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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
3
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2001-10-11
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pubmed:abstractText |
Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is a highly prevalent optic neuropathy and a major cause of irreversible blindness, with elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP) being a primary risk factor. The trabecular meshwork-inducible glucocorticoid response (TIGR)/MYOCILIN (MYOC) gene coding region is mutated in 3-4% of POAG patients. Here, in a retrospective study of 142 POAG patients, we evaluated the influence on glaucoma phenotype of a novel biallelic polymorphism (-1000C/G) located in the upstream region of the MYOC gene. Allele frequencies were similar among patients and controls. However, the G allele (frequency 17.6%), also designated as MYOC.mt1, was associated with an increased IOP (+4.9 mmHg, p=0.0004) and a more damaged visual field (p=0.02). Both effects were predominant in females. Moreover, whereas IOP in MYOC.mt1 noncarriers decreased very markedly to the normal range between diagnosis and inclusion in the study (p=3 x 10(-5) in both males and females), reflecting successful therapy, it decreased less noticeably in MYOC.mt1+ male patients (p=0.005) and not at all in MYOC.mt1+ female patients. MYOC.mt1 appears therefore to be an indicator of poor IOP control and greater visual field damage in diagnosed POAG patients, potentially due to a lack of response to therapeutic intervention. Its typing might help in the selection of treatment paradigms for the management of POAG patients.
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pubmed:grant | |
pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Sep
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pubmed:issn |
0009-9163
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
60
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
220-5
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2008-11-21
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:11595024-Alleles,
pubmed-meshheading:11595024-Cytoskeletal Proteins,
pubmed-meshheading:11595024-Eye Proteins,
pubmed-meshheading:11595024-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:11595024-Genotype,
pubmed-meshheading:11595024-Glaucoma, Open-Angle,
pubmed-meshheading:11595024-Glycoproteins,
pubmed-meshheading:11595024-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:11595024-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:11595024-Phenotype,
pubmed-meshheading:11595024-Polymorphism, Genetic,
pubmed-meshheading:11595024-Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide,
pubmed-meshheading:11595024-Promoter Regions, Genetic,
pubmed-meshheading:11595024-Retrospective Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:11595024-Sex Factors
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pubmed:year |
2001
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Association of a single nucleotide polymorphism in the TIGR/MYOCILIN gene promoter with the severity of primary open-angle glaucoma.
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pubmed:affiliation |
INSERM U25, Paris, France.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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