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1. Linking brain structure and genetic risk in large-scale data: A comparison of shared versus predominantly disorder-specific genetic risk for neuropsychiatric disorders

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Federmann, L., primary, Sindermann, L., additional, Primus, S., additional, Raimondo, F., additional, Oexle, K., additional, Goltermann, J., additional, Winkelmann, J., additional, Nöthen, M.M., additional, Amunts, K., additional, Mühleisen, T.W., additional, Cichon, S., additional, Eickhoff, S.B., additional, Hoffstaedter, F., additional, Dannlowski, U., additional, Patil, K.R., additional, and Forstner, A.J., additional

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2024
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5. Nachhaltigkeit nach Corona - stärkeres Engagement und verantwortungsvolle Dynamik sind notwendig. Memorandum zum IESP Workshop, 18. – 20. Oktober 2021, Bad Wörishofen

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Bauer, W., Beckmann, J., Blien, U., Brunnhuber, S., Dewilde, P., Fröhling, M., Grambow, M., Habel, J.-C., Hemmer, I., Keilmann-Gondhalekar, D., Lang, E., Liedl, P., Limmer, A., Makarieva, A., Mauser, W., Nefiodov, A., Oexle, K., Rammig, A., Rau, H., Schreurs, M., Settele, Josef, Steger, M., Stöckl-Bauer, K., von Hauff, M., Wernecke, J.-W., Bauer, W., Beckmann, J., Blien, U., Brunnhuber, S., Dewilde, P., Fröhling, M., Grambow, M., Habel, J.-C., Hemmer, I., Keilmann-Gondhalekar, D., Lang, E., Liedl, P., Limmer, A., Makarieva, A., Mauser, W., Nefiodov, A., Oexle, K., Rammig, A., Rau, H., Schreurs, M., Settele, Josef, Steger, M., Stöckl-Bauer, K., von Hauff, M., and Wernecke, J.-W.

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2021

6. Sustainability Post-Corona. Stronger commitment and responsible dynamics are needed! Memorandum to the IESP Workshop, 18. – 20. October 2021, Bad Wörishofen

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Bauer, W., Beckmann, J., Blien, U., Brunnhuber, S., Dewilde, P., Fröhling, M., Grambow, M., Habel, J.-C., Hemmer, I., Keilmann-Gondhalekar, D., Lang, E., Liedl, P., Limmer, A., Makarieva, A., Mauser, W., Nefiodov, A., Oexle, K., Rammig, A., Rau, H., Schreurs, M., Settele, Josef, Steger, M., Stöckl-Bauer, K., von Hauff, M., Wernecke, J.-W., Bauer, W., Beckmann, J., Blien, U., Brunnhuber, S., Dewilde, P., Fröhling, M., Grambow, M., Habel, J.-C., Hemmer, I., Keilmann-Gondhalekar, D., Lang, E., Liedl, P., Limmer, A., Makarieva, A., Mauser, W., Nefiodov, A., Oexle, K., Rammig, A., Rau, H., Schreurs, M., Settele, Josef, Steger, M., Stöckl-Bauer, K., von Hauff, M., and Wernecke, J.-W.

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Since 2020, the global COVID-19 crisis has been exposing numerous shortcomings in society and the global economy. In Germany, for example, archaic work structures prevail in parts of the food industry; other industry sectors blame COVID-19 for their long standing crises, thereby deliberately diverting attention from existing structural deficits and missed opportunities. Now is the time to examine and expose (mis)developments in order to understand the current global situation. A collective desire for attuned development goals and social (value) orientation has become evident. Quality of life is challenging monetary wealth as the sole indicator of prosperity and individual satisfaction. Today, people accept change, if it secures health, promotes new working environments, and achieves climate goals. Consequently, the “old” growth paradigm, based on maximizing individual benefit, is ready to be replaced by a new paradigm that maximizes societal benefit. Solidary action paves the way towards sustainability. Not to learn form a crisis is not to understand the crisis! Corona offers us an opportunity to rethink and reset. Can we utilize the pandemic experiences to increase dynamics in realizing the 17 UN-Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), or ensure that we achieve them at all? We, a group of 26 experts from society, science, and politics discussed this issue in a three-day workshop in October 2021. We consider the following six jointly developed demands essential steps to leave behind a world worth living in.

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2021

9. Identification of Restless Legs Syndrome Genes by Mutational Load Analysis

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Tilch, E., Schormair, B., Zhao, C., Salminen, A.V., Nikolic, A., Holzknecht, E., Hogl, B., Poewe, W., Bachmann, C.G., Paulus, W., Trenkwalder, C., Oertel, W.H., Hornyak, M., Fietze, I., Berger, K., Lichtner, P., Gieger, C., Peters, A., Muller-Myhsok, B., Hoischen, A., Winkelmann, J., Oexle, K., Tilch, E., Schormair, B., Zhao, C., Salminen, A.V., Nikolic, A., Holzknecht, E., Hogl, B., Poewe, W., Bachmann, C.G., Paulus, W., Trenkwalder, C., Oertel, W.H., Hornyak, M., Fietze, I., Berger, K., Lichtner, P., Gieger, C., Peters, A., Muller-Myhsok, B., Hoischen, A., Winkelmann, J., and Oexle, K.

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Contains fulltext : 218278.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access), OBJECTIVE: Restless legs syndrome is a frequent neurological disorder with substantial burden on individual well-being and public health. Genetic risk loci have been identified, but the causatives genes at these loci are largely unknown, so that functional investigation and clinical translation of molecular research data are still inhibited. To identify putatively causative genes, we searched for highly significant mutational burden in candidate genes. METHODS: We analyzed 84 candidate genes in 4,649 patients and 4,982 controls by next generation sequencing using molecular inversion probes that targeted mainly coding regions. The burden of low-frequency and rare variants was assessed, and in addition, an algorithm (binomial performance deviation analysis) was established to estimate independently the sequence variation in the probe binding regions from the variation in sequencing depth. RESULTS: Highly significant results (considering the number of genes in the genome) of the conventional burden test and the binomial performance deviation analysis overlapped significantly. Fourteen genes were highly significant by one method and confirmed with Bonferroni-corrected significance by the other to show a differential burden of low-frequency and rare variants in restless legs syndrome. Nine of them (AAGAB, ATP2C1, CNTN4, COL6A6, CRBN, GLO1, NTNG1, STEAP4, VAV3) resided in the vicinity of known restless legs syndrome loci, whereas 5 (BBS7, CADM1, CREB5, NRG3, SUN1) have not previously been associated with restless legs syndrome. Burden test and binomial performance deviation analysis also converged significantly in fine-mapping potentially causative domains within these genes. INTERPRETATION: Differential burden with intragenic low-frequency variants reveals putatively causative genes in restless legs syndrome. ANN NEUROL 2020;87:184-193.

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2020

10. Genome-wide association meta-analysis of corneal curvature identifies novel loci and shared genetic influences across axial length and refractive error

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Fan, Q. (Qiao), Pozarickij, A. (Alfred), Tan, N.Y.Q. (Nicholas Y. Q.), Guo, X. (Xiaobo), Verhoeven, V.J.M. (Virginie), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Guggenheim, J. (Jean), Miyake, M. (Masahiro), Tideman, J.W.L. (Willem), Khawaja, A.P. (Anthony), Zhang, L. (Liang), MacGregor, S. (Stuart), Höhn, R. (René), Chen, P. (Peng), Biino, G. (Ginevra), Wedenoja, J. (Juho), Saffari, S.E. (Seyed Ehsan), Tedja, M. (Milly), Xie, J. (Jing), Lanca, C. (Carla), Wang, Y.X. (Ya Xing), Sahebjada, S. (Srujana), Mazur, J. (Johanna), Mirshahi, A. (Alireza), Martin, N.G. (Nicholas), Yazar, S. (Seyhan), Pennell, C.E. (Craig), Yap, M.K.H. (Maurice K. H.), Haarman, A.E.G. (Annechien E. G.), Enthoven, C.A. (Clair A.), Polling, J.R. (Jan Roelof), Bailey-Wilson, J.E. (Joan E.), Veluchamy, A.B. (Amutha Barathi), Burdon, K.P. (Kathryn P.), Campbell, H. (Harry), Chen, L.J. (Li Jia), Chew, E.Y. (Emily Y.), Craig, J.E. (Jamie), Cumberland, P.M. (Phillippa M.), DeAngelis, M.M. (Margaret), Delcourt, C. (Cécile), Ding, X. (Xiaohu), Evans, D.M. (David M.), Gharahkhani, P. (Puya), Iglesias, A.I. (Adriana I.), Haller, T. (Toomas), Han, X. (Xikun), Hoang, Q. (Quan), Igo Jr., R.P. (Robert), Iyengar, S.K. (Sudha), Kähönen, M. (Mika), Kaprio, J. (Jaakko), Klein, B.E. (Barbara E.), Klein, R. (Ronald), Lass Jr., J.H. (Jonathan), Lee, K. (Kris), Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Lewis, D.D. (Deyana D.), Li, Q. (Qing), Li, S.-M. (Shi-Ming), Lyytikäinen, L.-P. (Leo-Pekka), Meguro, A. (Akira), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Middlebrooks, C.D. (Candace D.), Mizuki, N. (Nobuhisa), Musolf, A.M. (Anthony M.), Nickels, S. (Stefan), Oexle, K. (Konrad), Pang, C.P. (Chi Pui), Paterson, A.D. (Andrew), Rahi, J.S. (Jugnoo S.), Raitakari, O. (Olli), Rudan, I. (Igor), Stambolian, D.E. (Dwight), Simpson, C.L. (Claire), Wang, N. (Ningli), Bin Wei, W. (Wen), Williams, K.M. (Katie M.), Wilson, J.F. (James), Wojciechowski, R. (Robert), Yamashiro, K. (Kenji), Yam, J.C.S. (Jason C. S.), Zhou, X. (Xiangtian), Aslam, T. (Tariq), Barman, S.A. (Sarah A.), Barrett, J.H. (Jenny H.), Bishop, P.N. (Paul), Blows, P. (Peter), Bunce, C. (Catey), Carare, R.O. (Roxana O.), Chakravarthy, U. (Usha), Chan, M. (Michelle), Chua, S.Y.L. (Sharon Y. L.), Crabb, D.P. (David), Cumberland, P.M. (Philippa M.), Day, A. (Alexander), Desai, P. (Parul), Dhillon, B. (Bal), Dick, A.D. (Andrew D.), Egan, C. (Cathy), Ennis, S. (Sarah), Fruttiger, M. (Marcus), Gallacher, J. (John), Garway-Heath, D.F. (David F.), Gibson, J. (Jane), Gore, D. (Dan), Hardcastle, A. (Alison), Harding, S.P. (Simon), Hogg, R. (Ruth), Keane, P.A. (Pearse A.), Khaw, S.P.T. (Sir Peng T.), Lascaratos, G. (Gerassimos), Lotery, A.J. (Andrew), Macgillivray, T. (Tom), Mackie, S. (Sarah), Martin, K. (Keith), McGaughey, M. (Michelle), McGuinness, B. (Bernadette), McKay, G.J. (Gareth), McKibbin, M. (Martin), Mitry, D. (Danny), Moore, T. (Tony), Morgan, J.E. (James E.), Muthy, Z.A. (Zaynah A.), O’Sullivan, E. (Eoin), Owen, C.G. (Chris G.), Patel, P. (Praveen), Paterson, E. (Euan), Peto, T. (Tünde), Petzold, A. (Axel), Rudnikca, A.R. (Alicja R.), Self, J. (Jay), Sivaprasad, S., Steel, D. (David), Stratton, I. (Irene), Strouthidis, N. (Nicholas), Sudlow, C. (Cathie), Thomas, D. (Dhanes), Trucco, E. (Emanuele), Tufail, A. (Adnan), Vernon, S.A. (Stephen A.), Viswanathan, A.C. (Ananth C.), Williams, K. (Katie), Woodside, J.V. (J.), Yates, M.M. (Max M.), Yip, J. (Jennifer), Zheng, Y. (Yalin), Hewit, A.W. (Alex), Jaddoe, V.W.V. (Vincent), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Hayward, C. (Caroline), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Tai, E.S. (Shyong), Yoshikatsu, H. (Hosoda), Hysi, P.G. (Pirro G.), Young, T.L. (Terri L.), Tsujikawa, A. (Akitaka), Wang, J.J. (Jie Jing), Mitchell, P. (Paul), Pfeiffer, A.F.H. (Andreas), Pärssinen, O. (Olavi), Foster, P.J. (Paul), Fossarello, M. (Maurizio), Yip, S.P. (Shea Ping), Williams, C. (Cathy), Hammond, C.J. (Christopher), Jonas, J.B., He, M. (Mingguang), Mackey, D.A. (David), Wong, T.-Y. (Tien-Yin), Klaver, C.C.W. (Caroline), Saw, S-M. (Seang-Mei), Baird, P.N. (Paul), Cheng, C.-Y. (Ching-Yu), Fan, Q. (Qiao), Pozarickij, A. (Alfred), Tan, N.Y.Q. (Nicholas Y. Q.), Guo, X. (Xiaobo), Verhoeven, V.J.M. (Virginie), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Guggenheim, J. (Jean), Miyake, M. (Masahiro), Tideman, J.W.L. (Willem), Khawaja, A.P. (Anthony), Zhang, L. (Liang), MacGregor, S. (Stuart), Höhn, R. (René), Chen, P. (Peng), Biino, G. (Ginevra), Wedenoja, J. (Juho), Saffari, S.E. (Seyed Ehsan), Tedja, M. (Milly), Xie, J. (Jing), Lanca, C. (Carla), Wang, Y.X. (Ya Xing), Sahebjada, S. (Srujana), Mazur, J. (Johanna), Mirshahi, A. (Alireza), Martin, N.G. (Nicholas), Yazar, S. (Seyhan), Pennell, C.E. (Craig), Yap, M.K.H. (Maurice K. H.), Haarman, A.E.G. (Annechien E. G.), Enthoven, C.A. (Clair A.), Polling, J.R. (Jan Roelof), Bailey-Wilson, J.E. (Joan E.), Veluchamy, A.B. (Amutha Barathi), Burdon, K.P. (Kathryn P.), Campbell, H. (Harry), Chen, L.J. (Li Jia), Chew, E.Y. (Emily Y.), Craig, J.E. (Jamie), Cumberland, P.M. (Phillippa M.), DeAngelis, M.M. (Margaret), Delcourt, C. (Cécile), Ding, X. (Xiaohu), Evans, D.M. (David M.), Gharahkhani, P. (Puya), Iglesias, A.I. (Adriana I.), Haller, T. (Toomas), Han, X. (Xikun), Hoang, Q. (Quan), Igo Jr., R.P. (Robert), Iyengar, S.K. (Sudha), Kähönen, M. (Mika), Kaprio, J. (Jaakko), Klein, B.E. (Barbara E.), Klein, R. (Ronald), Lass Jr., J.H. (Jonathan), Lee, K. (Kris), Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Lewis, D.D. (Deyana D.), Li, Q. (Qing), Li, S.-M. (Shi-Ming), Lyytikäinen, L.-P. (Leo-Pekka), Meguro, A. (Akira), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Middlebrooks, C.D. (Candace D.), Mizuki, N. (Nobuhisa), Musolf, A.M. (Anthony M.), Nickels, S. (Stefan), Oexle, K. (Konrad), Pang, C.P. (Chi Pui), Paterson, A.D. (Andrew), Rahi, J.S. (Jugnoo S.), Raitakari, O. (Olli), Rudan, I. (Igor), Stambolian, D.E. (Dwight), Simpson, C.L. (Claire), Wang, N. (Ningli), Bin Wei, W. (Wen), Williams, K.M. (Katie M.), Wilson, J.F. (James), Wojciechowski, R. (Robert), Yamashiro, K. (Kenji), Yam, J.C.S. (Jason C. S.), Zhou, X. (Xiangtian), Aslam, T. (Tariq), Barman, S.A. (Sarah A.), Barrett, J.H. (Jenny H.), Bishop, P.N. (Paul), Blows, P. (Peter), Bunce, C. (Catey), Carare, R.O. (Roxana O.), Chakravarthy, U. (Usha), Chan, M. (Michelle), Chua, S.Y.L. (Sharon Y. L.), Crabb, D.P. (David), Cumberland, P.M. (Philippa M.), Day, A. (Alexander), Desai, P. (Parul), Dhillon, B. (Bal), Dick, A.D. (Andrew D.), Egan, C. (Cathy), Ennis, S. (Sarah), Fruttiger, M. (Marcus), Gallacher, J. (John), Garway-Heath, D.F. (David F.), Gibson, J. (Jane), Gore, D. (Dan), Hardcastle, A. (Alison), Harding, S.P. (Simon), Hogg, R. (Ruth), Keane, P.A. (Pearse A.), Khaw, S.P.T. (Sir Peng T.), Lascaratos, G. (Gerassimos), Lotery, A.J. (Andrew), Macgillivray, T. (Tom), Mackie, S. (Sarah), Martin, K. (Keith), McGaughey, M. (Michelle), McGuinness, B. (Bernadette), McKay, G.J. (Gareth), McKibbin, M. (Martin), Mitry, D. (Danny), Moore, T. (Tony), Morgan, J.E. (James E.), Muthy, Z.A. (Zaynah A.), O’Sullivan, E. (Eoin), Owen, C.G. (Chris G.), Patel, P. (Praveen), Paterson, E. (Euan), Peto, T. (Tünde), Petzold, A. (Axel), Rudnikca, A.R. (Alicja R.), Self, J. (Jay), Sivaprasad, S., Steel, D. (David), Stratton, I. (Irene), Strouthidis, N. (Nicholas), Sudlow, C. (Cathie), Thomas, D. (Dhanes), Trucco, E. (Emanuele), Tufail, A. (Adnan), Vernon, S.A. (Stephen A.), Viswanathan, A.C. (Ananth C.), Williams, K. (Katie), Woodside, J.V. (J.), Yates, M.M. (Max M.), Yip, J. (Jennifer), Zheng, Y. (Yalin), Hewit, A.W. (Alex), Jaddoe, V.W.V. (Vincent), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Hayward, C. (Caroline), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Tai, E.S. (Shyong), Yoshikatsu, H. (Hosoda), Hysi, P.G. (Pirro G.), Young, T.L. (Terri L.), Tsujikawa, A. (Akitaka), Wang, J.J. (Jie Jing), Mitchell, P. (Paul), Pfeiffer, A.F.H. (Andreas), Pärssinen, O. (Olavi), Foster, P.J. (Paul), Fossarello, M. (Maurizio), Yip, S.P. (Shea Ping), Williams, C. (Cathy), Hammond, C.J. (Christopher), Jonas, J.B., He, M. (Mingguang), Mackey, D.A. (David), Wong, T.-Y. (Tien-Yin), Klaver, C.C.W. (Caroline), Saw, S-M. (Seang-Mei), Baird, P.N. (Paul), and Cheng, C.-Y. (Ching-Yu)

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Corneal curvature, a highly heritable trait, is a key clinical endophenotype for myopia - a major cause of visual impairment and blindness in the world. Here we present a trans-ethnic meta-analysis of corneal curvature GWAS in 44,042 individuals of Caucasian and Asian with replication in 88,218 UK Biobank data. We identified 47 loci (of which 26 are novel), with population-specific signals as well as shared signals across ethnicities. Some identified variants showed precise scaling in corneal curvature and eye elongation (i.e. axial length) to maintain eyes in emmetropia (i.e. HDAC11/FBLN2 rs2630445, RBP3 rs11204213); others exhibited association with myopia with little pleiotropic effects on eye elongation. Implicated genes are involved in extracellular matrix organization, developmental process for body and eye, connective tissue cartilage and glycosylation protein activities. Our study provides insights into population-specific novel genes for corneal curvature, and their pleiotropic effect in regulating eye size or conferring susceptibility to myopia.

