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Fine mapping linkage analysis identifies a novel susceptibility locus for myopia on chromosome 2q37 adjacent to but not overlapping MYP12.


ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: Myopia (shortsightedness) is one of the most common ocular conditions worldwide and results in blurred distance vision. It is a complex trait influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. We have previously reported linkage of myopia to a 13.01 cM region of chromosome 2q37 in three large multigenerational Australian families that initially overlapped with the known myopia locus, MYP12. The purpose of this study was to perform fine mapping of this region and identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with myopia. METHODS: Fine mapping linkage analysis was performed on three multigenerational families with common myopia to refine the previously mapped critical interval. SNPs in the region were also genotyped to assess for association with myopia using an independent case-control cohort. RESULTS: The disease interval was refined to a 1.83 cM region that is adjacent to rather than overlapping with the MYP12 locus. Subsequent sequencing of all known and hypothetical genes as well as an association study using an independent myopia case-control cohort showed suggestive but not statistically significant association to two intronic SNPs. CONCLUSIONS: We have identified a novel locus for common myopia on chromosome 2q37.

SUBMITTER: Schache M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2666771 | biostudies-literature | 2009

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Fine mapping linkage analysis identifies a novel susceptibility locus for myopia on chromosome 2q37 adjacent to but not overlapping MYP12.

Schäche Maria M   Chen Christine Y CY   Pertile Kelly Kathleen KK   Richardson Andrea Jane AJ   Dirani Mohamed M   Mitchell Paul P   Baird Paul Nigel PN  

Molecular vision 20090410


<h4>Purpose</h4>Myopia (shortsightedness) is one of the most common ocular conditions worldwide and results in blurred distance vision. It is a complex trait influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. We have previously reported linkage of myopia to a 13.01 cM region of chromosome 2q37 in three large multigenerational Australian families that initially overlapped with the known myopia locus, MYP12. The purpose of this study was to perform fine mapping of this region and identify singl  ...[more]

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