Novel loci for ocular axial length identified through extreme-phenotype genome-wide association study in Chinese populations

CONCLUSION: Our study identified two population-specific novel loci for AL, expanding our understanding of the genetic basis of AL and providing evidence for a role of the nervous system and glucose metabolism in myopia pathogenesis.PMID:37524447 | DOI:10.1136/bjo-2023-323596

Source: The British Journal of Ophthalmology - July 31, 2023 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Xiaotong Han Siyu Pan Jialin Liu Xiaohu Ding Xingyan Lin Decai Wang Zhi Xie Changqing Zeng Fan Liu Mingguang He Xiangtian Zhou Tianzi Liu Lixia Luo Yizhi Liu Source Type: research