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2020
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13. IMI - Myopia Genetics Report

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Tedja, MS, Haarman, AEG, Meester-Smoor, MA, Kaprio, J, Mackey, DA, Guggenheim, JA, Hammond, CJ, Verhoeven, VJM, Klaver, CCW, Bailey-Wilson, JE, Baird, PN, Veluchamy, AB, Biino, G, Burdon, KP, Campbell, H, Chen, LJ, Cheng, C-Y, Chew, EY, Craig, JE, Cumberland, PM, Deangelis, MM, Delcourt, C, Ding, X, van Duijn, CM, Evans, DM, Fan, Q, Fossarello, M, Foster, PJ, Gharahkhani, P, Iglesias, AI, Guol, X, Haller, T, Han, X, Hayward, C, He, M, Hewitt, AW, Hoang, Q, Hysi, PG, Igo, RP, Iyengar, SK, Jonas, JB, Kahonen, M, Khawaja, AP, Klein, BE, Klein, R, Lass, JH, Lee, K, Lehtimaki, T, Lewis, D, Li, Q, Li, S-M, Lyytikainen, L-P, MacGregor, S, Martin, NG, Meguro, A, Metspalu, A, Middlebrooks, C, Miyake, M, Mizuki, N, Musolf, A, Nickels, S, Oexle, K, Pang, CP, Parssinen, O, Paterson, AD, Pfeiffer, N, Polasek, O, Rahi, JS, Raitakari, O, Rudan, I, Sahebjada, S, Saw, S-M, Stambolian, D, Simpson, CL, Tai, E-S, Tideman, JWL, Tsujikawa, A, Vitart, V, Wang, N, Wedenoja, J, Wei, WB, Williams, C, Williams, KM, Wilson, JF, Wojciechowski, R, Wang, YX, Yamashiro, K, Yam, JCS, Yap, MKH, Yazar, S, Yip, SP, Young, TL, Zhou, X, Tedja, MS, Haarman, AEG, Meester-Smoor, MA, Kaprio, J, Mackey, DA, Guggenheim, JA, Hammond, CJ, Verhoeven, VJM, Klaver, CCW, Bailey-Wilson, JE, Baird, PN, Veluchamy, AB, Biino, G, Burdon, KP, Campbell, H, Chen, LJ, Cheng, C-Y, Chew, EY, Craig, JE, Cumberland, PM, Deangelis, MM, Delcourt, C, Ding, X, van Duijn, CM, Evans, DM, Fan, Q, Fossarello, M, Foster, PJ, Gharahkhani, P, Iglesias, AI, Guol, X, Haller, T, Han, X, Hayward, C, He, M, Hewitt, AW, Hoang, Q, Hysi, PG, Igo, RP, Iyengar, SK, Jonas, JB, Kahonen, M, Khawaja, AP, Klein, BE, Klein, R, Lass, JH, Lee, K, Lehtimaki, T, Lewis, D, Li, Q, Li, S-M, Lyytikainen, L-P, MacGregor, S, Martin, NG, Meguro, A, Metspalu, A, Middlebrooks, C, Miyake, M, Mizuki, N, Musolf, A, Nickels, S, Oexle, K, Pang, CP, Parssinen, O, Paterson, AD, Pfeiffer, N, Polasek, O, Rahi, JS, Raitakari, O, Rudan, I, Sahebjada, S, Saw, S-M, Stambolian, D, Simpson, CL, Tai, E-S, Tideman, JWL, Tsujikawa, A, Vitart, V, Wang, N, Wedenoja, J, Wei, WB, Williams, C, Williams, KM, Wilson, JF, Wojciechowski, R, Wang, YX, Yamashiro, K, Yam, JCS, Yap, MKH, Yazar, S, Yip, SP, Young, TL, and Zhou, X

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The knowledge on the genetic background of refractive error and myopia has expanded dramatically in the past few years. This white paper aims to provide a concise summary of current genetic findings and defines the direction where development is needed. We performed an extensive literature search and conducted informal discussions with key stakeholders. Specific topics reviewed included common refractive error, any and high myopia, and myopia related to syndromes. To date, almost 200 genetic loci have been identified for refractive error and myopia, and risk variants mostly carry low risk but are highly prevalent in the general population. Several genes for secondary syndromic myopia overlap with those for common myopia. Polygenic risk scores show overrepresentation of high myopia in the higher deciles of risk. Annotated genes have a wide variety of functions, and all retinal layers appear to be sites of expression. The current genetic findings offer a world of new molecules involved in myopiagenesis. As the missing heritability is still large, further genetic advances are needed. This Committee recommends expanding large-scale, in-depth genetic studies using complementary big data analytics, consideration of gene-environment effects by thorough measurement of environmental exposures, and focus on subgroups with extreme phenotypes and high familial occurrence. Functional characterization of associated variants is simultaneously needed to bridge the knowledge gap between sequence variance and consequence for eye growth.

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2019

15. Identification of novel risk loci for restless legs syndrome in genome-wide association studies in individuals of European ancestry: a meta-analysis

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Schormair, B., Zhao, C., Bell, S., Tilch, E., Salminen, A., Pütz, B., Dauvilliers, Y., Stefani, A., Hoegl, B., Poewe, W., Kemlink, D., Sonka, K., Bachmann, C., Paulus, W., Trenkwalder, C., Oertel, W., Hornyak, M., Teder-Laving, M., Metspalu, A., Hadjigeorgiou, G., Polo, O., Fietze, I., Ross, O., Wszolek, Z., Butterworth, A., Soranzo, N., Ouwehand, W., Roberts, D., Danesh, J., Allen, R., Earley, C., Ondo, W., Xiong, L., Montplaisir, J., Gan-Or, Z., Perola, M., Vodicka, P., Dina, C., Franke, A., Tittmann, L., Stewart, A., Shah, S., Gieger, C., Peters, A., Rouleau, G., Berger, K., Oexle, K., Di Angelantonio, E., Hinds, D., Müller-Myhsok, B., and Winkelmann, J.

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Background Restless legs syndrome is a prevalent chronic neurological disorder with potentially severe mental and physical health consequences. Clearer understanding of the underlying pathophysiology is needed to improve treatment options. We did a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWASs) to identify potential molecular targets. Methods In the discovery stage, we combined three GWAS datasets (EU-RLS GENE, INTERVAL, and 23andMe) with diagnosis data collected from 2003 to 2017, in face-to-face interviews or via questionnaires, and involving 15126 cases and 95 725 controls of European ancestry. We identified common variants by fixed-effect inverse-variance meta-analysis. Significant genome-wide signals (p

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2017

16. Identification of novel risk loci for restless legs syndrome: A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in individuals of European ancestry: A meta-analysis

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Schormair, B., Zhao, C., Bell, S., Tilch, E., Salminen, A.V., Pütz, B., Dauvilliers, Y., Stefani, A., Högl, B., Poewe, W., Kemlink, D., Sonka, K., Bachmann, C.G., Paulus, W., Trenkwalder, C., Oertel, W.H., Hornyak, M., Teder-Laving, M., Metspalu, A., Hadjigeorgiou, G.M., Polo, O., Fietze, I., Ross, O.A., Wszolek, Z., Butterworth, A.S., Soranzo, N., Ouwehand, W.H., Roberts, D.J., Danesh, J., Allen, R.P., Earley, C.J., Ondo, W.G., Xiong, L., Montplaisir, J., Gan-Or, Z., Perola, M., Vodicka, P., Dina, C., Franke, A., Tittmann, L., Stewart, A.F.R., Shah, S.H., Gieger, C., Peters, A., Rouleau, G.A., Berger, K., Oexle, K., di Angelantonio, E., Hinds, D.A., Müller-Myhsok, B., and Winkelmann, J.

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Background Restless legs syndrome is a prevalent chronic neurological disorder with potentially severe mental and physical health consequences. Clearer understanding of the underlying pathophysiology is needed to improve treatment options. We did a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWASs) to identify potential molecular targets. Methods In the discovery stage, we combined three GWAS datasets (EU-RLS GENE, INTERVAL, and 23andMe) with diagnosis data collected from 2003 to 2017, in face-to-face interviews or via questionnaires, and involving 15 126 cases and 95 725 controls of European ancestry. We identified common variants by fixed-effect inverse-variance meta-analysis. Significant genome-wide signals (p≤5 × 10−8) were tested for replication in an independent GWAS of 30 770 cases and 286 913 controls, followed by a joint analysis of the discovery and replication stages. We did gene annotation, pathway, and gene-set-enrichment analyses and studied the genetic correlations between restless legs syndrome and traits of interest. Findings We identified and replicated 13 new risk loci for restless legs syndrome and confirmed the previously identified six risk loci. MEIS1 was confirmed as the strongest genetic risk factor for restless legs syndrome (odds ratio 1·92, 95% CI 1·85–1·99). Gene prioritisation, enrichment, and genetic correlation analyses showed that identified pathways were related to neurodevelopment and highlighted genes linked to axon guidance (associated with SEMA6D), synapse formation (NTNG1), and neuronal specification (HOXB cluster family and MYT1). Interpretation Identification of new candidate genes and associated pathways will inform future functional research. Advances in understanding of the molecular mechanisms that underlie restless legs syndrome could lead to new treatment options. We focused on common variants; thus, additional studies are needed to dissect the roles of rare and structural variations. &nbsp

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17. Genome-wide association analysis of insomnia complaints identifies risk genes and genetic overlap with psychiatric and metabolic traits.

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Hammerschlag, A.R., Stringer, S., De Leeuw, C.A., Sniekers, S., Taskesen, E., Watanabe, K., Blanken, Tessa F, Dekker, Kim, Te Lindert, Bart H W, Wassing, Rick, Jonsdottir, I., Thorleifsson, G., Stefansson, H., Gislason, T., Berger, K., Schormair, B., Wellman, J., Winkelmann, J., Stefansson, K., Oexle, K., van Someren, E.J.W., Posthuma, Danielle, Hammerschlag, A.R., Stringer, S., De Leeuw, C.A., Sniekers, S., Taskesen, E., Watanabe, K., Blanken, Tessa F, Dekker, Kim, Te Lindert, Bart H W, Wassing, Rick, Jonsdottir, I., Thorleifsson, G., Stefansson, H., Gislason, T., Berger, K., Schormair, B., Wellman, J., Winkelmann, J., Stefansson, K., Oexle, K., van Someren, E.J.W., and Posthuma, Danielle

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Persistent insomnia is among the most frequent complaints in general practice. To identify genetic factors for insomnia complaints, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) and a genome-wide gene-based association study (GWGAS) in 113,006 individuals. We identify three loci and seven genes associated with insomnia complaints, with the associations for one locus and five genes supported by joint analysis with an independent sample (n = 7,565). Our top association (MEIS1, P < 5 × 10−8) has previously been implicated in restless legs syndrome (RLS). Additional analyses favor the hypothesis that MEIS1 exhibits pleiotropy for insomnia and RLS and show that the observed association with insomnia complaints cannot be explained only by the presence of an RLS subgroup within the cases. Sex-specific analyses suggest that there are different genetic architectures between the sexes in addition to shared genetic factors. We show substantial positive genetic correlation of insomnia complaints with internalizing personality traits and metabolic traits and negative correlation with subjective well-being and educational attainment. These findings provide new insight into the genetic architecture of insomnia.

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2017

18. Prevalence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Europe: The Past and the Future

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Colijn, J.M. (Johanna), Buitendijk, G.H.S. (Gabrielle), Prokofyeva, E. (Elena), Alves, D. (Dalila), Cachulo, M.L. (Maria L.), Khawaja, A.P. (Anthony), Cougnard-Grégoire, A. (Audrey), Merle, B.M.J. (Bénédicte M.J.), Korb, C. (Christina), Erke, M.G. (Maja Gran), Bron, A. (Alain), Anastasopoulos, E. (Eleftherios), Meester-Smoor, M.A. (Magda), Segato, T. (Tatiana), Piermarocchi, S. (Stefano), Jong, P.T.V.M. (Paulus) de, Vingerling, J.R. (Hans), Topouzis, F. (Fotis), Creuzot-Garcher, C. (Catherine), Bertelsen, G. (Geir), Pfeiffer, A.F.H. (Andreas), Fletcher, A.E. (Astrid E.), Foster, P.J. (Paul), Silva, R. (Rufino), Korobelnik, J.-F. (Jean-François), Delcourt, C. (Cécile), Klaver, C.C.W. (Caroline), Ajana, S. (Soufiane), Arango-Gonzalez, B. (Blanca), Arndt, V. (Verena), Bhatia, V. (Vaibhav), Bhattacharya, S.S. (Shomi S.), Biarnés, M. (Marc), Borrell, A. (Anna), Bühren, S. (Sebastian), Calado, S.M. (Sofia M.), Colijn, J.M. (Johanna M.), Dammeier, S. (Sascha), Jong, E.K. (Eiko) de, De la Cerda, B. (Berta), den Hollander, A.I. (Anneke I.), Diaz-Corrales, F.J. (Francisco J.), Diether, S. (Sigrid), Emri, E. (Eszter), Endermann, T. (Tanja), Ferraro, L.L. (Lucia L.), Garcia, M. (Míriam), Heesterbeek, T.J. (Thomas J.), Honisch, S. (Sabina), Hoyng, C.B. (Carel B.), Kersten, E. (Eveline), Kilger, E. (Ellen), Klaver, C.C.W. (Caroline C.W.), Langen, H. (Hanno), Lengyel, I. (Imre), Luthert, P. (Phil), Maugeais, C. (Cyrille), Meester-Smoor, M. (Magda), Monés, J. (Jordi), Nogoceke, E. (Everson), Peto, T. (Tunde), Pool, F.M. (Frances M.), Rodríguez, E. (Eduardo), Ueffing, M. (Marius), Ulrich Bartz-Schmidt, K.U. (Karl U.), van Leeuwen, E.M. (Elisabeth M.), Verzijden, T. (Timo), Zumbansen, M. (Markus), Acar, N. (Niyazi), Anastosopoulos, E. (Eleftherios), Azuara-Blanco, A. (Augusto), Bergen, A.A.B. (Arthur), Binquet, C. (Christine), Bird, A.C. (Alan), Bretillon, L. (Lionel), Buitendijk, G. (Gabrielle), Cachulo, M.L. (Maria Luz), Chakravarthy, U. (Usha), Chan, M. (Michelle), Chang, P. (Petrus), Colijn, J. (Johanna), Cumberland, P. (Phillippa), Cunha-Vaz, J. (José), Daien, V. (Vincent), Deak, G. (Gabor), Delyfer, M.-N. (Marie-Noëlle), Hollander, A.I. (Anneke), Dietzel, M. (Martha), Fauser, S. (Sascha), Finger, R. (Robert), Fletcher, A. (Astrid), Foster, P.J. (Paul J.), Founti, P. (Panayiota), Göbel, A. (Arno), Gorgels, T.G.M.F. (Theo), Grauslund, J. (Jakob), Grus, F. (Franz), Hammond, C.J. (Christopher), Helmer, C. (Catherine), Hense, H.-W. (Hans-Werner), Hermann, M. (Manuel), Hoehn, R. (René), Hogg, R. (Ruth), Holz, F.G. (Frank), Hoyng, C.B. (Carel), Jansonius, N.M. (Nomdo), Janssen, S.F. (Sarah), Khawaja, A. (Anthony), Lamparter, J. (Julia), Le Goff, M. (Mélanie), Leal, S. (Sergio), Lechanteur, Y.T.E. (Yara T. E.), Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Lotery, A.J. (Andrew), Leung, I. (Irene), Mauschitz, M. (Matthias), Merle, B. (Bénédicte), Meyer zu Westrup, V. (Verena), Midena, E. (Edoardo), Miotto, S. (Stefania), Mirshahi, A. (Alireza), Mohan-Saïd, S. (Sadek), Mueller, M. (Michael), Muldrew, A. (Alyson), Nunes, S. (Sandrina), Oexle, K. (Konrad), Peto, T. (Tünde), Rahi, J. (Jugnoo), Raitakari, O. (Olli), Ribeiro, L. (Luisa), Rougier, M.-B. (Marie-Bénédicte), Sahel, J.-A. (José-Alain), Salonikiou, A. (Aggeliki), Sanchez, C. (Clarisa), Schmitz-Valckenberg, S. (Steffen), Schweitzer, C.M.C. (C. M C), Shehata, J. (Jasmin), Silvestri, G. (Giuliana), Simader, C. (Christian), Souied, E.H. (Eric), Springelkamp, H. (Henriët), Tapp, R. (Robyn), Verhoeven, V. (Virginie), Von Hanno, T. (Therese), Vujosevic, S. (Stela), Williams, K. (Katie), Wolfram, C. (Christian), Yip, J. (Jennifer), Zerbib, J. (Jennyfer), Zwiener, I. (Isabella), Colijn, J.M. (Johanna), Buitendijk, G.H.S. (Gabrielle), Prokofyeva, E. (Elena), Alves, D. (Dalila), Cachulo, M.L. (Maria L.), Khawaja, A.P. (Anthony), Cougnard-Grégoire, A. (Audrey), Merle, B.M.J. (Bénédicte M.J.), Korb, C. (Christina), Erke, M.G. (Maja Gran), Bron, A. (Alain), Anastasopoulos, E. (Eleftherios), Meester-Smoor, M.A. (Magda), Segato, T. (Tatiana), Piermarocchi, S. (Stefano), Jong, P.T.V.M. (Paulus) de, Vingerling, J.R. (Hans), Topouzis, F. (Fotis), Creuzot-Garcher, C. (Catherine), Bertelsen, G. (Geir), Pfeiffer, A.F.H. (Andreas), Fletcher, A.E. (Astrid E.), Foster, P.J. (Paul), Silva, R. (Rufino), Korobelnik, J.-F. (Jean-François), Delcourt, C. (Cécile), Klaver, C.C.W. (Caroline), Ajana, S. (Soufiane), Arango-Gonzalez, B. (Blanca), Arndt, V. (Verena), Bhatia, V. (Vaibhav), Bhattacharya, S.S. (Shomi S.), Biarnés, M. (Marc), Borrell, A. (Anna), Bühren, S. (Sebastian), Calado, S.M. (Sofia M.), Colijn, J.M. (Johanna M.), Dammeier, S. (Sascha), Jong, E.K. (Eiko) de, De la Cerda, B. (Berta), den Hollander, A.I. (Anneke I.), Diaz-Corrales, F.J. (Francisco J.), Diether, S. (Sigrid), Emri, E. (Eszter), Endermann, T. (Tanja), Ferraro, L.L. (Lucia L.), Garcia, M. (Míriam), Heesterbeek, T.J. (Thomas J.), Honisch, S. (Sabina), Hoyng, C.B. (Carel B.), Kersten, E. (Eveline), Kilger, E. (Ellen), Klaver, C.C.W. (Caroline C.W.), Langen, H. (Hanno), Lengyel, I. (Imre), Luthert, P. (Phil), Maugeais, C. (Cyrille), Meester-Smoor, M. (Magda), Monés, J. (Jordi), Nogoceke, E. (Everson), Peto, T. (Tunde), Pool, F.M. (Frances M.), Rodríguez, E. (Eduardo), Ueffing, M. (Marius), Ulrich Bartz-Schmidt, K.U. (Karl U.), van Leeuwen, E.M. (Elisabeth M.), Verzijden, T. (Timo), Zumbansen, M. (Markus), Acar, N. (Niyazi), Anastosopoulos, E. (Eleftherios), Azuara-Blanco, A. (Augusto), Bergen, A.A.B. (Arthur), Binquet, C. (Christine), Bird, A.C. (Alan), Bretillon, L. (Lionel), Buitendijk, G. (Gabrielle), Cachulo, M.L. (Maria Luz), Chakravarthy, U. (Usha), Chan, M. (Michelle), Chang, P. (Petrus), Colijn, J. (Johanna), Cumberland, P. (Phillippa), Cunha-Vaz, J. (José), Daien, V. (Vincent), Deak, G. (Gabor), Delyfer, M.-N. (Marie-Noëlle), Hollander, A.I. (Anneke), Dietzel, M. (Martha), Fauser, S. (Sascha), Finger, R. (Robert), Fletcher, A. (Astrid), Foster, P.J. (Paul J.), Founti, P. (Panayiota), Göbel, A. (Arno), Gorgels, T.G.M.F. (Theo), Grauslund, J. (Jakob), Grus, F. (Franz), Hammond, C.J. (Christopher), Helmer, C. (Catherine), Hense, H.-W. (Hans-Werner), Hermann, M. (Manuel), Hoehn, R. (René), Hogg, R. (Ruth), Holz, F.G. (Frank), Hoyng, C.B. (Carel), Jansonius, N.M. (Nomdo), Janssen, S.F. (Sarah), Khawaja, A. (Anthony), Lamparter, J. (Julia), Le Goff, M. (Mélanie), Leal, S. (Sergio), Lechanteur, Y.T.E. (Yara T. E.), Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Lotery, A.J. (Andrew), Leung, I. (Irene), Mauschitz, M. (Matthias), Merle, B. (Bénédicte), Meyer zu Westrup, V. (Verena), Midena, E. (Edoardo), Miotto, S. (Stefania), Mirshahi, A. (Alireza), Mohan-Saïd, S. (Sadek), Mueller, M. (Michael), Muldrew, A. (Alyson), Nunes, S. (Sandrina), Oexle, K. (Konrad), Peto, T. (Tünde), Rahi, J. (Jugnoo), Raitakari, O. (Olli), Ribeiro, L. (Luisa), Rougier, M.-B. (Marie-Bénédicte), Sahel, J.-A. (José-Alain), Salonikiou, A. (Aggeliki), Sanchez, C. (Clarisa), Schmitz-Valckenberg, S. (Steffen), Schweitzer, C.M.C. (C. M C), Shehata, J. (Jasmin), Silvestri, G. (Giuliana), Simader, C. (Christian), Souied, E.H. (Eric), Springelkamp, H. (Henriët), Tapp, R. (Robyn), Verhoeven, V. (Virginie), Von Hanno, T. (Therese), Vujosevic, S. (Stela), Williams, K. (Katie), Wolfram, C. (Christian), Yip, J. (Jennifer), Zerbib, J. (Jennyfer), and Zwiener, I. (Isabella)

Abstract

Purpose Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a frequent, complex disorder in elderly of European ancestry. Risk profiles and treatment options have changed considerably over the years, which may have affected disease prevalence and outcome. We determined the prevalence of early and late AMD in Europe from 1990 to 2013 using the European Eye Epidemiology (E3) consortium, and made projections for the future. Design Meta-analysis of prevalence data. Participants A total of 42 080 individuals 40 years of age and older participating in 14 population-based cohorts from 10 countries in Europe. Methods AMD was diagnosed based on fundus photographs using the Rotterdam Classification. Prevalence of early and late AMD was calculated using random-effects meta-analysis stratified for age, birth cohort, gender, geographic region, and time period of the study. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was compared between late AMD subtypes; geographic atrophy (GA) and choroidal neovascularization (CNV). Main Outcome Measures Prevalence of early and late AMD, BCVA, and number of AMD cases. Results Prevalence of early AMD increased from 3.5% (95% confidence interval [CI] 2.1%–5.0%) in those aged 55–59 years to 17.6% (95% C

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19. Childhood gene-environment interactions and age-dependent effects of genetic variants associated with refractive error and myopia: The CREAM Consortium

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Fan, Q., Guo, X., Tideman, J.W.L., Williams, K.M., Yazar, S., Hosseini, S.M., Howe, L.D., Pourcain, B.S., Evans, D.M., Timpson, N.J., McMahon, G., Hysi, P.G., Krapohl, E., Wang, Y.X., Jonas, J.B., Baird, P.N., Wang, J.J., Cheng, C.Y., Teo, Y.Y., Wong, T.Y., Ding, X., Wojciechowski, R., Young, T.L., Pärssinen, O., Oexle, K., Pfeiffer, N., Bailey-Wilson, J.E., Paterson, A.D., Klaver, C.C.W., Plomin, R., Hammond, C.J., He, M., Saw, S.M., Guggenheim, J.A., Meguro, A., Wright, A.F., Hewitt, A.W., Young, A.L., Veluchamy, A.B., Metspalu, A., The CREAM Consortium (Döring, A., Gieger, C., Ried, J.S.), Khawaja, A.P., Klein, B.E., St Pourcain, B., Fleck, B., Hayward, C., Williams, C., Delcourt, C., Pang, C.P., Khor, C.C., Simpson, C.L., van Duijn, C.M., Mackey, D.A., Stambolian, D., Chew, E., Tai, E.S., Mihailov, E., Smith, G.D., Biino, G., Campbell, H., Rudan, I., Seppälä, I., Kaprio, J., Wilson, J.F., and Craig, J.E.

Abstract

Myopia, currently at epidemic levels in East Asia, is a leading cause of untreatable visual impairment. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in adults have identified 39 loci associated with refractive error and myopia. Here, the age-of-onset of association between genetic variants at these 39 loci and refractive error was investigated in 5200 children assessed longitudinally across ages 7-15 years, along with gene-environment interactions involving the major environmental risk-factors, nearwork and time outdoors. Specific variants could be categorized as showing evidence of: (a) early-onset effects remaining stable through childhood, (b) early-onset effects that progressed further with increasing age, or (c) onset later in childhood (N = 10, 5 and 11 variants, respectively). A genetic risk score (GRS) for all 39 variants explained 0.6% (P = 6.6E-08) and 2.3% (P = 6.9E-21) of the variance in refractive error at ages 7 and 15, respectively, supporting increased effects from these genetic variants at older ages. Replication in multi-ancestry samples (combined N = 5599) yielded evidence of childhood onset for 6 of 12 variants present in both Asians and Europeans. There was no indication that variant or GRS effects altered depending on time outdoors, however 5 variants showed nominal evidence of interactions with nearwork (top variant, rs7829127 in ZMAT4; P = 6.3E-04).

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2016

20. Childhood gene-environment interactions and age-dependent effects of genetic variants associated with refractive error and myopia: The CREAM Consortium

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Fan, Q, Guo, X, Tideman, Willem, Williams, KM, Yazar, S, Hosseini, SM, Howe, LD, St Pourcain, B, Evans, DM, Timpson, NJ, McMahon, G, Hysi, PG, Krapohl, E, Wang, YX, Jonas, JB, Baird, PN, Wang, JJ, Cheng, CY (Ching-Yu), Teo, YY, Wong, TY, Ding, X, Wojciechowski, R, Young, TL, Parssinen, O, Oexle, K, Pfeiffer, N, Bailey-Wilson, JE, Paterson, AD, Klaver, Caroline, Plomin, R, Hammond, CJ, Mackey, DA, He, MG, Saw, SM, Williams, C, Guggenheim, JA, Epidemiology, and Ophthalmology

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Sensory disorders Donders Center for Medical Neuroscience [Radboudumc 12]
Abstract

Contains fulltext : 167190.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access) Myopia, currently at epidemic levels in East Asia, is a leading cause of untreatable visual impairment. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in adults have identified 39 loci associated with refractive error and myopia. Here, the age-of-onset of association between genetic variants at these 39 loci and refractive error was investigated in 5200 children assessed longitudinally across ages 7-15 years, along with gene-environment interactions involving the major environmental risk-factors, nearwork and time outdoors. Specific variants could be categorized as showing evidence of: (a) early-onset effects remaining stable through childhood, (b) early-onset effects that progressed further with increasing age, or (c) onset later in childhood (N = 10, 5 and 11 variants, respectively). A genetic risk score (GRS) for all 39 variants explained 0.6% (P = 6.6E-08) and 2.3% (P = 6.9E-21) of the variance in refractive error at ages 7 and 15, respectively, supporting increased effects from these genetic variants at older ages. Replication in multi-ancestry samples (combined N = 5599) yielded evidence of childhood onset for 6 of 12 variants present in both Asians and Europeans. There was no indication that variant or GRS effects altered depending on time outdoors, however 5 variants showed nominal evidence of interactions with nearwork (top variant, rs7829127 in ZMAT4; P = 6.3E-04).

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2016

21. Serum iron levels and the risk of Parkinson Disease: a Mendelian randomization study

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Pichler I, Del Greco M. F, Gögele M, Lill CM, Bertram L, Do CB, Eriksson N, Foroud T, Myers RH, PD GWAS Consortium, Nalls M, Keller MF, International Parkinson's Disease Genomics Consortium, Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium 2, Benyamin B, Whitfield JB, Genetics of Iron Status Consortium, Pramstaller PP, Hicks AA, Thompson JR, Minelli C., Plagnol V, Hernandez DG, Sharma M, Sheerin UM, Saad M, Simón Sánchez J, Schulte C, Lesage S, Arepalli S, Barker R, Ben Shlomo Y, Berendse HW, Berg D, Bhatia K, de Bie RM, Biffi A, Bloem B, Bochdanovits Z, Bonin M, Bras JM, Brockmann K, Brooks J, Burn DJ, Charlesworth G, Chen H, Chinnery PF, Chong S, Clarke CE, Cookson MR, Cooper JM, Corvol JC, Counsell C, Damier P, Dartigues JF, Deloukas P, Deuschl G, Dexter DT, van Dijk KD, Dillman A, Durif F, Dürr A, Edkins S, Evans JR, Foltynie T, Gao J, Gardner M, Gibbs JR, Goate A, Gray E, Guerreiro R, Harris C, van Hilten JJ, Hofman A, Hollenbeck A, Holton J, Hu M, Huang X, Huber H, Hudson G, Hunt SE, Illig T, Lambert JC, Langford C, Lees A, Lichtner P, Limousin P, Lopez G, Lorenz D, McNeill A, Moorby C, Moore M, Morris HR, Morrison KE, Mudanohwo E, O'Sullivan SS, Pearson J, Perlmutter JS, Pollak P, Post B, Potter S, Ravina B, Revesz T, Riess O, Rivadeneira F, Rizzu P, Ryten M, Sawcer S, Schapira A, Scheffer H, Shaw K, Shoulson I, Sidransky E, Smith C, Spencer CC, Stockton JD, Strange A, Talbot K, Tanner CM, Tashakkori Ghanbaria A, Trabzuni D, Traynor BJ, Uitterlinden AG, Velseboer D, Vidailhet M, Walker R, van de Warrenburg B, Wickremaratchi M, Williams N, Williams Gray CH, Winder Rhodes S, Martinez M, Hardy J, Heutink P, Brice A, Gasser T, Singleton AB, Wood NW, Donnelly P, Barroso I, Blackwell JM, Bramon E, Brown MA, Casas JP, Corvin A, Duncanson A, Jankowski J, Markus HS, Mathew CG, Palmer CN, Plomin R, Rautanen A, Sawcer SJ, Trembath RC, Viswanathan AC, Band G, Bellenguez C, Freeman C, Hellenthal G, Giannoulatou E, Pirinen M, Pearson R, Su Z, Vukcevic D, Gwilliam R, Blackburn H, Bumpstead SJ, Dronov S, Gillman M, Hammond N, Jayakumar A, McCann OT, Liddle J, Potter SC, Ravindrarajah R, Ricketts M, Waller M, Weston P, Widaa S, Whittaker P, McCarthy MI, Ouwehand WH, Radhakrishnan A, Sambrook J, Toniolo D, Camaschella C, Metspalu A, Esko T, Gieger C, Ried J, Meitinger T, Oexle K, Winkelmann J, Swinkels D, Vermeulen S, van Duijn C, Broer L, Beilby J, Hui J, Anderson D, Visscher P, Martin N., TRAGLIA, MICHELA, Pichler, Irene, Del Greco M, Fabiola, Gögele, Martin, Lill, Christina M, Benyamin, Beben, Minelli, Cosetta, PD GWAS Consortium, International Parkinson’s Disease Genomics Consortium, Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium, Genetics of Iron Status Consortium, Pollak, Pierre, Functional Genomics, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam - 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Abstract

In this study, Mendelian randomization was used to study genes known to modify iron levels, and the effect of iron on Parkinson's disease (PD) risk was estimated. Based on estimates of the genetic effects on both iron and PD obtained from the largest sample meta-analyzed to date, the findings suggest that increased iron levels in the blood are associated with a 3% reduction in the risk of Parkinson's disease for every 10 µg/dL increase in iron. The results of this analysis have potentially important implications for future research into the prevention of Parkinson's disease. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary, Background Although levels of iron are known to be increased in the brains of patients with Parkinson disease (PD), epidemiological evidence on a possible effect of iron blood levels on PD risk is inconclusive, with effects reported in opposite directions. Epidemiological studies suffer from problems of confounding and reverse causation, and mendelian randomization (MR) represents an alternative approach to provide unconfounded estimates of the effects of biomarkers on disease. We performed a MR study where genes known to modify iron levels were used as instruments to estimate the effect of iron on PD risk, based on estimates of the genetic effects on both iron and PD obtained from the largest sample meta-analyzed to date. Methods and Findings We used as instrumental variables three genetic variants influencing iron levels, HFE rs1800562, HFE rs1799945, and TMPRSS6 rs855791. Estimates of their effect on serum iron were based on a recent genome-wide meta-analysis of 21,567 individuals, while estimates of their effect on PD risk were obtained through meta-analysis of genome-wide and candidate gene studies with 20,809 PD cases and 88,892 controls. Separate MR estimates of the effect of iron on PD were obtained for each variant and pooled by meta-analysis. We investigated heterogeneity across the three estimates as an indication of possible pleiotropy and found no evidence of it. The combined MR estimate showed a statistically significant protective effect of iron, with a relative risk reduction for PD of 3% (95% CI 1%–6%; p = 0.001) per 10 µg/dl increase in serum iron. Conclusions Our study suggests that increased iron levels are causally associated with a decreased risk of developing PD. Further studies are needed to understand the pathophysiological mechanism of action of serum iron on PD risk before recommendations can be made. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary, Editors' Summary Background Parkinson disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system caused by the death of dopamine-generating cells in the substania nigra, a region of the midbrain. The earliest symptoms are usually movement-related and include tremor, slow movements, and difficulty walking, and later cognitive and behavioral problems may arise, with dementia commonly occurring in the advanced stages of the disease. Parkinson disease affects around ten million people world-wide and incidence increases with age, with men more affected than women. To date, the causes of Parkinson disease remain unknown although a combination of genetic and environmental factors is thought to play a role. Identifying possible modifiable risks is an important step in the possible prevention of Parkinson disease. Why Was This Study Done? Previous studies have shown a possible association between lower blood levels of iron in people with Parkinson disease compared with controls, although the quality of these studies makes this finding difficult to interpret. So in this study, the researchers used a mendelian randomization approach to investigate whether there was any evidence of an effect of blood iron levels on the risk of Parkinson disease and if so to further explore the direction and scale of any link. Mendelian randomization is a method of using measured variation in genes of known function to examine the causal effect of a modifiable exposure on disease in situations where it is inappropriate to perform a randomized controlled trial. What Did the Researchers Do and Find? The researchers estimated the effect of blood iron levels on the risk of Parkinson disease using three polymorphisms in two genes, HFE and TMPRSS6. For each polymorphism, they performed a meta-analysis combining the results of studies investigating the genetic effect on iron levels, which included almost 22,000 people from Europe and Australia, and a meta-analysis of studies investigating the genetic effect on the risk of Parkinson disease, which included a total of 20,809 people with Parkinson disease and 88,892 controls from Europe and North America. They then performed three separate mendelian randomization analyses to estimate the effect of iron on Parkinson disease for the three polymorphisms. By combining the three estimates, they obtained a statistically significant odds ratio of 0.97 for Parkinson disease per 10 µg/dl increase in iron, corresponding to a 3% reduction in the risk of Parkinson disease for every 10 µg/dl increase in blood iron. Since genotype influences on blood iron levels represent differences that generally persist throughout adult life, the combined mendelian randomization estimate reflects an effect of iron over the course of a lifetime. What Do These Findings Mean? These findings suggest that increased iron levels in the blood are associated with a 3% reduction in the risk of Parkinson disease for every 10 µg/dl increase in iron. This finding is important as it suggests that increased blood iron levels may have a protective effect against Parkinson disease, although the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Furthermore, although mendelian randomization is an increasingly used approach to address the issue of classical confounding, there may be remaining confounding factors specific of mendelian randomization that may influence the interpretation of this study. Nevertheless, the results of this analysis have potentially important implications for future research into the prevention of Parkinson disease. Further studies on the underlying mechanisms are needed before any specific treatment recommendations can be proposed. Additional Information Please access these Web sites via the online version of this summary at http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001462. The National Institutes of Neurological Disorder and Stroke, MedlinePlus, and NHS Choices have several pages with comprehensive information on Parkinson disease Wikipedia gives an explanation of mendelian randomization (note that Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit; available in several languages)

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2013

22. Meta-analysis of gene-environment-wide association scans accounting for education level identifies additional loci for refractive error

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Fan, Q., Verhoeven, V.J., Wojciechowski, R., Barathi, V.A., Hysi, P.G., Guggenheim, J.A., Hohn, R., Vitart, V., Khawaja, A.P., Yamashiro, K., Hosseini, S.M., Lehtimaki, T., Lu, Y., Haller, T., Xie, J., Delcourt, C, Pirastu, M., Wedenoja, J., Gharahkhani, P., Venturini, C., Miyake, M., Hewitt, A.W., Guo, X., Mazur, J., Huffman, J.E., Williams, K.M., Polasek, O., Campbell, H., Rudan, I., Vatavuk, Z., Wilson, J.F., Joshi, P.K., McMahon, G., St Pourcain, B., Evans, D.M., Simpson, C.L., Schwantes-An, T.H., Igo, R.P., Jr., Mirshahi, A., Cougnard-Gregoire, A., Bellenguez, C., Blettner, M., Raitakari, O., Kahonen, M., Seppala, I., Zeller, T., Meitinger, T., Ried, J.S., Gieger, C., Portas, L., Leeuwen, E.M. van, Amin, N., Uitterlinden, A.G., Rivadeneira, F., Hofman, A., Vingerling, J.R., Wang, Y.X., Wang, X., Boh, E.T.H., Ikram, M.K., Sabanayagam, C., Gupta, P., Tan, V., Zhou, L, Ho, C.E., Lim, W., Beuerman, R.W., Siantar, R., Tai, E.S., Vithana, E., Mihailov, E., Khor, C.C., Hayward, C., Luben, R.N., Foster, P.J., Klein, B.E., Klein, R., Wong, H.S., Mitchell, P., Metspalu, A., Aung, T., Young, T.L., He, M., Parssinen, O., Duijn, C.M. van, Wang, J.J., Williams, C., Jonas, J.B., Teo, Y.Y., Mackey, D.A., Oexle, K., Yoshimura, N., Paterson, A.D., Pfeiffer, N., Wong, T.Y., Baird, P.N., Stambolian, D., Wilson, J.E., Cheng, C.Y., Hammond, C.J., Klaver, C.C.W., et al., Fan, Q., Verhoeven, V.J., Wojciechowski, R., Barathi, V.A., Hysi, P.G., Guggenheim, J.A., Hohn, R., Vitart, V., Khawaja, A.P., Yamashiro, K., Hosseini, S.M., Lehtimaki, T., Lu, Y., Haller, T., Xie, J., Delcourt, C, Pirastu, M., Wedenoja, J., Gharahkhani, P., Venturini, C., Miyake, M., Hewitt, A.W., Guo, X., Mazur, J., Huffman, J.E., Williams, K.M., Polasek, O., Campbell, H., Rudan, I., Vatavuk, Z., Wilson, J.F., Joshi, P.K., McMahon, G., St Pourcain, B., Evans, D.M., Simpson, C.L., Schwantes-An, T.H., Igo, R.P., Jr., Mirshahi, A., Cougnard-Gregoire, A., Bellenguez, C., Blettner, M., Raitakari, O., Kahonen, M., Seppala, I., Zeller, T., Meitinger, T., Ried, J.S., Gieger, C., Portas, L., Leeuwen, E.M. van, Amin, N., Uitterlinden, A.G., Rivadeneira, F., Hofman, A., Vingerling, J.R., Wang, Y.X., Wang, X., Boh, E.T.H., Ikram, M.K., Sabanayagam, C., Gupta, P., Tan, V., Zhou, L, Ho, C.E., Lim, W., Beuerman, R.W., Siantar, R., Tai, E.S., Vithana, E., Mihailov, E., Khor, C.C., Hayward, C., Luben, R.N., Foster, P.J., Klein, B.E., Klein, R., Wong, H.S., Mitchell, P., Metspalu, A., Aung, T., Young, T.L., He, M., Parssinen, O., Duijn, C.M. van, Wang, J.J., Williams, C., Jonas, J.B., Teo, Y.Y., Mackey, D.A., Oexle, K., Yoshimura, N., Paterson, A.D., Pfeiffer, N., Wong, T.Y., Baird, P.N., Stambolian, D., Wilson, J.E., Cheng, C.Y., Hammond, C.J., Klaver, C.C.W., and et al.

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Contains fulltext : 167942.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access), Myopia is the most common human eye disorder and it results from complex genetic and environmental causes. The rapidly increasing prevalence of myopia poses a major public health challenge. Here, the CREAM consortium performs a joint meta-analysis to test single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) main effects and SNP x education interaction effects on refractive error in 40,036 adults from 25 studies of European ancestry and 10,315 adults from 9 studies of Asian ancestry. In European ancestry individuals, we identify six novel loci (FAM150B-ACP1, LINC00340, FBN1, DIS3L-MAP2K1, ARID2-SNAT1 and SLC14A2) associated with refractive error. In Asian populations, three genome-wide significant loci AREG, GABRR1 and PDE10A also exhibit strong interactions with education (P<8.5 x 10(-5)), whereas the interactions are less evident in Europeans. The discovery of these loci represents an important advance in understanding how gene and environment interactions contribute to the heterogeneity of myopia.

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2016

23. Ophthalmic epidemiology in Europe: the 'European Eye Epidemiology' (E3) consortium

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Delcourt, C, Korobelnik, J.F., Buitendijk, G.H., Foster, P.J., Hammond, C.J., Piermarocchi, S., Peto, T., Jansonius, N., Mirshahi, A., Hogg, R.E., Bretillon, L., Topouzis, F., Deak, G., Grauslund, J., Broe, R., Souied, E.H., Creuzot-Garcher, C., Sahel, J., Daien, V., Lehtimaki, T., Hense, H.W., Prokofyeva, E., Oexle, K., Rahi, J.S., Cumberland, P.M., Schmitz-Valckenberg, S., Fauser, S., Bertelsen, G., Hoyng, C.B., Bergen, A., Silva, R. de, Wolf, S., Lotery, A., Chakravarthy, U., Fletcher, A., Klaver, C.C.W., Delcourt, C, Korobelnik, J.F., Buitendijk, G.H., Foster, P.J., Hammond, C.J., Piermarocchi, S., Peto, T., Jansonius, N., Mirshahi, A., Hogg, R.E., Bretillon, L., Topouzis, F., Deak, G., Grauslund, J., Broe, R., Souied, E.H., Creuzot-Garcher, C., Sahel, J., Daien, V., Lehtimaki, T., Hense, H.W., Prokofyeva, E., Oexle, K., Rahi, J.S., Cumberland, P.M., Schmitz-Valckenberg, S., Fauser, S., Bertelsen, G., Hoyng, C.B., Bergen, A., Silva, R. de, Wolf, S., Lotery, A., Chakravarthy, U., Fletcher, A., and Klaver, C.C.W.

