rs11217874 - ARHGEF12

Magnitude 2.2 · 1 study on file

Reported associations

  • ARHGEF12 influences the risk of glaucoma by increasing intraocular pressure. - Human molecular genetics (2015) · Springelkamp H, Iglesias AI, Cuellar-Partida G, Amin N, Burdon KP, van Leeuwen EM, Gharahkhani P, Mishra A, van der Lee SJ, Hewitt AW, Rivadeneira F, Viswanathan AC, Wolfs RC, Martin NG, Ramdas WD, van Koolwijk LM, Pennell CE, Vingerling JR, Mountain JE, Uitterlinden AG, Hofman A, Mitchell P, Lemij HG, Wang JJ, Klaver CC, Mackey DA, Craig JE, van Duijn CM, MacGregor S · PubMed 25637523

    Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is a blinding disease. Two important risk factors for this disease are a positive family history and elevated intraocular pressure (IOP), which is also highly heritable. Genes found to date associated with IOP and POAG are ABCA1, CAV1/CAV2, GAS7 and TMCO1. However, these genes explain only a small part of the heritability of IOP and POAG. We performed a genome-wide association study of IOP in the population-based Rotterdam Study I and Rotterdam Study II using single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) imputed to 1000 Genomes. In this discovery cohort (n = 8105), we identified a new locus associated with IOP. The most significantly associated SNP was rs58073046 (β = 0.44, P-value = 1.87 × 10(-8), minor allele frequency = 0.12), within the gene ARHGEF12. Inde


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Lifestyle context

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Discuss with your doctor

  • rs11217874 and intraocular pressure risk Moderate

    Genetic association with elevated IOP helps ophthalmologist tailor screening and prevention strategies

Screening

  • intraocular pressure measurement Moderate

    rs11217874-A allele associated with elevated intraocular pressure, a major glaucoma risk factor

    Baseline measurement; discuss screening frequency with ophthalmologist