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Genetic polymorphism related to exfoliative glaucoma is also associated with primary open-angle glaucoma risk
Vicente Zanon-Moreno1, Laura Zanon-Moreno, Carolina Ortega-Azorin
1Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Ophthalmology Research Unit 'Santiago Grisolia', Valencia, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Madrid, Spain.
Background:
To investigate the possible association of the rs2165241 polymorphism (C > T) in LOXL1 gene with the risk of primary open-angle glaucoma in a Mediterranean population.
Methods:
The analysis of genetic polymorphisms was performed by standard TaqMan allelic discrimination technique, using a 7900HT Sequence Detection System (Applied Biosystems).
Results:
In a recessive genetic model, the T allele of the rs2165241 polymorphism was significantly associated with the risk of primary open-angle glaucoma (TT vs. CC: odds ratios = 2.19, 95% confidence interval = [1.33-3.62]). After multivariate logistic regression model adjusted by age and weight, the magnitude of the association decreased but remained statistically significant (TT vs. CC: odds ratios = 2.07, 95% confidence interval = [1.20-3.57]).
Conclusion:
This polymorphism seems to be associated with high risk for primary open-angle glaucoma in a Mediterranean population.
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