rs10064391 - ADAMTS6

Magnitude 4.5 · 1 study on file

Reported associations

  • Cross-ancestry genome-wide association analysis of corneal thickness strengthens link between complex and Mendelian eye diseases - Unknown journal (n.d.) · Unknown authors · PubMed 29760442

    ABSTRACT: Central corneal thickness (CCT) is a highly heritable trait associated with complex eye diseases such as keratoconus and glaucoma. We perform a genome-wide association meta-analysis of CCT and identify 19 novel regions. In addition to adding support for known connective tissue-related pathways, pathway analyses uncover previously unreported gene sets. Remarkably, >20% of the CCT-loci are near or within Mendelian disorder genes. These included FBN1, ADAMTS2 and TGFB2 which associate with connective tissue disorders (Marfan, Ehlers-Danlos and Loeys-Dietz syndromes), and the LUM-DCN-KERA gene complex involved in myopia, corneal dystrophies and cornea plana. Using index CCT-increasing variants, we find a significant inverse correlation in effect sizes between CCT and keratoconus (r


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Lifestyle context

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Screening

  • keratoconus screening and monitoring Moderate

    Variant reduces corneal thickness; thinner corneas show elevated keratoconus risk in population studies.

    Baseline keratoconus screening with ophthalmologist; periodic eye monitoring