. CLINICAL RELEVANCE It remains to be determined whether timolol could reduce production of misfolded myocilin protein by HTM cells in individuals with MYOC missense mutations. A broader survey of interindividual variation in response to timolol as well as mechanistic studies are still needed before potential therapeutic implications can be explored.


Human Molecular Genetics | 1998

Loss-of-Function Mutations in the LIM-Homeodomain Gene, LMX1B, in Nail-Patella Syndrome

Douglas Vollrath; Virna L. Jaramillo-Babb; Mark V. Clough; Iain McIntosh; Kathleen M. Scott; Paul R. Lichter; Julia E. Richards


Molecular Vision | 1998

GLC1A mutations point to regions of potential functional importance on the TIGR/MYOC protein.

Frank W. Rozsa; Satoko Shimizu; Paul R. Lichter; Johnson At; Mohammad Othman; Kathleen M. Scott; Catherine A. Downs; Nguyen Td; Polansky J; Julia E. Richards


Molecular Vision | 2006

Gene expression profile of human trabecular meshwork cells in response to long-term dexamethasone exposure

Frank W. Rozsa; David M. Reed; Kathleen M. Scott; Hemant Pawar; Theresa G. Kijek; Charles M. Krafchak; Mohammad Othman; Douglas Vollrath; Victor M. Elner; Julia E. Richards


Human Genetics | 2014

Genome-wide association study and meta-analysis of intraocular pressure

A. Bilge Ozel; David M. Reed; Melisa Nika; Caroline M. Schmidt; Sara Akbari; Kathleen M. Scott; Frank W. Rozsa; Hemant Pawar; David C. Musch; Paul R. Lichter; Doug Gaasterland; Kari Branham; Jesse Gilbert; Sarah J. Garnai; Wei Chen; Mohammad Othman; John R. Heckenlively; Anand Swaroop; Gonçalo R. Abecasis; David S. Friedman; D. J. Zack; Allison E. Ashley-Koch; Megan Ulmer; Jae H. Kang; Yutao Liu; Brian L. Yaspan; Jonathan L. Haines; R. Rand Allingham; Michael A. Hauser; Louis R. Pasquale


Archives of Ophthalmology | 2007

Differential Expression Profile Prioritization of Positional Candidate Glaucoma Genes: The GLC1C Locus

Frank W. Rozsa; Kathleen M. Scott; Hemant Pawar; John R. Samples; Mary K. Wirtz; Julia E. Richards


Molecular Vision | 2014

Congenital cataracts: de novo gene conversion event in CRYBB2

Sarah J. Garnai; Jeroen R. Huyghe; David M. Reed; Kathleen M. Scott; Jeffrey M. Liebmann; Michael Boehnke; Julia E. Richards; Robert Ritch; Hemant Pawar

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Iain McIntosh

Johns Hopkins University

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Mark V. Clough

Johns Hopkins University

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