The vast complexity of primary open angle glaucoma: disease genes, risks, molecular mechanisms and pathobiology

SF Janssen, TGMF Gorgels, WD Ramdas… - Progress in retinal and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) is a complex progressive optic nerve neuropathy
triggered by both environmental and genetic risk factors. Several ocular tissues, including …

Genetics in Keratoconus: where are we?

Y Bykhovskaya, B Margines, YS Rabinowitz - Eye and Vision, 2016 - Springer
Keratoconus (KC) is a non-inflammatory thinning and protrusion of the cornea in which the
cornea assumes a conical shape. Complex etiology of this condition at present remains an …

Genome-wide association analyses identify multiple loci associated with central corneal thickness and keratoconus

Y Lu, V Vitart, KP Burdon, CC Khor, Y Bykhovskaya… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Central corneal thickness (CCT) is associated with eye conditions including keratoconus
and glaucoma. We performed a meta-analysis on> 20,000 individuals in European and …

[HTML][HTML] Large-scale whole-genome sequencing of three diverse Asian populations in Singapore

D Wu, J Dou, X Chai, C Bellis, A Wilm, CC Shih… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
Underrepresentation of Asian genomes has hindered population and medical genetics
research on Asians, leading to population disparities in precision medicine. By whole …

Multiethnic genome-wide association study of cerebral white matter hyperintensities on MRI

BFJ Verhaaren, S Debette, JC Bis… - Circulation …, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The burden of cerebral white matter hyperintensities (WMH) is associated with
an increased risk of stroke, dementia, and death. WMH are highly heritable, but their genetic …

A large multi-ethnic genome-wide association study identifies novel genetic loci for intraocular pressure

H Choquet, KK Thai, J Yin, TJ Hoffmann… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is a major risk factor for glaucoma, a leading cause of
blindness. IOP heritability has been estimated to up to 67%, and to date only 11 IOP loci …

Genetic aspects of keratoconus: a literature review exploring potential genetic contributions and possible genetic relationships with comorbidities

E Loukovitis, K Sfakianakis, P Syrmakesi… - Ophthalmology and …, 2018 - Springer
Introduction Keratoconus (KC) is a complex, genetically heterogeneous, multifactorial
degenerative disorder that is accompanied by corneal ectasia which usually progresses …

The thick and thin of the central corneal thickness in glaucoma

GW Belovay, I Goldberg - Eye, 2018 - nature.com
Central corneal thickness (CCT) is an important parameter in the assessment of any
potential glaucoma patient. While it affects prognosis in ocular hypertension, its value in …

[HTML][HTML] The genetics of keratoconus: a review

J Wheeler, MA Hauser, NA Afshari… - Microscopy (Oxford …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Keratoconus is the most common ectatic disorder of the corneal. Genetic and environmental
factors may contribute to its pathogenesis. The focus of this article is to summarize current …

Central corneal thickness in glaucoma

CCA Sng, M Ang, K Barton - Current opinion in ophthalmology, 2017 - journals.lww.com
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