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Contains fulltext : 168005.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access), The European Eye Epidemiology (E3) consortium is a recently formed consortium of 29 groups from 12 European countries. It already comprises 21 population-based studies and 20 other studies (case-control, cases only, randomized trials), providing ophthalmological data on approximately 170,000 European participants. The aim of the consortium is to promote and sustain collaboration and sharing of data and knowledge in the field of ophthalmic epidemiology in Europe, with particular focus on the harmonization of methods for future research, estimation and projection of frequency and impact of visual outcomes in European populations (including temporal trends and European subregions), identification of risk factors and pathways for eye diseases (lifestyle, vascular and metabolic factors, genetics, epigenetics and biomarkers) and development and validation of prediction models for eye diseases. Coordinating these existing data will allow a detailed study of the risk factors and consequences of eye diseases and visual impairment, including study of international geographical variation which is not possible in individual studies. It is expected that collaborative work on these existing data will provide additional knowledge, despite the fact that the risk factors and the methods for collecting them differ somewhat among the participating studies. Most studies also include biobanks of various biological samples, which will enable identification of biomarkers to detect and predict occurrence and progression of eye diseases. This article outlines the rationale of the consortium, its design and presents a summary of the methodology.

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2016

24. Meta-analysis of gene-environment-wide association scans accounting for education level identifies additional loci for refractive error

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Fan, Q. (Qiao), Verhoeven, V.J.M. (Virginie), Wojciechowski, R. (Robert), Barathi, V.A. (Veluchamy), Hysi, P.G. (Pirro), Guggenheim, J. (Jean), Höhn, R. (René), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Khawaja, A.P. (Anthony P.), Yamashiro, K. (Kenji), Hosseini, S.M. (S Mohsen), Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Lu, Y. (Yi), Haller, T. (Toomas), Xie, J. (Jing), Delcourt, C. (Cécile), Pirastu, M. (Mario), Wedenoja, J. (Juho), Gharahkhani, P. (Puya), Venturini, C. (Cristina), Miyake, M. (Masahiro), Hewit, A.W. (Alex), Guo, X. (Xiaobo), Mazur, J. (Johanna), Huffman, J.E. (Jenifer E.), Williams, K.M. (Katie M.), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Campbell, H. (Harry), Rudan, I. (Igor), Vatavuk, Z. (Zoran), Wilson, J.F. (James F), Joshi, P.K. (Peter), Mcmahon, G. (George), St Pourcain, B. (Beate), Evans, D.M. (David), Simpson, C.L. (Claire), Schwantes-An, T.-H. (Tae-Hwi), Igo Jr., R.P. (Robert), Mirshahi, A. (Alireza), Cougnard-Grégoire, A. (Audrey), Bellenguez, C. (Céline), Blettner, M. (Maria), Raitakari, O. (Olli), Kähönen, M. (Mika), Seppälä, I. (Ilkka), Zeller, T. (Tanja), Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Ried, J.S. (Janina), Gieger, C. (Christian), Portas, L. (Laura), Leeuwen, E.M. (Elisa) van, Amin, N. (Najaf), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Rivadeneira Ramirez, F. (Fernando), Hofman, A. (Albert), Vingerling, J.R. (Hans), Wang, Y. (Ying), Wang, X. (Xu), Tai-Hui Boh, E. (Eileen), Ikram, M.K. (Kamran), Sabanayagam, C. (Charumathi), Gupta, P. (Preeti), Tan, V. (Vincent), Zhou, L. (Lei), Ho, C.E.H. (Candice E. H.), Lim, W. (Wan'E), Beuerman, R.W. (Roger W.), Siantar, R. (Rosalynn), Tai, E.-S. (E-Shyong), Vithana, E.N. (Eranga), Mihailov, E. (Evelin), Khor, C.C., Hayward, C. (Caroline), Luben, R.N. (Robert), Foster, P.J. (Paul), Klein, B.E.K. (Barbara), Klein, R. (Ronald), Wong, H.-S. (Hoi-Suen), Mitchell, P. (Paul), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Aung, T. (Tin), Young, T.L. (Terri L.), He, M. (Mingguang), Pärssinen, O. (Olavi), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Jin Wang, J. (Jie), Williams, C. (Cathy), Jonas, J.B. (Jost B.), Teo, Y.Y. (Yik Ying), Mackey, D.A. (David), Oexle, K. (Konrad), Yoshimura, N., Paterson, A.D. (Andrew D.), Pfeiffer, N. (Norbert), Wong, T.Y. (Tien Yin), Baird, P.N. (Paul), Stambolian, D. (Dwight), Wilson, J.E.B. (Joan E. Bailey), Cheng, C-Y. (Ching-Yu), Hammond, C.J. (Christopher J.), Klaver, C.C.W. (Caroline), Saw, S-M. (Seang-Mei), Rahi, J.S. (Jugnoo), Korobelnik, J.-F. (Jean-François), Kemp, J.P. (John), Timpson, N.J. (Nicholas), Smith, A.V. (Davey), Craig, J.E. (Jamie E.), Burdon, K.P. (Kathryn P.), Fogarty, R. (Rhys), Iyengar, S.K. (Sudha), Chew, E.Y. (Emily), Janmahasatian, S. (Sarayut), Martin, N.G. (Nicholas), MacGregor, S. (Stuart), Xu, L. (Liang), Schache, M. (Maria), Nangia, M. (Monika), Panda-Jonas, S. (Songhomitra), Wright, A.F. (Alan), Fondran, J.R. (Jeremy R.), Lass, J.H. (Jonathan H.), Feng, S. (Sheng), Zhao, J.H. (Jing Hua), Khaw, K.T., Wareham, N.J. (Nick), Rantanen, T. (Taina), Kaprio, J. (Jaakko), Pang, C.P. (Chi Pui), Chen, L.J. (Li Jia), Tam, P.O. (Pancy O.), Jhanji, V. (Vishal), Young, A.L. (Alvin L.), Döring, A. (Angela), Raffel, L.J. (Leslie), Cotch, M.-F. (Mary-Frances), Li, X. (Xiaohui), Yip, S.P. (Shea Ping), Yap, M.K.H. (Maurice K.H.), Biino, G. (Ginevra), Vaccargiu, S. (Simona), Fossarello, M. (Maurizio), Fleck, B. (Brian), Yazar, S. (Seyhan), Tideman, J.W.L. (Willem), Tedja, M. (Milly), Léveillard, T. (Thierry), Morrison, M.A. (Margaux A.), Farrer, L.A. (Lindsay), Zhou, X. (Xiangtian), Chen, W. (Wei), Mizuki, N. (Nobuhisa), Meguro, A. (Akira), Makela, K.M. (Kari Matti), Fan, Q. (Qiao), Verhoeven, V.J.M. (Virginie), Wojciechowski, R. (Robert), Barathi, V.A. (Veluchamy), Hysi, P.G. (Pirro), Guggenheim, J. (Jean), Höhn, R. (René), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Khawaja, A.P. (Anthony P.), Yamashiro, K. (Kenji), Hosseini, S.M. (S Mohsen), Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Lu, Y. (Yi), Haller, T. (Toomas), Xie, J. (Jing), Delcourt, C. (Cécile), Pirastu, M. (Mario), Wedenoja, J. (Juho), Gharahkhani, P. (Puya), Venturini, C. (Cristina), Miyake, M. (Masahiro), Hewit, A.W. (Alex), Guo, X. (Xiaobo), Mazur, J. (Johanna), Huffman, J.E. (Jenifer E.), Williams, K.M. (Katie M.), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Campbell, H. (Harry), Rudan, I. (Igor), Vatavuk, Z. (Zoran), Wilson, J.F. (James F), Joshi, P.K. (Peter), Mcmahon, G. (George), St Pourcain, B. (Beate), Evans, D.M. (David), Simpson, C.L. (Claire), Schwantes-An, T.-H. (Tae-Hwi), Igo Jr., R.P. (Robert), Mirshahi, A. (Alireza), Cougnard-Grégoire, A. (Audrey), Bellenguez, C. (Céline), Blettner, M. (Maria), Raitakari, O. (Olli), Kähönen, M. (Mika), Seppälä, I. (Ilkka), Zeller, T. (Tanja), Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Ried, J.S. (Janina), Gieger, C. (Christian), Portas, L. (Laura), Leeuwen, E.M. (Elisa) van, Amin, N. (Najaf), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Rivadeneira Ramirez, F. (Fernando), Hofman, A. (Albert), Vingerling, J.R. (Hans), Wang, Y. (Ying), Wang, X. (Xu), Tai-Hui Boh, E. (Eileen), Ikram, M.K. (Kamran), Sabanayagam, C. (Charumathi), Gupta, P. (Preeti), Tan, V. (Vincent), Zhou, L. (Lei), Ho, C.E.H. (Candice E. H.), Lim, W. (Wan'E), Beuerman, R.W. (Roger W.), Siantar, R. (Rosalynn), Tai, E.-S. (E-Shyong), Vithana, E.N. (Eranga), Mihailov, E. (Evelin), Khor, C.C., Hayward, C. (Caroline), Luben, R.N. (Robert), Foster, P.J. (Paul), Klein, B.E.K. (Barbara), Klein, R. (Ronald), Wong, H.-S. (Hoi-Suen), Mitchell, P. (Paul), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Aung, T. (Tin), Young, T.L. (Terri L.), He, M. (Mingguang), Pärssinen, O. (Olavi), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Jin Wang, J. (Jie), Williams, C. (Cathy), Jonas, J.B. (Jost B.), Teo, Y.Y. (Yik Ying), Mackey, D.A. (David), Oexle, K. (Konrad), Yoshimura, N., Paterson, A.D. (Andrew D.), Pfeiffer, N. (Norbert), Wong, T.Y. (Tien Yin), Baird, P.N. (Paul), Stambolian, D. (Dwight), Wilson, J.E.B. (Joan E. Bailey), Cheng, C-Y. (Ching-Yu), Hammond, C.J. (Christopher J.), Klaver, C.C.W. (Caroline), Saw, S-M. (Seang-Mei), Rahi, J.S. (Jugnoo), Korobelnik, J.-F. (Jean-François), Kemp, J.P. (John), Timpson, N.J. (Nicholas), Smith, A.V. (Davey), Craig, J.E. (Jamie E.), Burdon, K.P. (Kathryn P.), Fogarty, R. (Rhys), Iyengar, S.K. (Sudha), Chew, E.Y. (Emily), Janmahasatian, S. (Sarayut), Martin, N.G. (Nicholas), MacGregor, S. (Stuart), Xu, L. (Liang), Schache, M. (Maria), Nangia, M. (Monika), Panda-Jonas, S. (Songhomitra), Wright, A.F. (Alan), Fondran, J.R. (Jeremy R.), Lass, J.H. (Jonathan H.), Feng, S. (Sheng), Zhao, J.H. (Jing Hua), Khaw, K.T., Wareham, N.J. (Nick), Rantanen, T. (Taina), Kaprio, J. (Jaakko), Pang, C.P. (Chi Pui), Chen, L.J. (Li Jia), Tam, P.O. (Pancy O.), Jhanji, V. (Vishal), Young, A.L. (Alvin L.), Döring, A. (Angela), Raffel, L.J. (Leslie), Cotch, M.-F. (Mary-Frances), Li, X. (Xiaohui), Yip, S.P. (Shea Ping), Yap, M.K.H. (Maurice K.H.), Biino, G. (Ginevra), Vaccargiu, S. (Simona), Fossarello, M. (Maurizio), Fleck, B. (Brian), Yazar, S. (Seyhan), Tideman, J.W.L. (Willem), Tedja, M. (Milly), Léveillard, T. (Thierry), Morrison, M.A. (Margaux A.), Farrer, L.A. (Lindsay), Zhou, X. (Xiangtian), Chen, W. (Wei), Mizuki, N. (Nobuhisa), Meguro, A. (Akira), and Makela, K.M. (Kari Matti)

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Myopia is the most common human eye disorder and it results from complex genetic and environmental causes. The rapidly increasing prevalence of myopia poses a major public health challenge. Here, the CREAM consortium performs a joint meta-analysis to test single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) main effects and SNP × education interaction effects on refractive error in 40,036 adults from 25 studies of European ancestry and 10,315 adults from 9 studies of Asian ancestry. In European ancestry individuals, we identify six novel loci (FAM150B-ACP1, LINC00340, FBN1, DIS3L-MAP2K1, ARID2-SNAT1 and SLC14A2) associated with refractive error. In Asian populations, three genome-wide significant loci AREG, GABRR1 and PDE10A also exhibit strong interactions with education (P<8.5 × 10-5), whereas the interactions are less evident in Europeans. The discovery of these loci represents an important advance in understanding how gene and environment interactions contribute to the heterogeneity of myopia.

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25. Childhood gene-environment interactions and age-dependent effects of genetic variants associated with refractive error and myopia: The CREAM Consortium

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Fan, Q. (Qiao), Guo, X. (Xiaobo), Tideman, J.W.L. (Willem), Williams, K.M. (Katie M.), Yazar, S. (Seyhan), Hosseini, S.M. (S. Mohsen), Howe, L.D. (Laura), Pourcain, B.S. (Beate), Evans, D.M. (David), Timpson, N.J. (Nicholas), Mcmahon, G. (George), Hysi, P.G. (Pirro), Krapohl, E. (Eva), Wang, Y.X. (Ya Xing), Jonas, J.B., Baird, P.N. (Paul), Wang, J.J. (Jie Jin), Cheng, C.-Y. (Ching-Yu), Teo, Y.Y. (Yik Ying), Wong, T.-Y. (Tien-Yin), Ding, X. (Xiaohu), Wojciechowski, R. (Robert), Young, T.L. (Terri), Pärssinen, O. (Olavi), Oexle, K. (Konrad), Pfeiffer, A.F.H. (Andreas), Bailey-Wilson, J.E. (Joan E.), Paterson, A.D. (Andrew), Klaver, C.C.W. (Caroline C. W.), Plomin, R. (Robert), Hammond, C.J. (Christopher J.), He, M. (Mingguang), Saw, S-M. (Seang-Mei), Guggenheim, J. (Jean), Meguro, A. (Akira), Wright, A.F. (Alan), Hewit, A.W. (Alex), Young, A.L. (Alvin L.), Veluchamy, A.B. (Amutha Barathi), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Döring, A. (Angela), Khawaja, A.P. (Anthony P.), Klein, B.E.K. (Barbara), St Pourcain, B. (Beate), Fleck, B. (Brian), Klaver, C.C.W. (Caroline), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Williams, C. (Cathy), Delcourt, C. (Cécile), Pang, C.P. (Chi Pui), Khor, C.C., Gieger, C. (Christian), Simpson, C.L. (Claire), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Mackey, D.A. (David), Stambolian, D. (Dwight), Chew, E.Y. (Emily), Tai, E.-S. (E.-Shyong), Mihailov, E. (Evelin), Smith, A.V. (Davey), Biino, G. (Ginevra), Campbell, H. (Harry), Rudan, I. (Igor), Seppälä, I. (Ilkka), Kaprio, J. (Jaakko), Wilson, J.F. (James F.), Craig, J.E. (Jamie E.), Ried, J.S. (Janina), Korobelnik, J.-F. (Jean-François), Fondran, J.R. (Jeremy R.), Liao, J. (Jie), Zhao, J.H. (Jing Hua), Xie, J. (Jing), Kemp, J.P. (John), Lass Jr., J.H. (Jonathan), Rahi, J.S. (Jugnoo), Wedenoja, J. (Juho), Makela, K.M. (Kari Matti), Burdon, K.P. (Kathryn P.), Khaw, K.T., Yamashiro, K. (Kenji), Chen, L.J. (Li Jia), Xu, L. (Liang), Farrer, L.A. (Lindsay), Ikram, M.K. (M. Kamran), DeAngelis, M.M. (Margaret), Morrison, M.A. (Margaux A.), Schache, M. (Maria), Pirastu, M. (Mario), Miyake, M. (Masahiro), Yap, M.K.H. (Maurice K. H.), Fossarello, M. (Maurizio), Kähönen, M. (Mika), Tedja, M. (Milly), Yoshimura, N., Martin, N.G. (Nicholas), Wareham, N.J. (Nick), Mizuki, N. (Nobuhisa), Raitakari, O. (Olli), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Tam, P.O. (Pancy O.), Foster, P.J. (Paul), Mitchell, P. (Paul), Chen, P. (Peng), Cumberland, P. (Phillippa), Gharahkhani, P. (Puya), Höhn, R. (René), Fogarty, R.D. (Rhys D.), Luben, R.N. (Robert), Igo Jr., R.P. (Robert), Klein, R. (Ronald), Janmahasatian, S. (Sarayut), Yip, S.P. (Shea Ping), Feng, S. (Sheng), Vaccargiu, S. (Simona), Panda-Jonas, S. (Songhomitra), MacGregor, S. (Stuart), Iyengar, S.K. (Sudha), Rantanen, T. (Taina), Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Aung, T. (Tin), Haller, T. (Toomas), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Nangia, M. (Monika), Verhoeven, V.J.M. (Virginie), Jhanji, V. (Vishal), Zhao, W. (Wanting), Chen, W. (Wei), Zhou, X. (Xiangtian), Lu, Y. (Yi), Vatavuk, Z. (Zoran), Fan, Q. (Qiao), Guo, X. (Xiaobo), Tideman, J.W.L. (Willem), Williams, K.M. (Katie M.), Yazar, S. (Seyhan), Hosseini, S.M. (S. Mohsen), Howe, L.D. (Laura), Pourcain, B.S. (Beate), Evans, D.M. (David), Timpson, N.J. (Nicholas), Mcmahon, G. (George), Hysi, P.G. (Pirro), Krapohl, E. (Eva), Wang, Y.X. (Ya Xing), Jonas, J.B., Baird, P.N. (Paul), Wang, J.J. (Jie Jin), Cheng, C.-Y. (Ching-Yu), Teo, Y.Y. (Yik Ying), Wong, T.-Y. (Tien-Yin), Ding, X. (Xiaohu), Wojciechowski, R. (Robert), Young, T.L. (Terri), Pärssinen, O. (Olavi), Oexle, K. (Konrad), Pfeiffer, A.F.H. (Andreas), Bailey-Wilson, J.E. (Joan E.), Paterson, A.D. (Andrew), Klaver, C.C.W. (Caroline C. W.), Plomin, R. (Robert), Hammond, C.J. (Christopher J.), He, M. (Mingguang), Saw, S-M. (Seang-Mei), Guggenheim, J. (Jean), Meguro, A. (Akira), Wright, A.F. (Alan), Hewit, A.W. (Alex), Young, A.L. (Alvin L.), Veluchamy, A.B. (Amutha Barathi), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Döring, A. (Angela), Khawaja, A.P. (Anthony P.), Klein, B.E.K. (Barbara), St Pourcain, B. (Beate), Fleck, B. (Brian), Klaver, C.C.W. (Caroline), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Williams, C. (Cathy), Delcourt, C. (Cécile), Pang, C.P. (Chi Pui), Khor, C.C., Gieger, C. (Christian), Simpson, C.L. (Claire), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Mackey, D.A. (David), Stambolian, D. (Dwight), Chew, E.Y. (Emily), Tai, E.-S. (E.-Shyong), Mihailov, E. (Evelin), Smith, A.V. (Davey), Biino, G. (Ginevra), Campbell, H. (Harry), Rudan, I. (Igor), Seppälä, I. (Ilkka), Kaprio, J. (Jaakko), Wilson, J.F. (James F.), Craig, J.E. (Jamie E.), Ried, J.S. (Janina), Korobelnik, J.-F. (Jean-François), Fondran, J.R. (Jeremy R.), Liao, J. (Jie), Zhao, J.H. (Jing Hua), Xie, J. (Jing), Kemp, J.P. (John), Lass Jr., J.H. (Jonathan), Rahi, J.S. (Jugnoo), Wedenoja, J. (Juho), Makela, K.M. (Kari Matti), Burdon, K.P. (Kathryn P.), Khaw, K.T., Yamashiro, K. (Kenji), Chen, L.J. (Li Jia), Xu, L. (Liang), Farrer, L.A. (Lindsay), Ikram, M.K. (M. Kamran), DeAngelis, M.M. (Margaret), Morrison, M.A. (Margaux A.), Schache, M. (Maria), Pirastu, M. (Mario), Miyake, M. (Masahiro), Yap, M.K.H. (Maurice K. H.), Fossarello, M. (Maurizio), Kähönen, M. (Mika), Tedja, M. (Milly), Yoshimura, N., Martin, N.G. (Nicholas), Wareham, N.J. (Nick), Mizuki, N. (Nobuhisa), Raitakari, O. (Olli), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Tam, P.O. (Pancy O.), Foster, P.J. (Paul), Mitchell, P. (Paul), Chen, P. (Peng), Cumberland, P. (Phillippa), Gharahkhani, P. (Puya), Höhn, R. (René), Fogarty, R.D. (Rhys D.), Luben, R.N. (Robert), Igo Jr., R.P. (Robert), Klein, R. (Ronald), Janmahasatian, S. (Sarayut), Yip, S.P. (Shea Ping), Feng, S. (Sheng), Vaccargiu, S. (Simona), Panda-Jonas, S. (Songhomitra), MacGregor, S. (Stuart), Iyengar, S.K. (Sudha), Rantanen, T. (Taina), Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Aung, T. (Tin), Haller, T. (Toomas), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Nangia, M. (Monika), Verhoeven, V.J.M. (Virginie), Jhanji, V. (Vishal), Zhao, W. (Wanting), Chen, W. (Wei), Zhou, X. (Xiangtian), Lu, Y. (Yi), and Vatavuk, Z. (Zoran)

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Myopia, currently at epidemic levels in East Asia, is a leading cause of untreatable visual impairment. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in adults have identified 39 loci associated with refractive error and myopia. Here, the age-of-onset of association between genetic variants at these 39 loci and refractive error was investigated in 5200 children assessed longitudinally across ages 7-15 years, along with gene-environment interactions involving the major environmental risk-factors, nearwork and time outdoors. Specific variants could be categorized as showing evidence of: (a) early-onset effects remaining stable through childhood, (b) early-onset effects that progressed further with increasing age, or (c) onset later in childhood (N = 10, 5 and 11 variants, respectively). A genetic risk score (GRS) for all 39 variants explained 0.6% (P = 6.6E-08) and 2.3% (P = 6.9E-21) of the variance in refractive error at ages 7 and 15, respectively, supporting increased effects from these genetic variants at older ages. Replication in multi-ancestry samples (combined N = 5599) yielded evidence of childhood onset for 6 of 12 variants present in both Asians and Europeans. There was no indication that variant or GRS effects altered depending on time outdoors, however 5 variants showed nominal evidence of interactions with nearwork (top variant, rs7829127 in ZMAT4; P = 6.3E-04).

