May 2004
Volume 45, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   May 2004
Examination of Locational Candidate Genes In Age Related Macular Degeneration
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • J.R. Gilbert
    Center for Human Genetics, Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC
  • N. Schnetz–Boutaud(2)
    Center for Human Genetics Research,
    Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
  • S. Schmidt
    Center for Human Genetics, Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC
  • A. Agarwal
    Center for Human Genetics Research and Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences,
    Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
  • E. Postel
    Center for Human Genetics, Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC
  • J. Gass
    Center for Human Genetics Research and Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences,
    Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
  • P. Sternberg
    Center for Human Genetics Research and Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences,
    Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
  • M. Pericak–Vance
    Center for Human Genetics, Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC
  • J. Haines
    Center for Human Genetics Research,
    Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  J.R. Gilbert, None; N. Schnetz–Boutaud(2), None; S. Schmidt, None; A. Agarwal, None; E. Postel, None; J. Gass, None; P. Sternberg, None; M. Pericak–Vance, None; J. Haines, None.
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science May 2004, Vol.45, 3728. doi:
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      J.R. Gilbert, N. Schnetz–Boutaud(2), S. Schmidt, A. Agarwal, E. Postel, J. Gass, P. Sternberg, M. Pericak–Vance, J. Haines; Examination of Locational Candidate Genes In Age Related Macular Degeneration . Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2004;45(13):3728.

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Abstract

Abstract: : Purpose: Age–Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is one of the most significant causes of vision loss in the elderly. There is substantial evidence that both genes and environment play a critical role in its etiology. As part of our ongoing genetic epidemiological studies of AMD, we performed a genomic screen in 62 rigorously diagnosed multiplex families with AMD, identifying several chromosomal locations to be further examined, including 1q25–32, 10q25–26, and 14q11–13. Methods: We tested five genes on 1q (FIBL–6, OCLM, CRB1, OPTC, REN), two genes on 10q (GSTO1, PRDX3), and one gene on 14q (NRL), chosen based on their potential functional role in AMD. We tested multiple SNPs in each gene on two independent datasets. The first consisted of 93 multiplex families and the second consisted of 222 cases and 70 rigorously examined normal controls. We performed both family–based (Pedigree Disequilibrium Test) and case–control (Chi–square) analyses. Results: No significant associations were seen in either dataset for any SNPs within FIBL6, CRB1, or REN on 1q. Nominally significant results were found for one SNP in OCLM (p=0.04) and one SNP in OPTC (p=0.02) on 1q, PRDX3 (p=0.04) and a 2 SNP haplotype in GSTO1 (p=0.05) on 10q, and one SNP in NRL (p=0.02) on 14q, but none survive correction for multiple comparisons. Additional analyses considering severity of disease, APOE genotype, and environmental covariates are underway. Conclusions:Studies of additional SNPs will be necessary to definitively exclude these genes as candidates, but we can conclude that none of tested polymorphisms represents a significant risk factor for AMD.

Keywords: age–related macular degeneration • genetics • candidate gene analysis 
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