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Myocilin and optineurin coding variants in Hispanics of Mexican descent with POAG.


ABSTRACT: Coding variants in both myocilin (MYOC) and optineurin (OPTN) are reported risk factors for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in many populations. This study investigated the contribution of MYOC and OPTN coding variants in Hispanics of Mexican descent with and without POAG. We conducted a case-control study of unrelated POAG cases and nonglaucomatous controls in a population of Hispanics of Mexican descent. Ascertainment criteria for POAG included the presence of glaucomatous optic neuropathy with associated visual field loss and the absence of secondary causes of glaucoma. Controls had normal optic nerves, visual fields and intraocular pressure. All coding exons of MYOC and OPTN were sequenced. The data set consisted of 88 POAG cases and 93 controls. A novel nonsynonymous coding variant (R7H) in the first exon of MYOC was identified. Other identified variants in MYOC and OPTN have been previously described and do not seem to contribute to POAG risk. This is the first comprehensive study of MYOC and OPTN in Hispanics of Mexican descent with POAG. Neither MYOC nor OPTN sequence variants seem to have a major role in the etiology of POAG in this population.

SUBMITTER: McDonald KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2967733 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Myocilin and optineurin coding variants in Hispanics of Mexican descent with POAG.

McDonald Kristin K KK   Abramson Karen K   Beltran Marco A MA   Ramirez Maria G MG   Alvarez Miguel M   Ventura Alice A   Santiago-Turla Cecilia C   Schmidt Silke S   Hauser Michael A MA   Allingham R Rand RR  

Journal of human genetics 20100729 10


Coding variants in both myocilin (MYOC) and optineurin (OPTN) are reported risk factors for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in many populations. This study investigated the contribution of MYOC and OPTN coding variants in Hispanics of Mexican descent with and without POAG. We conducted a case-control study of unrelated POAG cases and nonglaucomatous controls in a population of Hispanics of Mexican descent. Ascertainment criteria for POAG included the presence of glaucomatous optic neuropathy  ...[more]

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