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2016
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26. Meta-analysis of gene-environment-wide association scans accounting for education level identifies additional loci for refractive error

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Fan, Q, Verhoeven, VJM, Wojciechowski, R, Barathi, VA, Hysi, PG, Guggenheim, JA, Hoehn, R, Vitart, V, Khawaja, AP, Yamashiro, K, Hosseini, SM, Lehtimaki, T, Lu, Y, Haller, T, Xie, J, Delcourt, C, Pirastu, M, Wedenoja, J, Gharahkhani, P, Venturini, C, Miyake, M, Hewitt, AW, Guo, X, Mazur, J, Huffman, JE, Williams, KM, Polasek, O, Campbell, H, Rudan, I, Vatavuk, Z, Wilson, JF, Joshi, PK, McMahon, G, St Pourcain, B, Evans, DM, Simpson, CL, Schwantes-An, T-H, Igo, RP, Mirshahi, A, Cougnard-Gregoire, A, Bellenguez, C, Blettner, M, Raitakari, O, Kaehoenen, M, Seppala, I, Zeller, T, Meitinger, T, Ried, JS, Gieger, C, Portas, L, van Leeuwen, EM, Amin, N, Uitterlinden, AG, Rivadeneira, F, Hofman, A, Vingerling, JR, Wang, YX, Wang, X, Boh, ET-H, Ikram, MK, Sabanayagam, C, Gupta, P, Tan, V, Zhou, L, Ho, CEH, Lim, W, Beuerman, RW, Siantar, R, Tai, E-S, Vithana, E, Mihailov, E, Khor, C-C, Hayward, C, Luben, RN, Foster, PJ, Klein, BEK, Klein, R, Wong, H-S, Mitchell, P, Metspalu, A, Aung, T, Young, TL, He, M, Paerssinen, O, van Duijn, CM, Wang, JJ, Williams, C, Jonas, JB, Teo, Y-Y, David, AMM, Oexle, K, Yoshimura, N, Paterson, AD, Pfeiffer, N, Wong, T-Y, Baird, PN, Stambolian, D, Bailey-Wilson, JE, Cheng, C-Y, Hammond, CJ, Klaver, CCW, Saw, S-M, Rahi, JS, Korobelnik, J-F, Kemp, JP, Timpson, NJ, Smith, GD, Craig, JE, Burdon, KP, Fogarty, RD, Iyengar, SK, Chew, E, Janmahasatian, S, Martin, NG, MacGregor, S, Xu, L, Schache, M, Nangia, V, Panda-Jonas, S, Wright, AF, Fondran, JR, Lass, JH, Feng, S, Zhao, JH, Khaw, K-T, Wareham, NJ, Rantanen, T, Kaprio, J, Pang, CP, Chen, LJ, Tam, PO, Jhanji, V, Young, AL, Doering, A, Raffel, LJ, Cotch, M-F, Li, X, Yip, SP, Yap, MKH, Biino, G, Vaccargiu, S, Fossarello, M, Fleck, B, Yazar, S, Tideman, JWL, Tedja, M, Deangelis, MM, Morrison, M, Farrer, L, Zhou, X, Chen, W, Mizuki, N, Meguro, A, Makela, KM, Fan, Q, Verhoeven, VJM, Wojciechowski, R, Barathi, VA, Hysi, PG, Guggenheim, JA, Hoehn, R, Vitart, V, Khawaja, AP, Yamashiro, K, Hosseini, SM, Lehtimaki, T, Lu, Y, Haller, T, Xie, J, Delcourt, C, Pirastu, M, Wedenoja, J, Gharahkhani, P, Venturini, C, Miyake, M, Hewitt, AW, Guo, X, Mazur, J, Huffman, JE, Williams, KM, Polasek, O, Campbell, H, Rudan, I, Vatavuk, Z, Wilson, JF, Joshi, PK, McMahon, G, St Pourcain, B, Evans, DM, Simpson, CL, Schwantes-An, T-H, Igo, RP, Mirshahi, A, Cougnard-Gregoire, A, Bellenguez, C, Blettner, M, Raitakari, O, Kaehoenen, M, Seppala, I, Zeller, T, Meitinger, T, Ried, JS, Gieger, C, Portas, L, van Leeuwen, EM, Amin, N, Uitterlinden, AG, Rivadeneira, F, Hofman, A, Vingerling, JR, Wang, YX, Wang, X, Boh, ET-H, Ikram, MK, Sabanayagam, C, Gupta, P, Tan, V, Zhou, L, Ho, CEH, Lim, W, Beuerman, RW, Siantar, R, Tai, E-S, Vithana, E, Mihailov, E, Khor, C-C, Hayward, C, Luben, RN, Foster, PJ, Klein, BEK, Klein, R, Wong, H-S, Mitchell, P, Metspalu, A, Aung, T, Young, TL, He, M, Paerssinen, O, van Duijn, CM, Wang, JJ, Williams, C, Jonas, JB, Teo, Y-Y, David, AMM, Oexle, K, Yoshimura, N, Paterson, AD, Pfeiffer, N, Wong, T-Y, Baird, PN, Stambolian, D, Bailey-Wilson, JE, Cheng, C-Y, Hammond, CJ, Klaver, CCW, Saw, S-M, Rahi, JS, Korobelnik, J-F, Kemp, JP, Timpson, NJ, Smith, GD, Craig, JE, Burdon, KP, Fogarty, RD, Iyengar, SK, Chew, E, Janmahasatian, S, Martin, NG, MacGregor, S, Xu, L, Schache, M, Nangia, V, Panda-Jonas, S, Wright, AF, Fondran, JR, Lass, JH, Feng, S, Zhao, JH, Khaw, K-T, Wareham, NJ, Rantanen, T, Kaprio, J, Pang, CP, Chen, LJ, Tam, PO, Jhanji, V, Young, AL, Doering, A, Raffel, LJ, Cotch, M-F, Li, X, Yip, SP, Yap, MKH, Biino, G, Vaccargiu, S, Fossarello, M, Fleck, B, Yazar, S, Tideman, JWL, Tedja, M, Deangelis, MM, Morrison, M, Farrer, L, Zhou, X, Chen, W, Mizuki, N, Meguro, A, and Makela, KM

Abstract

Myopia is the most common human eye disorder and it results from complex genetic and environmental causes. The rapidly increasing prevalence of myopia poses a major public health challenge. Here, the CREAM consortium performs a joint meta-analysis to test single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) main effects and SNP × education interaction effects on refractive error in 40,036 adults from 25 studies of European ancestry and 10,315 adults from 9 studies of Asian ancestry. In European ancestry individuals, we identify six novel loci (FAM150B-ACP1, LINC00340, FBN1, DIS3L-MAP2K1, ARID2-SNAT1 and SLC14A2) associated with refractive error. In Asian populations, three genome-wide significant loci AREG, GABRR1 and PDE10A also exhibit strong interactions with education (P<8.5 × 10(-5)), whereas the interactions are less evident in Europeans. The discovery of these loci represents an important advance in understanding how gene and environment interactions contribute to the heterogeneity of myopia.

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2016

28. Genome-wide association study for refractive astigmatism reveals genetic co-determination with spherical equivalent refractive error: the CREAM consortium

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Li, Q. (Qing), Wojciechowski, R. (Robert), Simpson, C.L. (Claire), Hysi, P.G. (Pirro), Verhoeven, V.J.M. (Virginie), Ikram, M.K. (Kamran), Höhn, R. (René), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Hewit, A.W. (Alex), Oexle, K. (Konrad), Makela, K.M. (Kari Matti), MacGregor, S. (Stuart), Pirastu, M. (Mario), Fan, Q. (Qiao), Cheng, C-Y. (Ching-Yu), St Pourcain, B. (Beate), Mcmahon, G. (George), Kemp, J.P. (John), Northstone, K. (Kate), Rahi, J.S. (Jugnoo), Cumberland, P. (Phillippa), Martin, N.G. (Nicholas), Sanfilippo, P.G. (Paul G.), Lu, Y. (Yi), Wang, Y. (Ying), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Campbell, H. (Harry), Bencic, G. (Goran), Wright, A. (Alan), Wedenoja, J. (Juho), Zeller, T. (Tanja), Schillert, A. (Arne), Mirshahi, A. (Alireza), Lackner, K.J. (Karl), Yip, S.P. (Shea Ping), Yap, M.K.H. (Maurice K. H.), Ried, J.S. (Janina), Gieger, C. (Christian), Murgia, D. (Daniela), Wilson, J.F. (James F), Fleck, B.W. (Brian W.), Yazar, S. (Seyhan), Vingerling, J.R. (Hans), Hofman, A. (Albert), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Rivadeneira Ramirez, F. (Fernando), Amin, N. (Najaf), Karssen, L.C. (Lennart), Oostra, B.A. (Ben), Zhou, X. (Xin), Teo, Y.Y. (Yik Ying), Tai, E.S. (Shyong), Vithana, E.N. (Eranga), Barathi, V.A. (Veluchamy), Zheng, Y. (Yingfeng), Siantar, R. (Rosalynn), Neelam, K. (Kumari), Shin, Y. (Youchan), Lam, J. (Janice), Yonova-Doing, E. (Ekaterina), Venturini, C. (Cristina), Hosseini, S.M. (S Mohsen), Wong, H.-S. (Hoi-Suen), Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Kähönen, M. (Mika), Raitakari, O. (Olli), Timpson, N.J. (Nicholas), Evans, D.M. (David M.), Khor, C.C., Aung, T. (Tin), Young, T.L. (Terri), Mitchell, P. (Paul), Klein, B.E.K. (Barbara), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Jonas, J.B. (Jost B.), Baird, P.N. (Paul), Mackey, D.A. (David), Wong, T.Y. (Tien Yin), Saw, S-M. (Seang-Mei), Pärssinen, O. (Olavi), Stambolian, D.E. (Dwight), Hammond, C.J. (Christopher), Klaver, C.C.W. (Caroline), Williams, C. (Cathy), Paterson, A.D. (Andrew), Bailey-Wilson, J.E. (Joan E.), Guggenheim, J. (Jean), Li, Q. (Qing), Wojciechowski, R. (Robert), Simpson, C.L. (Claire), Hysi, P.G. (Pirro), Verhoeven, V.J.M. (Virginie), Ikram, M.K. (Kamran), Höhn, R. (René), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Hewit, A.W. (Alex), Oexle, K. (Konrad), Makela, K.M. (Kari Matti), MacGregor, S. (Stuart), Pirastu, M. (Mario), Fan, Q. (Qiao), Cheng, C-Y. (Ching-Yu), St Pourcain, B. (Beate), Mcmahon, G. (George), Kemp, J.P. (John), Northstone, K. (Kate), Rahi, J.S. (Jugnoo), Cumberland, P. (Phillippa), Martin, N.G. (Nicholas), Sanfilippo, P.G. (Paul G.), Lu, Y. (Yi), Wang, Y. (Ying), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Campbell, H. (Harry), Bencic, G. (Goran), Wright, A. (Alan), Wedenoja, J. (Juho), Zeller, T. (Tanja), Schillert, A. (Arne), Mirshahi, A. (Alireza), Lackner, K.J. (Karl), Yip, S.P. (Shea Ping), Yap, M.K.H. (Maurice K. H.), Ried, J.S. (Janina), Gieger, C. (Christian), Murgia, D. (Daniela), Wilson, J.F. (James F), Fleck, B.W. (Brian W.), Yazar, S. (Seyhan), Vingerling, J.R. (Hans), Hofman, A. (Albert), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Rivadeneira Ramirez, F. (Fernando), Amin, N. (Najaf), Karssen, L.C. (Lennart), Oostra, B.A. (Ben), Zhou, X. (Xin), Teo, Y.Y. (Yik Ying), Tai, E.S. (Shyong), Vithana, E.N. (Eranga), Barathi, V.A. (Veluchamy), Zheng, Y. (Yingfeng), Siantar, R. (Rosalynn), Neelam, K. (Kumari), Shin, Y. (Youchan), Lam, J. (Janice), Yonova-Doing, E. (Ekaterina), Venturini, C. (Cristina), Hosseini, S.M. (S Mohsen), Wong, H.-S. (Hoi-Suen), Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Kähönen, M. (Mika), Raitakari, O. (Olli), Timpson, N.J. (Nicholas), Evans, D.M. (David M.), Khor, C.C., Aung, T. (Tin), Young, T.L. (Terri), Mitchell, P. (Paul), Klein, B.E.K. (Barbara), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Jonas, J.B. (Jost B.), Baird, P.N. (Paul), Mackey, D.A. (David), Wong, T.Y. (Tien Yin), Saw, S-M. (Seang-Mei), Pärssinen, O. (Olavi), Stambolian, D.E. (Dwight), Hammond, C.J. (Christopher), Klaver, C.C.W. (Caroline), Williams, C. (Cathy), Paterson, A.D. (Andrew), Bailey-Wilson, J.E. (Joan E.), and Guggenheim, J. (Jean)

Abstract

To identify genetic variants associated with refractive astigmatism in the general population, meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies were performed for: White Europeans aged at least 25 years (20 cohorts, N = 31,968); Asian subjects aged at least 25 years (7 cohorts, N = 9,295); White Europeans aged <25 years (4 cohorts, N = 5,640); and all independent individuals from the above three samples combined with a sample of Chinese subjects aged <25 years (N = 45,931). Participants were classified as cases with refractive astigmatism if the average cylinder power in their two eyes was at least 1.00 diopter and as controls otherwise. Genome-wide association analysis was carried out for each cohort separately using logistic regression. Meta-analysis was conducted using a fixed effects model. In the older European group the most strongly associated marker was downstream of the neurexin-1 (NRXN1) gene (rs1401327, P = 3.92E−8). No other region reached genome-wide significance, and association signals were lower for the younger European group and Asian group. In the meta-analysis of all cohorts, no marker reached genome-wide significance: The most strongly associated regions were, NRXN1 (rs1401327, P = 2.93E−07), TOX (rs7823467, P = 3.47E−07) and LINC00340 (rs12212674, P = 1.49E−06). For 34 markers identified in prior GWAS for spherical equivalent refractive error, the beta coefficients for genotype versus spherical

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Li, Q, Wojciechowski, R, Simpson, CL, Hysi, PG, Verhoeven, VJM, Ikram, MK, Hoehn, R, Vitart, V, Hewitt, AW, Oexle, K, Makela, K-M, MacGregor, S, Pirastu, M, Fan, Q, Cheng, C-Y, St Pourcain, B, McMahon, G, Kemp, JP, Northstone, K, Rahi, JS, Cumberland, PM, Martin, NG, Sanfilippo, PG, Lu, Y, Wang, YX, Hayward, C, Polasek, O, Campbell, H, Bencic, G, Wright, AF, Wedenoja, J, Zeller, T, Schillert, A, Mirshahi, A, Lackner, K, Yip, SP, Yap, MKH, Ried, JS, Gieger, C, Murgia, F, Wilson, JF, Fleck, B, Yazar, S, Vingerling, JR, Hofman, A, Uitterlinden, A, Rivadeneira, F, Amin, N, Karssen, L, Oostra, BA, Zhou, X, Teo, Y-Y, Tai, ES, Vithana, E, Barathi, V, Zheng, Y, Siantar, RG, Neelam, K, Shin, Y, Lam, J, Yonova-Doing, E, Venturini, C, Hosseini, SM, Wong, H-S, Lehtimaki, T, Kahonen, M, Raitakari, O, Timpson, NJ, Evans, DM, Khor, C-C, Aung, T, Young, TL, Mitchell, P, Klein, B, van Duijn, CM, Meitinger, T, Jonas, JB, Baird, PN, Mackey, DA, Wong, TY, Saw, S-M, Parssinen, O, Stambolian, D, Hammond, CJ, Klaver, CCW, Williams, C, Paterson, AD, Bailey-Wilson, JE, Guggenheim, JA, Li, Q, Wojciechowski, R, Simpson, CL, Hysi, PG, Verhoeven, VJM, Ikram, MK, Hoehn, R, Vitart, V, Hewitt, AW, Oexle, K, Makela, K-M, MacGregor, S, Pirastu, M, Fan, Q, Cheng, C-Y, St Pourcain, B, McMahon, G, Kemp, JP, Northstone, K, Rahi, JS, Cumberland, PM, Martin, NG, Sanfilippo, PG, Lu, Y, Wang, YX, Hayward, C, Polasek, O, Campbell, H, Bencic, G, Wright, AF, Wedenoja, J, Zeller, T, Schillert, A, Mirshahi, A, Lackner, K, Yip, SP, Yap, MKH, Ried, JS, Gieger, C, Murgia, F, Wilson, JF, Fleck, B, Yazar, S, Vingerling, JR, Hofman, A, Uitterlinden, A, Rivadeneira, F, Amin, N, Karssen, L, Oostra, BA, Zhou, X, Teo, Y-Y, Tai, ES, Vithana, E, Barathi, V, Zheng, Y, Siantar, RG, Neelam, K, Shin, Y, Lam, J, Yonova-Doing, E, Venturini, C, Hosseini, SM, Wong, H-S, Lehtimaki, T, Kahonen, M, Raitakari, O, Timpson, NJ, Evans, DM, Khor, C-C, Aung, T, Young, TL, Mitchell, P, Klein, B, van Duijn, CM, Meitinger, T, Jonas, JB, Baird, PN, Mackey, DA, Wong, TY, Saw, S-M, Parssinen, O, Stambolian, D, Hammond, CJ, Klaver, CCW, Williams, C, Paterson, AD, Bailey-Wilson, JE, and Guggenheim, JA

Abstract

To identify genetic variants associated with refractive astigmatism in the general population, meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies were performed for: White Europeans aged at least 25 years (20 cohorts, N = 31,968); Asian subjects aged at least 25 years (7 cohorts, N = 9,295); White Europeans aged <25 years (4 cohorts, N = 5,640); and all independent individuals from the above three samples combined with a sample of Chinese subjects aged <25 years (N = 45,931). Participants were classified as cases with refractive astigmatism if the average cylinder power in their two eyes was at least 1.00 diopter and as controls otherwise. Genome-wide association analysis was carried out for each cohort separately using logistic regression. Meta-analysis was conducted using a fixed effects model. In the older European group the most strongly associated marker was downstream of the neurexin-1 (NRXN1) gene (rs1401327, P = 3.92E-8). No other region reached genome-wide significance, and association signals were lower for the younger European group and Asian group. In the meta-analysis of all cohorts, no marker reached genome-wide significance: The most strongly associated regions were, NRXN1 (rs1401327, P = 2.93E-07), TOX (rs7823467, P = 3.47E-07) and LINC00340 (rs12212674, P = 1.49E-06). For 34 markers identified in prior GWAS for spherical equivalent refractive error, the beta coefficients for genotype versus spherical equivalent, and genotype versus refractive astigmatism, were highly correlated (r = -0.59, P = 2.10E-04). This work revealed no consistent or strong genetic signals for refractive astigmatism; however, the TOX gene region previously identified in GWAS for spherical equivalent refractive error was the second most strongly associated region. Analysis of additional markers provided evidence supporting widespread genetic co-susceptibility for spherical and astigmatic refractive errors.

