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SUBMITTER: Boutin TS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7068119 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Boutin Thibaud S TS Charteris David G DG Chandra Aman A Campbell Susan S Hayward Caroline C Campbell Archie A Nandakumar Priyanka P Hinds David D Mitry Danny D Vitart Veronique V
Human molecular genetics 20200301 4
Retinal detachment (RD) is a serious and common condition, but genetic studies to date have been hampered by the small size of the assembled cohorts. In the UK Biobank data set, where RD was ascertained by self-report or hospital records, genetic correlations between RD and high myopia or cataract operation were, respectively, 0.46 (SE = 0.08) and 0.44 (SE = 0.07). These correlations are consistent with known epidemiological associations. Through meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies ...[more]