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TXNRD2 (rs35934224) CT genotype as possible protective marker for primary open-angle glaucoma in a Brazilian
Artur Lins Tenório1, Rodrigo Pessoa Cavalcanti Lira1, Rodrigo Feliciano do Carmo2
1Programa de Pós-graduação em Cirurgia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.
Purpose:
To investigate the association of the single-nucleotide polymorphism rs35934224 in the TXNRD2 gene with primary open-angle glaucoma in a Brazilian population.
Methods:
This was a cross-sectional study conducted to verify the association between the rs35934224 TXNRD2 (thioredoxin reductase 2) and primary open-angle glaucoma in a population from the Northeast region of Brazil. A total of 184 individuals were enrolled, including 94 with primary open-angle glaucoma (45 men and 49 women) and 94 controls (40 men and 54 women) from the Recife Eye Institute.
Results:
The mean age was 68.85 years for the patients with glaucoma and 68.55 years for the controls. Genomic DNA was isolated using commercially available kits, and single-nucleotide polymorphism was detected with real-time polymerase chain reaction using TaqMan probes. The studied population was in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The CT genotype was associated with protection against primary open-angle glaucoma (p=0.022).
Conclusion:
Our data suggest an association between TXNRD2 gene polymorphism (rs35934224) with primary open-angle glaucoma in an admixed Brazilian po pulation. This is the first study to investigate this single-nucleo tide polymorphism in Latin American individuals with primary open-angle glaucoma.
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