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2015

30. Genome-wide meta-analyses of multiancestry cohorts identify multiple new susceptibility loci for refractive error and myopia (vol 45, pg 314, 2013)

Author

Verhoeven, Virginie, Hysi, PG, Wojciechowski, R, Fan, Q, Guggenheim, JA, Hohn, R, Macgregor, S, Hewitt, AW, Nag, A, Cheng, CY (Ching-Yu), Yonova-Doing, E, Zhou, X, Ikram, Kamran, Buitendijk, Gabriëlle, McMahon, G, Kemp, JP, St Pourcain, B, Simpson, CL, Makela, KM, Lehtimaki, T, Kahonen, M, Paterson, AD, Hosseini, SM, Wong, HS, Xu, L, Jonas, JB, Parssinen, O, Wedenoja, J, Yip, SP, Ho, DWH, Pang, CP, Chen, LJ, Burdon, KP, Craig, JE, Klein, BEK, Klein, R, Haller, T, Metspalu, A, Khor, CC, Tai, ES, Aung, T, Vithana, E, Tay, WT, Barathi, VA, Chen, Peng, Li, RY, Liao, JM, Zheng, YF, Ong, RT, Doring, A, Evans, DM, Timpson, NJ, Verkerk, AJMH, Meitinger, T, Raitakari, O, Hawthorne, F, Spector, TD, Karssen, Lennart, Pirastu, M, Murgia, F, Ang, W, Mishra, A, Montgomery, GW, Pennell, CE, Cumberland, PM, Cotlarciuc, I, Mitchell, P, Wang, JJ, Schache, M, Janmahasathian, S, Igo, RP, Lass, JH, Chew, E, KIyengar, S, Gorgels, TGMF (Theo), Rudan, I, Hayward, C, Wright, AF, Polasek, O, Vatavuk, Z, Wilson, JF, Fleck, B, Zeller, T, Mirshahi, A, Müller, Caspar, Uitterlinden, André, Rivadeneira, Fernando, Vingerling, Hans, Hofman, Bert, Oostra, Ben, Amin, Najaf, Bergen, Arthur, Teo, YY, Rahi, JS, Vitart, V, Williams, C, Baird, PN, Wong, TY (Tien Yin), Oexle, K, Pfeiffer, N, Mackey, DA, Young, TL, Duijn, Cornelia, Saw, SM, Bailey-Wilson, JE, Stambolian, D, Klaver, Caroline, Hammond, CJ, Ophthalmology, Pathology, Epidemiology, Cell biology, Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine, Clinical Genetics, and Obstetrics & Gynecology

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2013

31. Chemotherapie bei einem Frühgeborenen mit Wiedemann-Beckwith-Syndrom und Verdacht auf Neuroblastom

Author

Sassen, U., Reploh, T., Engelsberger, I., Steinborn, M., Bergmann, C., Behrends, U., Oexle, K., and Burdach, S.

Subjects
ddc: 610, 610 Medical sciences, Medicine
Abstract

Wir berichten über ein Frühgeborenes mit Wiedemann-Beckwith-Syndrom und V.a. Neuroblastom. Das Kind wurde in der 29+4 SSW mittels Sectio bei vorzeitigem Blasensprung und unhemmbaren Wehen entbunden. Postpartal war eine invasive Beatmung sowie eine katecholaminpflichtige Kreislauftherapie[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], Süddeutsche Tage der Kinder- und Jugendmedizin; 61. Jahrestagung der Süddeutschen Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin und der Süddeutschen Gesellschaft für Kinderchirurgie und dem Berufsverband für Kinder- und Jugendärzte – Landesverband Bayern

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2012

32. Diabetes and neurodegeneration in Wolfram syndrome: a multicenter study of phenotype and genotype

Author

Rohayem, J, Ehlers, C, Wiedemann, B, Holl, R, Oexle, K, Kordonouri, O, Salzano, Giuseppina, Meissner, T, Burger, W, Schober, E, Huebner, A, Lee Kirsch, Ma, and The, Wolfram Syndrome Diabetes Writing Group

Subjects
Glycated Hemoglobin, Adolescent, Genotype, Clinical Care/Education/Nutrition/Psychosocial Research, Infant, Membrane Proteins, Wolfram Syndrome, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Phenotype, Child, Preschool, Mutation, Nerve Degeneration, Disease Progression, Humans, ENDOPLASMIC-RETICULUM STRESS, ISLET BETA-CELL, OPTIC ATROPHY, WFS1 GENE, OXIDATIVE STRESS, DEAFNESS DIDMOAD, MELLITUS, APOPTOSIS, MUTATIONS, INSIPIDUS, Age of Onset, Child, Genetic Association Studies, Original Research
Abstract

OBJECTIVE To describe the diabetes phenotype in Wolfram syndrome compared with type 1 diabetes, to investigate the effect of glycemic control on the neurodegenerative process, and to assess the genotype-phenotype correlation. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The clinical data of 50 patients with Wolfram syndrome-related diabetes (WSD) were reviewed and compared with the data of 24,164 patients with type 1 diabetes. Patients with a mean HbA1c during childhood and adolescence of ≤7.5 and >7.5% were compared with respect to the occurrence of additional Wolfram syndrome symptoms. The wolframin (WFS1) gene was screened for mutations in 39 patients. WFS1 genotypes were examined for correlation with age at onset of diabetes. RESULTS WSD was diagnosed earlier than type 1 diabetes (5.4 ± 3.8 vs. 7.9 ± 4.2 years; P < 0.001) with a lower prevalence of ketoacidosis (7 vs. 20%; P = 0.049). Mean duration of remission in WSD was 2.3 ± 2.4 vs. 1.6 ± 2.1 in type 1 diabetes (NS). Severe hypoglycemia occurred in 37 vs. 7.9% (P < 0.001). Neurologic disease progression was faster in the WSD group with a mean HbA1c >7.5% (P = 0.031). Thirteen novel WSF1 mutations were identified. Predicted functional consequence of WFS1 mutations correlated with age at WSD onset (P = 0.028). CONCLUSIONS Endoplasmic reticulum stress–mediated decline of β-cells in WSD occurs earlier in life than autoimmune-mediated β-cell destruction in type 1 diabetes. This study establishes a role for WFS1 in determining the age at onset of diabetes in Wolfram syndrome and identifies glucose toxicity as an accelerating feature in the progression of disease.

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2011

33. Common Variants at 10 Genomic Loci Influence Hemoglobin A(1C) Levels via Glycemic and Nonglycemic Pathways

Author

Soranzo, N, Sanna, S, Wheeler, E, Gieger, C, Radke, D, Dupuis, J, Bouatia-Naji, N, Langenberg, C, Prokopenko, I, Stolerman, E, Sandhu, MS, Heeney, MM, Devaney, JM, Reilly, MP, Ricketts, SL, Stewart, AF, Voight, BF, Willenborg, C, Wright, B, Altshuler, D, Arking, D, Balkau, B, Barnes, D, Boerwinkle, E, Böhm, B, Bonnefond, A, Bonnycastle, LL, Boomsma, DI, Bornstein, SR, Böttcher, Y, Bumpstead, S, Burnett-Miller, MS, Campbell, H, Cao, A, Chambers, J, Clark, R, Collins, FS, Coresh, J, de Geus, EJ, Dei, M, Deloukas, P, Döring, A, Egan, JM, Elosua, R, Ferrucci, L, Forouhi, N, Fox, CS, Franklin, C, Franzosi, MG, Gallina, S, Goel, A, Graessler, J, Grallert, H, Greinacher, A, Hadley, D, Hall, A, Hamsten, A, Hayward, C, Heath, S, Herder, C, Homuth, G, Hottenga, JJ, Hunter-Merrill, R, Illig, T, Jackson, AU, Jula, A, Kleber, M, Knouff, CW, Kong, A, Kooner, J, Köttgen, A, Kovacs, P, Krohn, K, Kühnel, B, Kuusisto, J, Laakso, M, Lathrop, M, Lecoeur, C, Li, M, Loos, RJ, Luan, J, Lyssenko, V, Mägi, R, Magnusson, PK, Mälarstig, A, Mangino, M, Martínez-Larrad, MT, März, W, McArdle, WL, McPherson, R, Meisinger, C, Meitinger, T, Melander, O, Mohlke, KL, Mooser, VE, Morken, MA, Narisu, N, Nathan, DM, Nauck, M, O'Donnell, C, Oexle, K, Olla, N, Pankow, JS, Payne, F, Peden, JF, Pedersen, NL, Peltonen, L, Perola, M, Polasek, O, Porcu, E, Rader, DJ, Rathmann, W, Ripatti, S, Rocheleau, G, Roden, M, Rudan, I, Salomaa, V, Saxena, R, Schlessinger, D, Schunkert, H, Schwarz, P, Seedorf, U, Selvin, E, Serrano-Ríos, M, Shrader, P, Silveira, A, Siscovick, D, Song, K, Spector, TD, Stefansson, K, Steinthorsdottir, V, Strachan, DP, Strawbridge, R, Stumvoll, M, Surakka, I, Swift, AJ, Tanaka, T, Teumer, A, Thorleifsson, G, Thorsteinsdottir, U, Tönjes, A, Usala, G, Vitart, V, Völzke, H, Wallaschofski, H, Waterworth, DM, Watkins, H, Wichmann, HE, Wild, SH, Willemsen, G, Williams, GH, Wilson, JF, Winkelmann, J, Wright, AF, WTCCC, Zabena, C, Zhao, JH, Epstein, SE, Erdmann, J, Hakonarson, HH, Kathiresan, S, Khaw, KT, Roberts, R, Samani, NJ, Fleming, MD, Sladek, R, Abecasis, G, Boehnke, M, Froguel, P, Groop, L, McCarthy, MI, Kao, WH, Florez, JC, Uda, M, Wareham, NJ, Barroso, I, and Meigs, JB

Subjects
endocrine system diseases, nutritional and metabolic diseases
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2010

34. Differential Expression of Candidate Genes with de novo Mutations in Patients with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome in Murine Cardiac Progenitor Cells

Author

Dreßen, M., primary, Crotti, L., additional, Lahm, H., additional, Moretti, A., additional, Wolf, K., additional, Cleuziou, J., additional, Schön, P., additional, Hörer, J., additional, Schreiber, C., additional, Doppler, S., additional, Werner, A., additional, Deutsch, M.-A., additional, Schiemann, M., additional, Brade, T., additional, Laue, S., additional, Oexle, K., additional, Mastantuono, E., additional, Gruber, P., additional, Laugwitz, K.-L., additional, Meitinger, T., additional, Lange, R., additional, and Krane, M., additional

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2015
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35. NOVEL ASSOCIATION TO THE PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE PCSK7 ALONGSIDE HFE AND TMPRSS6 GENE LOCI REVEALED BY ANALYSING SOLUBLE TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR LEVELS

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Ried, J. S., Oexle, K., Hicks, A. A., Tanaka, T., Hayward, C., Bruegel, M., Gögele, M., Lichtner, P., Müller Myhsok, B., Döring, A., Illig, T., Schwienbacher, Christine, Minelli, C., Pichler, I., Fiedler, G. M., Thiery, J., Rudan, I., Ferrucci, L., Bandinelli, S., Pramstaller, P. P., Wichmann, H. E., Gieger, C., Winkelmann, J., and Meitinger, T.

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2010

36. Novel loci affecting iron homeostasis and their effects in individuals at risk for hemochromatosis

Author

Benyamin, B., Esko, T., Ried, J.S., Radhakrishnan, A., Vermeulen, S., Traglia, M., Gogele, M., Anderson, D., Broer, L., Podmore, C., Luan, J., Kutalik, Z., Sanna, S., Meer, P. van der, Tanaka, T., Wang, F, Westra, H.J., Franke, L., Mihailov, E., Milani, L., Haldin, J., Winkelmann, J., Meitinger, T., Thiery, J., Peters, A., Waldenberger, M., Rendon, A., Jolley, J., Sambrook, J., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Sweep, C.G.J., Sala, C.F., Schwienbacher, C., Pichler, I., Hui, J., Demirkan, A., Isaacs, A., Amin, N., Steri, M., Waeber, G., Verweij, N., Powell, J.E., Nyholt, D.R., Heath, A.C., Madden, P.A.F., Visscher, P.M., Wright, M.J., Montgomery, G.W., Martin, N.G., Hernandez, D., Bandinelli, S., Harst, P. van der, Uda, M., Vollenweider, P., Scott, R.A., Langenberg, C., Wareham, N.J., InterAct, C., Duijn, C. van, Beilby, J., Pramstaller, P.P., Hicks, A.A., Ouwehand, W.H., Oexle, K., Gieger, C., Metspalu, A., Camaschella, C., Toniolo, D., Swinkels, D.W., Whitfield, J.B., Benyamin, B., Esko, T., Ried, J.S., Radhakrishnan, A., Vermeulen, S., Traglia, M., Gogele, M., Anderson, D., Broer, L., Podmore, C., Luan, J., Kutalik, Z., Sanna, S., Meer, P. van der, Tanaka, T., Wang, F, Westra, H.J., Franke, L., Mihailov, E., Milani, L., Haldin, J., Winkelmann, J., Meitinger, T., Thiery, J., Peters, A., Waldenberger, M., Rendon, A., Jolley, J., Sambrook, J., Kiemeney, L.A.L.M., Sweep, C.G.J., Sala, C.F., Schwienbacher, C., Pichler, I., Hui, J., Demirkan, A., Isaacs, A., Amin, N., Steri, M., Waeber, G., Verweij, N., Powell, J.E., Nyholt, D.R., Heath, A.C., Madden, P.A.F., Visscher, P.M., Wright, M.J., Montgomery, G.W., Martin, N.G., Hernandez, D., Bandinelli, S., Harst, P. van der, Uda, M., Vollenweider, P., Scott, R.A., Langenberg, C., Wareham, N.J., InterAct, C., Duijn, C. van, Beilby, J., Pramstaller, P.P., Hicks, A.A., Ouwehand, W.H., Oexle, K., Gieger, C., Metspalu, A., Camaschella, C., Toniolo, D., Swinkels, D.W., and Whitfield, J.B.

Abstract

Contains fulltext : 137523.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access), Variation in body iron is associated with or causes diseases, including anaemia and iron overload. Here, we analyse genetic association data on biochemical markers of iron status from 11 European-population studies, with replication in eight additional cohorts (total up to 48,972 subjects). We find 11 genome-wide-significant (P<5 x 10(-8)) loci, some including known iron-related genes (HFE, SLC40A1, TF, TFR2, TFRC, TMPRSS6) and others novel (ABO, ARNTL, FADS2, NAT2, TEX14). SNPs at ARNTL, TF, and TFR2 affect iron markers in HFE C282Y homozygotes at risk for hemochromatosis. There is substantial overlap between our iron loci and loci affecting erythrocyte and lipid phenotypes. These results will facilitate investigation of the roles of iron in disease.

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2014

37. Novel loci affecting iron homeostasis and their effects in individuals at risk for hemochromatosis

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Benyamin, B. (Beben), Esko, T. (Tõnu), Ried, J.S. (Janina), Radhakrishnan, A. (Aparna), Vermeulen, S.H.H.M. (Sita), Traglia, M. (Michela), Gögele, M. (Martin), Anderson, D. (Denise), Broer, L. (Linda), Podmore, C. (Clara), Luan, J., Kutalik, Z. (Zoltán), Sanna, S. (Serena), Meer, P. (Peter) van der, Tanaka, T. (Toshiko), Wang, F. (Fudi), Westra, H.J. (Harm-Jan), Franke, L. (Lude), Mihailov, E. (Evelin), Milani, L. (Lili), Häldin, J. (Jonas), Winkelmann, B., Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Thiery, J. (Joachim), Peters, A. (Annette), Waldenberger, M. (Melanie), Rendon, A. (Augusto), Jolley, G.J. (Jason), Sambrook, J.G. (Jennifer), Kiemeney, L.A.L.M. (Bart), Sweep, F.C. (Fred), Sala, C. (Cinzia), Schwienbacher, C. (Christine), Pichler, I. (Irene), Hui, J. (Jennie), Demirkan, A. (Ayşe), Isaacs, A. (Aaron), Amin, N. (Najaf), Steri, M. (Maristella), Waeber, G. (Gérard), Verweij, N. (Niek), Powell, J.E. (Joseph), Dimas, A.S. (Antigone), Heath, A.C. (Andrew), Madden, P.A. (Pamela), Visscher, P.M. (Peter), Wright, M.J. (Margaret), Montgomery, G.W. (Grant), Martin, N.G. (Nicholas), Hernandez, D.G. (Dena), Bandinelli, S. (Stefania), Harst, P. (Pim) van der, Uda, M. (Manuela), Vollenweider, P. (Peter), Scott, R.A. (Robert), Langenberg, C. (Claudia), Wareham, N.J. (Nick), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Beilby, J. (John), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew), Ouwehand, W.H. (Willem), Oexle, K. (Konrad), Gieger, C. (Christian), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Camaschella, C. (Clara), Toniolo, D. (Daniela), Swinkels, D.W. (Dorine), Whitfield, J. (John), Benyamin, B. (Beben), Esko, T. (Tõnu), Ried, J.S. (Janina), Radhakrishnan, A. (Aparna), Vermeulen, S.H.H.M. (Sita), Traglia, M. (Michela), Gögele, M. (Martin), Anderson, D. (Denise), Broer, L. (Linda), Podmore, C. (Clara), Luan, J., Kutalik, Z. (Zoltán), Sanna, S. (Serena), Meer, P. (Peter) van der, Tanaka, T. (Toshiko), Wang, F. (Fudi), Westra, H.J. (Harm-Jan), Franke, L. (Lude), Mihailov, E. (Evelin), Milani, L. (Lili), Häldin, J. (Jonas), Winkelmann, B., Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Thiery, J. (Joachim), Peters, A. (Annette), Waldenberger, M. (Melanie), Rendon, A. (Augusto), Jolley, G.J. (Jason), Sambrook, J.G. (Jennifer), Kiemeney, L.A.L.M. (Bart), Sweep, F.C. (Fred), Sala, C. (Cinzia), Schwienbacher, C. (Christine), Pichler, I. (Irene), Hui, J. (Jennie), Demirkan, A. (Ayşe), Isaacs, A. (Aaron), Amin, N. (Najaf), Steri, M. (Maristella), Waeber, G. (Gérard), Verweij, N. (Niek), Powell, J.E. (Joseph), Dimas, A.S. (Antigone), Heath, A.C. (Andrew), Madden, P.A. (Pamela), Visscher, P.M. (Peter), Wright, M.J. (Margaret), Montgomery, G.W. (Grant), Martin, N.G. (Nicholas), Hernandez, D.G. (Dena), Bandinelli, S. (Stefania), Harst, P. (Pim) van der, Uda, M. (Manuela), Vollenweider, P. (Peter), Scott, R.A. (Robert), Langenberg, C. (Claudia), Wareham, N.J. (Nick), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Beilby, J. (John), Pramstaller, P.P. (Peter Paul), Hicks, A.A. (Andrew), Ouwehand, W.H. (Willem), Oexle, K. (Konrad), Gieger, C. (Christian), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Camaschella, C. (Clara), Toniolo, D. (Daniela), Swinkels, D.W. (Dorine), and Whitfield, J. (John)

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Variation in body iron is associated with or causes diseases, including anaemia and iron overload. Here, we analyse genetic association data on biochemical markers of iron status from 11 European-population studies, with replication in eight additional cohorts (total up to 48,972 subjects). We find 11 genome-wide-significant (P<5 × 10-8) loci, some including known iron-related genes (HFE, SLC40A1, TF, TFR2, TFRC, TMPRSS6) and others novel (ABO, ARNTL, FADS2, NAT2, TEX14). SNPs at ARNTL, TF, and TFR2 affect iron markers in HFE C282Y homozygotes at risk for hemochromatosis. There is substantial overlap between our iron loci and loci affecting erythrocyte and lipid phenotypes. These results will facilitate investigation of the roles of iron in disease.

