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Update on the genetics of primary open-angle glaucoma.

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Youngblood, H; Hauser, MA; Liu, Y
Published in: Exp Eye Res
November 2019

Affecting nearly 80 million individuals, glaucoma is the number one cause of irreversible blindness in the world. This ocular disease describes a set of optic neuropathies of which primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) is the most common. POAG is associated with progressive visual field deterioration resulting from damage to the optic nerve and loss of retinal ganglion cells. Risk factors for POAG include elevated intraocular pressure, aging, African and Hispanic ancestry, and a positive family history of POAG. Multiple genes have been found to contribute to POAG. Much of POAG genetics and pathology has yet to be explained. Recent genome-wide association studies have identified a large number of novel loci associated with POAG and its endophenotypes. Genomic and proteomic profiling of biofluids has contributed to our knowledge of differential gene expression in POAG. Functional studies both in cell culture and animal models have confirmed the effects of variants and differential gene expression on ocular physiology while in silico analyses have increased our understanding of disease risk and progression so that we might better diagnose and treat this complex genetic illness.

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Exp Eye Res

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1096-0007

Publication Date

November 2019

Volume

188

Start / End Page

107795

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Visual Fields
  • Vision Disorders
  • Proteomics
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Intraocular Pressure
  • Humans
  • Glaucoma, Open-Angle
  • Genomics
  • Genome-Wide Association Study
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
 

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Youngblood, H., Hauser, M. A., & Liu, Y. (2019). Update on the genetics of primary open-angle glaucoma. Exp Eye Res, 188, 107795. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2019.107795
Youngblood, Hannah, Michael A. Hauser, and Yutao Liu. “Update on the genetics of primary open-angle glaucoma.Exp Eye Res 188 (November 2019): 107795. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2019.107795.
Youngblood H, Hauser MA, Liu Y. Update on the genetics of primary open-angle glaucoma. Exp Eye Res. 2019 Nov;188:107795.
Youngblood, Hannah, et al. “Update on the genetics of primary open-angle glaucoma.Exp Eye Res, vol. 188, Nov. 2019, p. 107795. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.exer.2019.107795.
Youngblood H, Hauser MA, Liu Y. Update on the genetics of primary open-angle glaucoma. Exp Eye Res. 2019 Nov;188:107795.
Journal cover image

Published In

Exp Eye Res

DOI

EISSN

1096-0007

Publication Date

November 2019

Volume

188

Start / End Page

107795

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Visual Fields
  • Vision Disorders
  • Proteomics
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Intraocular Pressure
  • Humans
  • Glaucoma, Open-Angle
  • Genomics
  • Genome-Wide Association Study
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease