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Systematic assessment of the tagging polymorphisms of the COL1A1 gene for high myopia.
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Journal of human genetics [J Hum Genet] 2007; Vol. 52 (4), pp. 374-377. Date of Electronic Publication: 2007 Feb 02. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- Reduced scleral collagen accumulation has been found in the development of myopia. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at the type I collagen alpha-1 gene (COL1A1) may cause different susceptibilities to myopia. We conducted a case-control study to systematically examine COL1A1 as a candidate gene for high myopia. A case was defined as spherical refraction <or=-6 D and control >or=-1.5 D. The study comprised 471 cases and 623 controls, and ten tagging SNPs were genotyped. None of the SNPs reached the significant level of 0.05. Subset analysis on cases with a strong family history did not demonstrate significant results. We could not find an interaction between gene and near work. Exploratory analyses by changing the cutoff values to re-define cases and controls did not improve the results. Haplotype analysis did not yield significant association with myopia. This study failed to demonstrate COL1A1 as a significant risk factor for high myopia.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1434-5161
- Volume :
- 52
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of human genetics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 17273809
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10038-007-0117-6