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2014
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38. Genome-wide meta-analysis of myopia and hyperopia provides evidence for replication of 11 loci

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Simpson, C.L. (Claire), Wojciechowski, R. (Robert), Oexle, K. (Konrad), Murgia, D. (Daniela), Portas, L. (Laura), Li, X. (Xiaohui), Virginie, J.M.V. (J.M. Verhoeven), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Schache, M. (Maria), Mohsen Hosseini, S., Hysi, P.G. (Pirro), Raffel, L.J. (Leslie), Cotch, M.F. (Mary Frances), Chew, E.Y. (Emily), Klein, B.E.K. (Barbara), Klein, R. (Ronald), Wong, T.Y. (Tien Yin), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Mitchell, P. (Paul), Saw, S-M. (Seang-Mei), Fossarello, M. (Maurizio), Wang, J.J. (Jie Jin), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Campbell, H. (Harry), Rudan, I. (Igor), Oostra, B.A. (Ben), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Hofman, A. (Albert), Rivadeneira Ramirez, F. (Fernando), Amin, N. (Najaf), Karssen, L.C. (Lennart), Vingerling, J.R. (Hans), Döring, A. (Angela), Bettecken, T. (Thomas), Bencic, G. (Goran), Gieger, C. (Christian), Wichmann, H.E. (Heinz Erich), Wilson, J.F. (James F), Venturini, C. (Cristina), Fleck, B. (Brian), Cumberland, P. (Phillippa), Rahi, J.S. (Jugnoo), Hammond, C.J. (Christopher), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Wright, A. (Alan), Paterson, A.D. (Andrew), Baird, P.N. (Paul), Klaver, C.C.W. (Caroline), Rotter, J.I. (Jerome I.), Pirastu, M. (Mario), Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Bailey-Wilson, J.E. (Joan E.), Stambolian, D.E. (Dwight), Simpson, C.L. (Claire), Wojciechowski, R. (Robert), Oexle, K. (Konrad), Murgia, D. (Daniela), Portas, L. (Laura), Li, X. (Xiaohui), Virginie, J.M.V. (J.M. Verhoeven), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Schache, M. (Maria), Mohsen Hosseini, S., Hysi, P.G. (Pirro), Raffel, L.J. (Leslie), Cotch, M.F. (Mary Frances), Chew, E.Y. (Emily), Klein, B.E.K. (Barbara), Klein, R. (Ronald), Wong, T.Y. (Tien Yin), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Mitchell, P. (Paul), Saw, S-M. (Seang-Mei), Fossarello, M. (Maurizio), Wang, J.J. (Jie Jin), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Campbell, H. (Harry), Rudan, I. (Igor), Oostra, B.A. (Ben), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Hofman, A. (Albert), Rivadeneira Ramirez, F. (Fernando), Amin, N. (Najaf), Karssen, L.C. (Lennart), Vingerling, J.R. (Hans), Döring, A. (Angela), Bettecken, T. (Thomas), Bencic, G. (Goran), Gieger, C. (Christian), Wichmann, H.E. (Heinz Erich), Wilson, J.F. (James F), Venturini, C. (Cristina), Fleck, B. (Brian), Cumberland, P. (Phillippa), Rahi, J.S. (Jugnoo), Hammond, C.J. (Christopher), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Wright, A. (Alan), Paterson, A.D. (Andrew), Baird, P.N. (Paul), Klaver, C.C.W. (Caroline), Rotter, J.I. (Jerome I.), Pirastu, M. (Mario), Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Bailey-Wilson, J.E. (Joan E.), and Stambolian, D.E. (Dwight)

Abstract

Refractive error (RE) is a complex, multifactorial disorder characterized by a mismatch between the optical power of the eye and its axial length that causes object images to be focused off the retina. The two major subtypes of RE are myopia (nearsightedness) and hyperopia (farsightedness), which represent opposite ends of the distribution of the quantitative measure of spherical refraction. We performed a fixed effects meta-analysis of genome-wide association results of myopia and hyperopia from 9 studies of European-derived populations: AREDS, KORA, FES, OGP-Talana, MESA, RSI, RSII, RSIII and ERF. One genome-wide significant region was observed for myopia, corresponding to a previously identified myopia locus on 8q12 (p = 1.25610-8), which has been reported by Kiefer et al. as significantly associated with myopia age at onset and Verhoeven et al. as significantly associated to mean spherical-equivalent (MSE) refractive error. We observed two genomewide significant associations

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2014
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39. Genome-Wide Meta-Analysis of Myopia and Hyperopia Provides Evidence for Replication of 11 Loci

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Miao, X, Simpson, CL, Wojciechowski, R, Oexle, K, Murgia, F, Portas, L, Li, X, Verhoeven, VJM, Vitart, V, Schache, M, Hosseini, SM, Hysi, PG, Raffel, LJ, Cotch, MF, Chew, E, Klein, BEK, Klein, R, Wong, TY, Van Duijn, CM, Mitchell, P, Saw, SM, Fossarello, M, Wang, JJ, Polasek, O, Campbell, H, Rudan, I, Oostra, BA, Uitterlinden, AG, Hofman, A, Rivadeneira, F, Amin, N, Karssen, LC, Vingerling, JR, Doering, A, Bettecken, T, Bencic, G, Gieger, C, Wichmann, H-E, Wilson, JF, Venturini, C, Fleck, B, Cumberland, PM, Rahi, JS, Hammond, CJ, Hayward, C, Wright, AF, Paterson, AD, Baird, PN, Klaver, CCW, Rotter, JI, Pirastu, M, Meitinger, T, Bailey-Wilson, JE, Stambolian, D, Miao, X, Simpson, CL, Wojciechowski, R, Oexle, K, Murgia, F, Portas, L, Li, X, Verhoeven, VJM, Vitart, V, Schache, M, Hosseini, SM, Hysi, PG, Raffel, LJ, Cotch, MF, Chew, E, Klein, BEK, Klein, R, Wong, TY, Van Duijn, CM, Mitchell, P, Saw, SM, Fossarello, M, Wang, JJ, Polasek, O, Campbell, H, Rudan, I, Oostra, BA, Uitterlinden, AG, Hofman, A, Rivadeneira, F, Amin, N, Karssen, LC, Vingerling, JR, Doering, A, Bettecken, T, Bencic, G, Gieger, C, Wichmann, H-E, Wilson, JF, Venturini, C, Fleck, B, Cumberland, PM, Rahi, JS, Hammond, CJ, Hayward, C, Wright, AF, Paterson, AD, Baird, PN, Klaver, CCW, Rotter, JI, Pirastu, M, Meitinger, T, Bailey-Wilson, JE, and Stambolian, D

Abstract

Refractive error (RE) is a complex, multifactorial disorder characterized by a mismatch between the optical power of the eye and its axial length that causes object images to be focused off the retina. The two major subtypes of RE are myopia (nearsightedness) and hyperopia (farsightedness), which represent opposite ends of the distribution of the quantitative measure of spherical refraction. We performed a fixed effects meta-analysis of genome-wide association results of myopia and hyperopia from 9 studies of European-derived populations: AREDS, KORA, FES, OGP-Talana, MESA, RSI, RSII, RSIII and ERF. One genome-wide significant region was observed for myopia, corresponding to a previously identified myopia locus on 8q12 (p = 1.25×10(-8)), which has been reported by Kiefer et al. as significantly associated with myopia age at onset and Verhoeven et al. as significantly associated to mean spherical-equivalent (MSE) refractive error. We observed two genome-wide significant associations with hyperopia. These regions overlapped with loci on 15q14 (minimum p value = 9.11×10(-11)) and 8q12 (minimum p value 1.82×10(-11)) previously reported for MSE and myopia age at onset. We also used an intermarker linkage- disequilibrium-based method for calculating the effective number of tests in targeted regional replication analyses. We analyzed myopia (which represents the closest phenotype in our data to the one used by Kiefer et al.) and showed replication of 10 additional loci associated with myopia previously reported by Kiefer et al. This is the first replication of these loci using myopia as the trait under analysis. "Replication-level" association was also seen between hyperopia and 12 of Kiefer et al.'s published loci. For the loci that show evidence of association to both myopia and hyperopia, the estimated effect of the risk alleles were in opposite directions for the two traits. This suggests that these loci are important contributors to variation of refractive error acros

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2014

40. Genome-Wide Meta-Analysis of Myopia and Hyperopia Provides Evidence for Replication of 11 Loci

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Simpson, CL, Wojciechowski, R, Oexle, K, Murgia, F, Portas, L, Li, XH, Verhoeven, Virginie, Vitart, V, Schache, M, Hosseini, SM, Hysi, PG, Raffel, LJ, Cotch, MF, Chew, E, Klein, BEK, Klein, R, Wong, TY (Tien Yin), Duijn, Cornelia, Mitchell, P, Saw, SM, Fossarello, M, Wang, JJ, Polasek, O, Campbell, H, Rudan, I, Oostra, Ben, Uitterlinden, André, Hofman, Bert, Rivadeneira, Fernando, Amin, Najaf, Karssen, Lennart, Vingerling, Hans, Doering, A, Bettecken, T, Bencic, G, Gieger, C, Wichmann, HE, Wilson, JF, Venturini, C, Fleck, B, Cumberland, PM, Rahi, JS, Hammond, CJ, Hayward, C, Wright, AF, Paterson, AD, Baird, PN, Klaver, Caroline, Rotter, JI, Pirastu, M, Meitinger, T, Bailey-Wilson, JE, Stambolian, D, Simpson, CL, Wojciechowski, R, Oexle, K, Murgia, F, Portas, L, Li, XH, Verhoeven, Virginie, Vitart, V, Schache, M, Hosseini, SM, Hysi, PG, Raffel, LJ, Cotch, MF, Chew, E, Klein, BEK, Klein, R, Wong, TY (Tien Yin), Duijn, Cornelia, Mitchell, P, Saw, SM, Fossarello, M, Wang, JJ, Polasek, O, Campbell, H, Rudan, I, Oostra, Ben, Uitterlinden, André, Hofman, Bert, Rivadeneira, Fernando, Amin, Najaf, Karssen, Lennart, Vingerling, Hans, Doering, A, Bettecken, T, Bencic, G, Gieger, C, Wichmann, HE, Wilson, JF, Venturini, C, Fleck, B, Cumberland, PM, Rahi, JS, Hammond, CJ, Hayward, C, Wright, AF, Paterson, AD, Baird, PN, Klaver, Caroline, Rotter, JI, Pirastu, M, Meitinger, T, Bailey-Wilson, JE, and Stambolian, D

Abstract

Refractive error (RE) is a complex, multifactorial disorder characterized by a mismatch between the optical power of the eye and its axial length that causes object images to be focused off the retina. The two major subtypes of RE are myopia (nearsightedness) and hyperopia (farsightedness), which represent opposite ends of the distribution of the quantitative measure of spherical refraction. We performed a fixed effects meta-analysis of genome-wide association results of myopia and hyperopia from 9 studies of European-derived populations: AREDS, KORA, FES, OGP-Talana, MESA, RSI, RSII, RSIII and ERF. One genome-wide significant region was observed for myopia, corresponding to a previously identified myopia locus on 8q12 (p = 1.25x10(-8)), which has been reported by Kiefer et al. as significantly associated with myopia age at onset and Verhoeven et al. as significantly associated to mean spherical-equivalent (MSE) refractive error. We observed two genome-wide significant associations with hyperopia. These regions overlapped with loci on 15q14 (minimum p value = 9.11x10(-11)) and 8q12 (minimum p value 1.82x10(-11)) previously reported for MSE and myopia age at onset. We also used an intermarker linkage-disequilibrium-based method for calculating the effective number of tests in targeted regional replication analyses. We analyzed myopia (which represents the closest phenotype in our data to the one used by Kiefer et al.) and showed replication of 10 additional loci associated with myopia previously reported by Kiefer et al. This is the first replication of these loci using myopia as the trait under analysis. "Replication-level'' association was also seen between hyperopia and 12 of Kiefer et al.'s published loci. For the loci that show evidence of association to both myopia and hyperopia, the estimated effect of the risk alleles were in opposite directions for the two traits. This suggests that these loci are important contributors to variation of refractive error acros

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2014

41. A novel heterozygous OPA3 mutation located in the mitochondrial target sequence results in altered steady-state levels and fragmented mitochondrial network

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Grau, T, Burbulla, LF, Engl, G, Delettre, C, Delprat, B, Oexle, K, Leo-Kottler, B, Roscioli, T, Krüger, R, Rapaport, D, Wissinger, B, Schimpf-Linzenbold, S, Grau, T, Burbulla, LF, Engl, G, Delettre, C, Delprat, B, Oexle, K, Leo-Kottler, B, Roscioli, T, Krüger, R, Rapaport, D, Wissinger, B, and Schimpf-Linzenbold, S

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Background Mutations in OPA3 have been reported in patients with autosomal dominant optic atrophy plus cataract and Costeff syndrome. Here, we report the results of a comprehensive study on OPA3 mutations, including the mutation spectrum and its prevalence in a large cohort of OPA1-negative autosomal dominant optic atrophy (ADOA) patients, the associated clinical phenotype and the functional characterisation of a newly identified OPA3 mutant. Methods Mutation analysis was carried out in a patient cohort of 121 independent ADOA patients. To characterise a novel OPA3 mutation, we analysed the mitochondrial import, steady-state levels and the mitochondrial localisation of the mutated protein in patients' fibroblasts. Furthermore, the morphology of mitochondria harbouring the mutated OPA3 was monitored. Results We identified four independent cases (representing families with multiple affected members) with OPA3 mutations. Besides the known p.Q105E mutation, we observed a novel insertion, c.10_11insCGCCCG/p.V3_G4insAP which is located in the mitochondrial presequence. Detailed functional analysis of mitochondria harbouring this novel mutation demonstrates a fragmented mitochondrial network with a decreased mitochondrial mass in patient fibroblasts. In addition, quantification of the OPA3 protein reveals decreased steady-state levels of the mutant protein compared with the native one. Comparison of the clinical phenotypes suggests that OPA3 mutations can additionally evoke hearing loss and by that extend the clinical manifestation of OPA3-associated optic atrophy. This finding is supported by expression analysis of OPA3 in murine cochlear tissue. Conclusions In summary, our study provides new insights into the clinical spectrum and the pathogenesis of dominant optic atrophy caused by mutations in the OPA3 gene.

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2013

42. Genome-wide meta-analyses of multiancestry cohorts identify multiple new susceptibility loci for refractive error and myopia

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Verhoeven, V.J.M. (Virginie), Hysi, P.G. (Pirro), Wojciechowski, R. (Robert), Fan, Q. (Qiao), Guggenheim, J. (Jean), Höhn, R. (René), MacGregor, S. (Stuart), Hewit, A.W. (Alex), Nag, A. (Abhishek), Cheng, C-Y. (Ching-Yu), Yonova-Doing, E. (Ekaterina), Zhou, X. (Xin), Ikram, M.K. (Kamran), Buitendijk, G.H.S. (Gabrielle), Mcmahon, G. (George), Kemp, J.P. (John), Pourcain, B.S. (Beate), Simpson, C.L. (Claire), Mäkelä, M.J., Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Kähönen, M. (Mika), Paterson, A.D. (Andrew), Hosseini, M. (Mehran), Wong, H.S. (Hoi Suen), Xu, L. (Liang), Jonas, J.B., Pärssinen, O. (Olavi), Wedenoja, J. (Juho), Yip, S.P. (Shea Ping), Ho, D.W.H. (Daniel), Pang, C.P. (Chi), Chen, L.J. (Li), Burdon, K.P. (Kathryn), Craig, J.E. (Jamie), Klein, B.E.K. (Barbara), Haller, T. (Toomas), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Khor, C.C., Tai, E.S. (Shyong), Aung, T. (Tin), Vithana, E.N. (Eranga), Tay, W.-T. (Wan-Ting), Barathi, V.A. (Veluchamy), Chen, P. (Ping), Li, R. (Rui), Liao, J. (Jie), Zheng, Y. (Yuhui), Ong, R.T.H. (Rick Twee-Hee), Döring, A. (Angela), Evans, D.M. (David), Timpson, N.J. (Nicholas), Verkerk, A., Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Raitakari, O. (Olli), Hawthorne, F. (Felicia), Spector, T.D. (Timothy), Karssen, L.C. (Lennart), Pirastu, M. (Mario), Murgia, D. (Daniela), Ang, W.Q. (Wei), Mishra, A. (Aniket), Montgomery, G.W. (Grant), Pennell, C.E. (Craig), Cumberland, P. (Phillippa), Cotlarciuc, I. (Ioana), Mitchell, P. (Paul), Wang, J.J. (Jie Jin), Schache, M. (Maria), Janmahasathian, S. (Sarayut), Igo Jr., R.P. (Robert), Lass Jr., J.H. (Jonathan), Chew, E.Y. (Emily), Iyengar, S.K. (Sudha), Gorgels, T.G.M.F. (Theo), Rudan, I. (Igor), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Wright, A.F. (Alan), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Vatavuk, Z. (Zoran), Wilson, J.F. (James), Fleck, B. (Brian), Zeller, T. (Tanja), Mirshahi, A. (Alireza), Müller, C. (Christian), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Rivadeneira Ramirez, F. (Fernando), Vingerling, J.R. (Hans), Hofman, A. (Albert), Oostra, B.A. (Ben), Amin, N. (Najaf), Bergen, A.A.B. (Arthur), Teo, Y.Y. (Yik Ying), Rahi, J.S. (Jugnoo), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Williams, C. (Cathy), Baird, P.N. (Paul), Wong, T.Y. (Tien Yin), Oexle, K. (Konrad), Pfeiffer, A.F.H. (Andreas), Mackey, D.A. (David), Young, T.L. (Terri), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Saw, S-M. (Seang-Mei), Bailey-Wilson, J.E. (Joan), Stambolian, D.E. (Dwight), Klaver, C.C.W. (Caroline), Hammond, C.J. (Christopher), Verhoeven, V.J.M. (Virginie), Hysi, P.G. (Pirro), Wojciechowski, R. (Robert), Fan, Q. (Qiao), Guggenheim, J. (Jean), Höhn, R. (René), MacGregor, S. (Stuart), Hewit, A.W. (Alex), Nag, A. (Abhishek), Cheng, C-Y. (Ching-Yu), Yonova-Doing, E. (Ekaterina), Zhou, X. (Xin), Ikram, M.K. (Kamran), Buitendijk, G.H.S. (Gabrielle), Mcmahon, G. (George), Kemp, J.P. (John), Pourcain, B.S. (Beate), Simpson, C.L. (Claire), Mäkelä, M.J., Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Kähönen, M. (Mika), Paterson, A.D. (Andrew), Hosseini, M. (Mehran), Wong, H.S. (Hoi Suen), Xu, L. (Liang), Jonas, J.B., Pärssinen, O. (Olavi), Wedenoja, J. (Juho), Yip, S.P. (Shea Ping), Ho, D.W.H. (Daniel), Pang, C.P. (Chi), Chen, L.J. (Li), Burdon, K.P. (Kathryn), Craig, J.E. (Jamie), Klein, B.E.K. (Barbara), Haller, T. (Toomas), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Khor, C.C., Tai, E.S. (Shyong), Aung, T. (Tin), Vithana, E.N. (Eranga), Tay, W.-T. (Wan-Ting), Barathi, V.A. (Veluchamy), Chen, P. (Ping), Li, R. (Rui), Liao, J. (Jie), Zheng, Y. (Yuhui), Ong, R.T.H. (Rick Twee-Hee), Döring, A. (Angela), Evans, D.M. (David), Timpson, N.J. (Nicholas), Verkerk, A., Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Raitakari, O. (Olli), Hawthorne, F. (Felicia), Spector, T.D. (Timothy), Karssen, L.C. (Lennart), Pirastu, M. (Mario), Murgia, D. (Daniela), Ang, W.Q. (Wei), Mishra, A. (Aniket), Montgomery, G.W. (Grant), Pennell, C.E. (Craig), Cumberland, P. (Phillippa), Cotlarciuc, I. (Ioana), Mitchell, P. (Paul), Wang, J.J. (Jie Jin), Schache, M. (Maria), Janmahasathian, S. (Sarayut), Igo Jr., R.P. (Robert), Lass Jr., J.H. (Jonathan), Chew, E.Y. (Emily), Iyengar, S.K. (Sudha), Gorgels, T.G.M.F. (Theo), Rudan, I. (Igor), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Wright, A.F. (Alan), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Vatavuk, Z. (Zoran), Wilson, J.F. (James), Fleck, B. (Brian), Zeller, T. (Tanja), Mirshahi, A. (Alireza), Müller, C. (Christian), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Rivadeneira Ramirez, F. (Fernando), Vingerling, J.R. (Hans), Hofman, A. (Albert), Oostra, B.A. (Ben), Amin, N. (Najaf), Bergen, A.A.B. (Arthur), Teo, Y.Y. (Yik Ying), Rahi, J.S. (Jugnoo), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Williams, C. (Cathy), Baird, P.N. (Paul), Wong, T.Y. (Tien Yin), Oexle, K. (Konrad), Pfeiffer, A.F.H. (Andreas), Mackey, D.A. (David), Young, T.L. (Terri), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Saw, S-M. (Seang-Mei), Bailey-Wilson, J.E. (Joan), Stambolian, D.E. (Dwight), Klaver, C.C.W. (Caroline), and Hammond, C.J. (Christopher)

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Refractive error is the most common eye disorder worldwide and is a prominent cause of blindness. Myopia affects over 30% of Western populations and up to 80% of Asians. The CREAM consortium conducted genome-wide meta-analyses, including 37,382 individuals from 27 studies of European ancestry and 8,376 from 5 Asian cohorts. We identified 16 new loci for refractive error in individuals of European ancestry, of which 8 were shared with Asians. Combined analysis identified 8 additional associated loci. The new loci include candidate genes with functions in neurotransmission (GRIA4), ion transport (KCNQ5), retinoic acid metabolism (RDH5), extracellular matrix remodeling (LAMA2 and BMP2) and eye development (SIX6 and PRSS56). We also confirmed previously reported associations with GJD2 and RASGRF1. Risk score analysis using associated SNPs showed a tenfold increased risk of myopia for individuals carrying the highest genetic load. Our results, based on a large meta-analysis across independent multiancestry studies, considerably advance understanding of the mechanisms involved in refractive error and myopia.

