April 2014
Volume 55, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   April 2014
Ethnic-based differences in the association of LOXL1 polymorphisms with pseudoexfoliation: a meta-analysis
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Panayiota Founti
    Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
    Ophthalmology, St Thomas' Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
  • Anthoula Chatzikyriakidou
    Laboratory of General Biology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Anna-Bettina Haidich
    Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Alexandros Lambropoulos
    Laboratory of General Biology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Eleftherios Anastasopoulos
    Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Theofanis Pappas
    Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Ananth C Viswanathan
    NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, University College London (UCL) Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
  • Fotis Topouzis
    Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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    Commercial Relationships Panayiota Founti, None; Anthoula Chatzikyriakidou, None; Anna-Bettina Haidich, None; Alexandros Lambropoulos, None; Eleftherios Anastasopoulos, None; Theofanis Pappas, None; Ananth Viswanathan, None; Fotis Topouzis, None
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science April 2014, Vol.55, 3795. doi:
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      Panayiota Founti, Anthoula Chatzikyriakidou, Anna-Bettina Haidich, Alexandros Lambropoulos, Eleftherios Anastasopoulos, Theofanis Pappas, Ananth C Viswanathan, Fotis Topouzis; Ethnic-based differences in the association of LOXL1 polymorphisms with pseudoexfoliation: a meta-analysis. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2014;55(13):3795.

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Abstract

Purpose: To conduct a meta-analysis of the association of LOXL1 single nucleotide polymorphisms with pseudoexfoliation (PEX) in populations of different race/ethnicity.

Methods: Association studies were retrieved from PubMed, Embase and Web of Knowledge, using 10 July 2013 as cut-off date. Eligibility criteria were applied and data were extracted by two independent investigators. Allelic distributions of rs3825942 (G153D), rs1048661 (R141L) and rs2165241 were compared between subjects with PEX (with and without glaucoma) and controls. Random effects model was used to synthesize the data. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated from the allelic model. Heterogeneity between studies was assessed using the Q-test and I2 statistic.

Results: We identified 70 potentially relevant studies. Results are presented for populations in which at least two genetic association studies have been conducted. The G allele of rs3825942 was associated with increased risk of PEX in Caucasians (14 studies, OR=8.12, 95%CI:5.00-13.18; I2=76.9%, p<0.001), Japanese (5 studies, OR=17.57, 95%CI:9.15-33.74; I2=0%, p=0.590), Koreans (2 studies, OR=8.79 95%CI:3.49-22.15; I2=0%, p=0.543) and Chinese (2 studies, OR=14.15 95%CI:2.77-72.38; I2=0%, p=0.668). The G allele of rs1048661 was also associated with increased risk of PEX in Caucasians (13 studies, OR=2.21 95%CI:2.00-2.45; I2=0%, p=0.683), but the association was reversed in Japanese (5 studies, OR=0.04, 95%CI:0.02-0.06; I2=39.7%, p=0.156) and in Koreans (2 studies, OR=0.10 95%CI:0.05-0.22; I2=49.5%, p=0.159). In Chinese the association with rs1048661 was not statistically significant (OR=0.43, 95%CI:0.04-4.31; I2=97.1%, p<0.001). Similarly, the T allele of rs2165241 was associated with increased risk of PEX in Caucasians (9 studies, OR=3.50 95%CI:3.16-3.88; I2=0%, p=0.869), but the association was reversed in Japanese (3 studies, OR=0.13 95%CI:0.06-0.31; I2=32.9%, p=0.225) and in Koreans (2 studies, OR=0.15 95%CI:0.06-0.38; I2=0%, p=0.778).

Conclusions: The G allele of rs3825942 confers risk of PEX in Caucasian, Japanese, Korean and Chinese populations. The G allele of rs1048661 and the T allele of rs2165241 are associated with increased risk of PEX in Caucasians, but these associations seem to be reversed in Japanese and in Koreans.

Keywords: 539 genetics  
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