1. Genome-wide association analyses identify two susceptibility loci for pachychoroid disease central serous chorioretinopathy.
- Author
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Hosoda, Y, Miyake, M, Schellevis, RL, Boon, CJF, Hoyng, CB, Miki, A, Meguro, A, Sakurada, Y, Yoneyama, S, Takasago, Y, Hata, M, Muraoka, Y, Nakanishi, H, Oishi, A, Ooto, S, Tamura, H, Uji, A, Miyata, M, Takahashi, A, Ueda-Arakawa, N, Tajima, A, Sato, T, Mizuki, N, Shiragami, C, Iida, T, Khor, CC, Wong, TY, Yamada, R, Honda, S, de Jong, EK, Hollander, AID, Matsuda, F, Yamashiro, K, Tsujikawa, A, Hosoda, Y, Miyake, M, Schellevis, RL, Boon, CJF, Hoyng, CB, Miki, A, Meguro, A, Sakurada, Y, Yoneyama, S, Takasago, Y, Hata, M, Muraoka, Y, Nakanishi, H, Oishi, A, Ooto, S, Tamura, H, Uji, A, Miyata, M, Takahashi, A, Ueda-Arakawa, N, Tajima, A, Sato, T, Mizuki, N, Shiragami, C, Iida, T, Khor, CC, Wong, TY, Yamada, R, Honda, S, de Jong, EK, Hollander, AID, Matsuda, F, Yamashiro, K, and Tsujikawa, A
- Abstract
The recently emerged pachychoroid concept has changed the understanding of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which is a major cause of blindness; recent studies attributed AMD in part to pachychoroid disease central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC), suggesting the importance of elucidating the CSC pathogenesis. Our large genome-wide association study followed by validation studies in three independent Japanese and European cohorts, consisting of 1546 CSC samples and 13,029 controls, identified two novel CSC susceptibility loci: TNFRSF10A-LOC389641 and near GATA5 (rs13278062, odds ratio = 1.35, P = 1.26 × 10-13; rs6061548, odds ratio = 1.63, P = 5.36 × 10-15). A T allele at TNFRSF10A-LOC389641 rs13278062, a risk allele for CSC, is known to be a risk allele for AMD. This study not only identified new susceptibility genes for CSC, but also improves the understanding of the pathogenesis of AMD.
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- 2019