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2013
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Verhoeven, V.J.M. (Virginie), Hysi, P.G. (Pirro), Saw, S-M. (Seang-Mei), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Mirshahi, A. (Alireza), Guggenheim, J. (Jean), Cotch, M.F. (Mary Frances), Yamashiro, K. (Kenji), Baird, P.N. (Paul), Mackey, D.A. (David), Wojciechowski, R. (Robert), Ikram, M.K. (Kamran), Hewit, A.W. (Alex), Duggal, P. (Priya), Janmahasatian, S. (Sarayut), Khor, C.C., Fan, Q. (Qiao), Zhou, X. (Xinying), Young, T.L. (Terri), Tai, E.S. (Shyong), Goh, L.-K., Li, Y.J. (Yi), Aung, T. (Tin), Vithana, E.N. (Eranga), Teo, Y.Y. (Yik Ying), Tay, W.-T., Sim, X. (Xueling), Rudan, I. (Igor), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Wright, A.F. (Alan), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Campbell, H. (Harry), Wilson, J.F. (James), Fleck, B. (Brian), Nakata, I. (Isao), Yoshimura, N., Yamada, R. (Ryo), Matsuda, F. (Fumihiko), Ohno-Matsui, K. (Kyoko), Nag, A. (Abhishek), Mcmahon, G. (George), St Pourcain, B. (Beate), Lu, Y. (Yi), Rahi, J.S. (Jugnoo), Cumberland, P. (Phillippa), Bhattacharya, S. (Shoumo), Simpson, C.L. (Claire), Atwood, L.D. (Larry), Li, X. (Xiaohui), Raffel, L.J. (Leslie), Murgia, D. (Daniela), Portas, L. (Laura), Despriet, D.D.G. (Dominique), Koolwijk, L.M.E. (Leonieke) van, Wolfram, C. (Christian), Lackner, K.J. (Karl), Tönjes, A. (Anke), Mägi, R. (Reedik), Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Kähönen, M. (Mika), Esko, T. (Tõnu), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Rantanen, T. (Taina), Pärssinen, O. (Olavi), Klein, B.E.K. (Barbara), Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Spector, T.D. (Timothy), Oostra, B.A. (Ben), Smith, A.V. (Davey), Jong, P.T.V.M. (Paulus) de, Hofman, A. (Albert), Amin, N. (Najaf), Karssen, L.C. (Lennart), Rivadeneira Ramirez, F. (Fernando), Vingerling, J.R. (Hans), Eiriksdottir, G. (Gudny), Gudnason, V. (Vilmundur), Döring, A. (Angela), Bettecken, T. (Thomas), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Williams, C. (Cathy), Zeller, T. (Tanja), Castagne, R. (Raphaële), Oexle, K. (Konrad), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Iyengar, S.K. (Sudha), Mitchell, P. (Paul), Wang, J.J. (Jie Jin), Höhn, R. (René), Pfeiffer, A.F.H. (Andreas), Bailey-Wilson, J.E. (Joan), Stambolian, D.E. (Dwight), Wong, T.Y. (Tien Yin), Hammond, C.J. (Christopher), Klaver, C.C.W. (Caroline), Verhoeven, V.J.M. (Virginie), Hysi, P.G. (Pirro), Saw, S-M. (Seang-Mei), Vitart, V. (Veronique), Mirshahi, A. (Alireza), Guggenheim, J. (Jean), Cotch, M.F. (Mary Frances), Yamashiro, K. (Kenji), Baird, P.N. (Paul), Mackey, D.A. (David), Wojciechowski, R. (Robert), Ikram, M.K. (Kamran), Hewit, A.W. (Alex), Duggal, P. (Priya), Janmahasatian, S. (Sarayut), Khor, C.C., Fan, Q. (Qiao), Zhou, X. (Xinying), Young, T.L. (Terri), Tai, E.S. (Shyong), Goh, L.-K., Li, Y.J. (Yi), Aung, T. (Tin), Vithana, E.N. (Eranga), Teo, Y.Y. (Yik Ying), Tay, W.-T., Sim, X. (Xueling), Rudan, I. (Igor), Hayward, C. (Caroline), Wright, A.F. (Alan), Polasek, O. (Ozren), Campbell, H. (Harry), Wilson, J.F. (James), Fleck, B. (Brian), Nakata, I. (Isao), Yoshimura, N., Yamada, R. (Ryo), Matsuda, F. (Fumihiko), Ohno-Matsui, K. (Kyoko), Nag, A. (Abhishek), Mcmahon, G. (George), St Pourcain, B. (Beate), Lu, Y. (Yi), Rahi, J.S. (Jugnoo), Cumberland, P. (Phillippa), Bhattacharya, S. (Shoumo), Simpson, C.L. (Claire), Atwood, L.D. (Larry), Li, X. (Xiaohui), Raffel, L.J. (Leslie), Murgia, D. (Daniela), Portas, L. (Laura), Despriet, D.D.G. (Dominique), Koolwijk, L.M.E. (Leonieke) van, Wolfram, C. (Christian), Lackner, K.J. (Karl), Tönjes, A. (Anke), Mägi, R. (Reedik), Lehtimäki, T. (Terho), Kähönen, M. (Mika), Esko, T. (Tõnu), Metspalu, A. (Andres), Rantanen, T. (Taina), Pärssinen, O. (Olavi), Klein, B.E.K. (Barbara), Meitinger, T. (Thomas), Spector, T.D. (Timothy), Oostra, B.A. (Ben), Smith, A.V. (Davey), Jong, P.T.V.M. (Paulus) de, Hofman, A. (Albert), Amin, N. (Najaf), Karssen, L.C. (Lennart), Rivadeneira Ramirez, F. (Fernando), Vingerling, J.R. (Hans), Eiriksdottir, G. (Gudny), Gudnason, V. (Vilmundur), Döring, A. (Angela), Bettecken, T. (Thomas), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Williams, C. (Cathy), Zeller, T. (Tanja), Castagne, R. (Raphaële), Oexle, K. (Konrad), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Iyengar, S.K. (Sudha), Mitchell, P. (Paul), Wang, J.J. (Jie Jin), Höhn, R. (René), Pfeiffer, A.F.H. (Andreas), Bailey-Wilson, J.E. (Joan), Stambolian, D.E. (Dwight), Wong, T.Y. (Tien Yin), Hammond, C.J. (Christopher), and Klaver, C.C.W. (Caroline)

Abstract

Myopia is a complex genetic disorder and a common cause of visual impairment among working age adults. Genome-wide association studies have identified susceptibility loci on chromosomes 15q14 and 15q25 in Caucasian populations of European ancestry. Here, we present a confirmation and meta-analysis study in which we assessed whether these two loci are also associated with myopia in other populations. The study population comprised 31 cohorts from the Consortium of Refractive Error and Myopia (CREAM) representing 4 different continents with 55,177 individuals; 42,845 Caucasians and 12,332 Asians. We performed a meta-analysis of 14 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on 15q14 and 5 SNPs on 15q25 using linear regression analysis with spherical equivalent as a quantitative outcome, adjusted for age and sex. We calculated the odds ratio (OR) of myopia versus hyperopia for carriers of the top-SNP alleles using a fixed effects meta-analysis. At locus 15q14, all SNPs were significantly replicated, with the lowest P value 3.87 × 10 -12 for SNP rs634990 in Caucasians, and 9.65 × 10 -4 for rs8032019 in Asians. The overall meta-analysis provided P value 9.20 × 10 -23 for the top SNP rs634990. The risk of myopia versus hyperopia was OR 1.88 (95 % CI 1.64, 2.16, P < 0.001) for homozygous carriers of the risk allele at the top SNP rs634990, and OR 1.33 (95 % CI 1.19, 1.49, P < 0.001) for heterozygous carriers. SNPs at locus 15q25 did not replicate significantly (P value 5.81 × 10 -2 for top SNP rs939661). We conclude that common variants at chromosome 15q14 influence susceptibility for myopia in Caucasian and Asian populations world-wide.

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2012
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Verhoeven, VJM, Hysi, PG, Saw, S-M, Vitart, V, Mirshahi, A, Guggenheim, JA, Cotch, MF, Yamashiro, K, Baird, PN, Mackey, DA, Wojciechowski, R, Ikram, MK, Hewitt, AW, Duggal, P, Janmahasatian, S, Khor, C-C, Fan, Q, Zhou, X, Young, TL, Tai, E-S, Goh, L-K, Li, Y-J, Aung, T, Vithana, E, Teo, Y-Y, Tay, W, Sim, X, Rudan, I, Hayward, C, Wright, AF, Polasek, O, Campbell, H, Wilson, JF, Fleck, BW, Nakata, I, Yoshimura, N, Yamada, R, Matsuda, F, Ohno-Matsui, K, Nag, A, McMahon, G, St Pourcain, B, Lu, Y, Rahi, JS, Cumberland, PM, Bhattacharya, S, Simpson, CL, Atwood, LD, Li, X, Raffel, LJ, Murgia, F, Portas, L, Despriet, DDG, van Koolwijk, LME, Wolfram, C, Lackner, KJ, Toenjes, A, Maegi, R, Lehtimaki, T, Kahonen, M, Esko, T, Metspalu, A, Rantanen, T, Parssinen, O, Klein, BE, Meitinger, T, Spector, TD, Oostra, BA, Smith, AV, de Jong, PTVM, Hofman, A, Amin, N, Karssen, LC, Rivadeneira, F, Vingerling, JR, Eiriksdottir, G, Gudnason, V, Doering, A, Bettecken, T, Uitterlinden, AG, Williams, C, Zeller, T, Castagne, R, Oexle, K, van Duijn, CM, Iyengar, SK, Mitchell, P, Wang, JJ, Hoehn, R, Pfeiffer, N, Bailey-Wilson, JE, Stambolian, D, Wong, T-Y, Hammond, CJ, Klaver, CCW, Verhoeven, VJM, Hysi, PG, Saw, S-M, Vitart, V, Mirshahi, A, Guggenheim, JA, Cotch, MF, Yamashiro, K, Baird, PN, Mackey, DA, Wojciechowski, R, Ikram, MK, Hewitt, AW, Duggal, P, Janmahasatian, S, Khor, C-C, Fan, Q, Zhou, X, Young, TL, Tai, E-S, Goh, L-K, Li, Y-J, Aung, T, Vithana, E, Teo, Y-Y, Tay, W, Sim, X, Rudan, I, Hayward, C, Wright, AF, Polasek, O, Campbell, H, Wilson, JF, Fleck, BW, Nakata, I, Yoshimura, N, Yamada, R, Matsuda, F, Ohno-Matsui, K, Nag, A, McMahon, G, St Pourcain, B, Lu, Y, Rahi, JS, Cumberland, PM, Bhattacharya, S, Simpson, CL, Atwood, LD, Li, X, Raffel, LJ, Murgia, F, Portas, L, Despriet, DDG, van Koolwijk, LME, Wolfram, C, Lackner, KJ, Toenjes, A, Maegi, R, Lehtimaki, T, Kahonen, M, Esko, T, Metspalu, A, Rantanen, T, Parssinen, O, Klein, BE, Meitinger, T, Spector, TD, Oostra, BA, Smith, AV, de Jong, PTVM, Hofman, A, Amin, N, Karssen, LC, Rivadeneira, F, Vingerling, JR, Eiriksdottir, G, Gudnason, V, Doering, A, Bettecken, T, Uitterlinden, AG, Williams, C, Zeller, T, Castagne, R, Oexle, K, van Duijn, CM, Iyengar, SK, Mitchell, P, Wang, JJ, Hoehn, R, Pfeiffer, N, Bailey-Wilson, JE, Stambolian, D, Wong, T-Y, Hammond, CJ, and Klaver, CCW

Abstract

Myopia is a complex genetic disorder and a common cause of visual impairment among working age adults. Genome-wide association studies have identified susceptibility loci on chromosomes 15q14 and 15q25 in Caucasian populations of European ancestry. Here, we present a confirmation and meta-analysis study in which we assessed whether these two loci are also associated with myopia in other populations. The study population comprised 31 cohorts from the Consortium of Refractive Error and Myopia (CREAM) representing 4 different continents with 55,177 individuals; 42,845 Caucasians and 12,332 Asians. We performed a meta-analysis of 14 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on 15q14 and 5 SNPs on 15q25 using linear regression analysis with spherical equivalent as a quantitative outcome, adjusted for age and sex. We calculated the odds ratio (OR) of myopia versus hyperopia for carriers of the top-SNP alleles using a fixed effects meta-analysis. At locus 15q14, all SNPs were significantly replicated, with the lowest P value 3.87 × 10(-12) for SNP rs634990 in Caucasians, and 9.65 × 10(-4) for rs8032019 in Asians. The overall meta-analysis provided P value 9.20 × 10(-23) for the top SNP rs634990. The risk of myopia versus hyperopia was OR 1.88 (95 % CI 1.64, 2.16, P < 0.001) for homozygous carriers of the risk allele at the top SNP rs634990, and OR 1.33 (95 % CI 1.19, 1.49, P < 0.001) for heterozygous carriers. SNPs at locus 15q25 did not replicate significantly (P value 5.81 × 10(-2) for top SNP rs939661). We conclude that common variants at chromosome 15q14 influence susceptibility for myopia in Caucasian and Asian populations world-wide.

Published
2012

46. Large scale international replication and meta-analysis study confirms association of the 15q14 locus with myopia. The CREAM consortium

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Verhoeven, Virginie, Hysi, PG, Saw, SM, Vitart, V, Mirshahi, A, Guggenheim, JA, Cotch, MF, Yamashiro, K, Baird, PN, Mackey, DA, Wojciechowski, R, Ikram, Kamran, Hewitt, AW, Duggal, P, Janmahasatian, S, Khor, CC, Fan, Q, Zhou, X, Young, TL, Tai, ES, Goh, LK, Li, YJ, Aung, T, Vithana, E, Teo, YY, Tay, W, Sim, X, Rudan, I, Hayward, C, Wright, AF, Polasek, O, Campbell, H, Wilson, JF, Fleck, BW, Nakata, I, Yoshimura, N, Yamada, R, Matsuda, F, Ohno-Matsui, K, Nag, A, McMahon, G, St Pourcain, B, Lu, Y (Yi), Rahi, JS, Cumberland, PM, Bhattacharya, S, Simpson, CL, Atwood, LD, Li, XH, Raffel, LJ, Murgia, F, Portas, L, Despriet, Dominiek, Koolwijk, Leonieke, Wolfram, C, Lackner, KJ, Tonjes, A, Magi, R, Lehtimaki, T, Kahonen, M, Esko, T, Metspalu, A, Rantanen, T, Parssinen, O, Klein, BE, Meitinger, T, Spector, TD, Oostra, Ben, Smith, AV, de Jong, PTVM (Paulus), Hofman, Bert, Amin, Najaf, Karssen, Lennart, Rivadeneira, Fernando, Vingerling, Hans, Eiriksdottir, G, Gudnason, V, Doring, A, Bettecken, T, Uitterlinden, André, Williams, C, Zeller, T, Castagne, R, Oexle, K, Duijn, Cornelia, Iyengar, SK, Mitchell, P, Wang, JJ, Hohn, R, Pfeiffer, N, Bailey-Wilson, JE, Stambolian, D, Wong, TY, Hammond, CJ, Klaver, Caroline, Verhoeven, Virginie, Hysi, PG, Saw, SM, Vitart, V, Mirshahi, A, Guggenheim, JA, Cotch, MF, Yamashiro, K, Baird, PN, Mackey, DA, Wojciechowski, R, Ikram, Kamran, Hewitt, AW, Duggal, P, Janmahasatian, S, Khor, CC, Fan, Q, Zhou, X, Young, TL, Tai, ES, Goh, LK, Li, YJ, Aung, T, Vithana, E, Teo, YY, Tay, W, Sim, X, Rudan, I, Hayward, C, Wright, AF, Polasek, O, Campbell, H, Wilson, JF, Fleck, BW, Nakata, I, Yoshimura, N, Yamada, R, Matsuda, F, Ohno-Matsui, K, Nag, A, McMahon, G, St Pourcain, B, Lu, Y (Yi), Rahi, JS, Cumberland, PM, Bhattacharya, S, Simpson, CL, Atwood, LD, Li, XH, Raffel, LJ, Murgia, F, Portas, L, Despriet, Dominiek, Koolwijk, Leonieke, Wolfram, C, Lackner, KJ, Tonjes, A, Magi, R, Lehtimaki, T, Kahonen, M, Esko, T, Metspalu, A, Rantanen, T, Parssinen, O, Klein, BE, Meitinger, T, Spector, TD, Oostra, Ben, Smith, AV, de Jong, PTVM (Paulus), Hofman, Bert, Amin, Najaf, Karssen, Lennart, Rivadeneira, Fernando, Vingerling, Hans, Eiriksdottir, G, Gudnason, V, Doring, A, Bettecken, T, Uitterlinden, André, Williams, C, Zeller, T, Castagne, R, Oexle, K, Duijn, Cornelia, Iyengar, SK, Mitchell, P, Wang, JJ, Hohn, R, Pfeiffer, N, Bailey-Wilson, JE, Stambolian, D, Wong, TY, Hammond, CJ, and Klaver, Caroline

Abstract

Myopia is a complex genetic disorder and a common cause of visual impairment among working age adults. Genome-wide association studies have identified susceptibility loci on chromosomes 15q14 and 15q25 in Caucasian populations of European ancestry. Here, we present a confirmation and meta-analysis study in which we assessed whether these two loci are also associated with myopia in other populations. The study population comprised 31 cohorts from the Consortium of Refractive Error and Myopia (CREAM) representing 4 different continents with 55,177 individuals; 42,845 Caucasians and 12,332 Asians. We performed a meta-analysis of 14 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on 15q14 and 5 SNPs on 15q25 using linear regression analysis with spherical equivalent as a quantitative outcome, adjusted for age and sex. We calculated the odds ratio (OR) of myopia versus hyperopia for carriers of the top-SNP alleles using a fixed effects meta-analysis. At locus 15q14, all SNPs were significantly replicated, with the lowest P value 3.87 x 10(-12) for SNP rs634990 in Caucasians, and 9.65 x 10(-4) for rs8032019 in Asians. The overall meta-analysis provided P value 9.20 x 10(-23) for the top SNP rs634990. The risk of myopia versus hyperopia was OR 1.88 (95 % CI 1.64, 2.16, P < 0.001) for homozygous carriers of the risk allele at the top SNP rs634990, and OR 1.33 (95 % CI 1.19, 1.49, P < 0.001) for heterozygous carriers. SNPs at locus 15q25 did not replicate significantly (P value 5.81 x 10(-2) for top SNP rs939661). We conclude that common variants at chromosome 15q14 influence susceptibility for myopia in Caucasian and Asian populations world-wide.

Published
2012

48. MEIS1 and BTBD9: genetic association with restless leg syndrome in end stage renal disease

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Schormair, B., primary, Plag, J., additional, Kaffe, M., additional, Gross, N., additional, Czamara, D., additional, Samtleben, W., additional, Lichtner, P., additional, Strohle, A., additional, Stefanidis, I., additional, Vainas, A., additional, Dardiotis, E., additional, Sakkas, G. K., additional, Gieger, C., additional, Muller-Myhsok, B., additional, Meitinger, T., additional, Heemann, U., additional, Hadjigeorgiou, G. M., additional, Oexle, K., additional, and Winkelmann, J., additional

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2011
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50. Identification of a second major locus for neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation

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Hartig, MB, primary, Iuso, A, additional, Kmiec, T, additional, Jurkiewicz, E, additional, Heim, K, additional, Roeber, S, additional, Krajewska-Walasek, M, additional, Jozwiak, S, additional, Hempel, M, additional, Winkelmann, J, additional, Haack, T, additional, Elstner, M, additional, Oexle, K, additional, Klopstock, T, additional, Mueller-Felber, W, additional, Kretzschmar, H, additional, Strom, TM, additional, Meitinger, T, additional, and Prokisch, H, additional

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2011
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