Haplotype-based genomic analysis reveals novel association of CNTNAP5 genic region with primary angle closure
Sudipta Chakraborty1, Anshul Sharma, Arundhati Sharma
1National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, Kalyani, West Bengal, India.
Abstract:
Primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) is one of the major causes of blindness worldwide. The underlying genetic aetiology is complex in nature and molecular mechanism remains elusive. Here, we identify genomic alterations using haplotype-based genome-wide association study in 148 PACG and 92 anatomically predisposed non-glaucomatous individuals. Logistic regression was performed on each common haplotype (within blocks of 3-8 SNPs) across the genotype and a total of 59 SNPs were found below genome wide suggestive threshold (p <1e-05). We found majority of these SNPs (n = 13) are located in CNTNAP5 genic region. The prioritized rs780010 of CNTNAP5 is also significantly associated with Cup to Disc ratio, which is a clinical parameter directly correlated with glaucomatous neurodegeneration. We further validated rs780010, present in all the significant haplotype blocks with p-value = 2.131e-06 (discovery phase), in a separate replication cohort (PACG, n = 50; control, n = 39) and observed significant association (p = 0.012, per G allele OR = 2.3079; 95 % CI: 1.23-4.33). Bioinformatics analyses also suggested neuronal expression of CNTNAP5 with active chromatin structure. KEGG pathway analysis indicates towards pathways related to apoptosis and neurodegeneration. Overall, these results not only indicate a strong genetic association of CNTNAP5 locus with PACG but also suggest its potential involvement in glaucomatous neurodegeneration.
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