Genome-wide association study identifies seven novel susceptibility loci for primary open-angle glaucoma

Yukihiro Shiga; Masato Akiyama; Koji M Nishiguchi; Kota Sato; Nobuhiro Shimozawa; Atsushi Takahashi; Yukihide Momozawa; Makoto Hirata; Koichi Matsuda; Taiki Yamaji; Motoki Iwasaki; Shoichiro Tsugane; Isao Oze; Haruo Mikami; Mariko Naito; Kenji Wakai; Munemitsu Yoshikawa; Masahiro Miyake; Kenji Yamashiro; Kenji Kashiwagi; Takeshi Iwata; Fumihiko Mabuchi; Mitsuko Takamoto; Mineo Ozaki; Kazuhide Kawase; Makoto Aihara; Makoto Araie; Tetsuya Yamamoto; Yoshiaki Kiuchi; Makoto Nakamura; Yasuhiro Ikeda; Koh-Hei Sonoda; Tatsuro Ishibashi; Koji Nitta; Aiko Iwase; Shiroaki Shirato; Yoshitaka Oka; Mamoru Satoh; Makoto Sasaki; Nobuo Fuse; Yoichi Suzuki; Ching-Yu Cheng; Chiea Chuen Khor; Mani Baskaran; Shamira Perera; Tin Aung; Eranga N Vithana; Jessica N Cooke Bailey; Jae H Kang; Louis R Pasquale; Jonathan L Haines; Janey L Wiggs; Kathryn P Burdon; Puya Gharahkhani; Alex W Hewitt; David A Mackey; Stuart MacGregor; Jamie E Craig; R Rand Allingham; Micheal Hauser; Adeyinka Ashaye; Donald L Budenz; Stephan Akafo; Susan EI Williams; Yoichiro Kamatani; Toru Nakazawa; Michiaki Kubo

Journal article

Genome-wide association study identifies seven novel susceptibility loci for primary open-angle glaucoma

Yukihiro Shiga, Masato Akiyama, Koji M Nishiguchi, Kota Sato, Nobuhiro Shimozawa, Atsushi Takahashi, Yukihide Momozawa, Makoto Hirata, Koichi Matsuda, Taiki Yamaji, Motoki Iwasaki, Shoichiro Tsugane, Isao Oze, Haruo Mikami, Mariko Naito, Kenji Wakai, Munemitsu Yoshikawa, Masahiro Miyake, Kenji Yamashiro, Kenji Kashiwagi Show all

Human Molecular Genetics | OXFORD UNIV PRESS | Published : 2018

DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddy053

University of Melbourne Researchers

Jamie Craig Author Ophthalmology Eye and Ear Hospital

David Mackey Author Ophthalmology Eye and Ear Hospital

Grants

Awarded by Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (KAKENHI)

Awarded by Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology

Awarded by JSPS KAKENHI grant from Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology

Awarded by NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE

Awarded by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

Funding Acknowledgements

This work was performed as part of the BioBank Japan Project, which is supported by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology and by the Japanese Agency for Medical Research and Development. The work was also supported by the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (KAKENHI; grant numbers 24249083 and 26293372) and by an unrestricted grant from SENJU Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Osaka, Japan) and TOPCON Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan). The Tohoku Medical Megabank project is supported by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology and the Japanese Agency for Medical Research and Development. The JPHC Study has been supported by the National Cancer Research and Development Fund since 2010 and was supported by a grant in aid of Cancer Research from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan from 1989 to 2010. The J-MICC Study was supported by grants in aid of Scientific Research in Priority Areas of Cancer (17015018), Innovative Areas (221S0001) and a JSPS KAKENHI grant (16H06277) from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology.