Pseudoexfoliation syndrome and glaucoma: from genes to disease mechanisms
Schlötzer-Schrehardt U, Khor CC (2021)
Publication Type: Journal article, Review article
Publication year: 2021
Journal
Book Volume: 32
Pages Range: 118-128
Journal Issue: 2
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000736
Abstract
Purpose of review The genetic basis of pseudoexfoliation (PEX) syndrome, the most common identifiable cause of open-angle glaucoma, is steadily being elucidated. This review summarizes the recent advances on genetic risk factors for PEX syndrome/glaucoma and their potential functional implications in PEX pathophysiology. Recent findings As of today, seven loci associated with the risk of PEX surpassing genome-wide significance have been identified by well-powered genome-wide association studies and sequencing efforts. LOXL1 (lysyl oxidase-like 1) represents the major genetic effect locus, although the biological role of common risk variants and their reversed effect in different ethnicities remain an unresolved problem. Rare protein-coding variants at LOXL1 and a single noncoding variant downstream of LOXL1 showed no allele effect reversal and suggested potential roles for elastin homeostasis and vitamin A metabolism in PEX pathogenesis. Other PEX-associated genetic variants provided biological insights into additional disease processes and pathways, including ubiquitin-proteasome function, calcium signaling, and lipid biosynthesis. Gene-environment interactions, epigenetic alterations, and integration of multiomics data have further contributed to our knowledge of the complex etiology underlying PEX syndrome and glaucoma. PEX-associated genes are beginning to reveal relevant biological pathways and processes involved in disease development. To understand the functional consequences and molecular mechanisms of these loci and to translate them into novel therapeutic approaches are the major challenges for the future.
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APA:
Schlötzer-Schrehardt, U., & Khor, C.C. (2021). Pseudoexfoliation syndrome and glaucoma: from genes to disease mechanisms. Current Opinion in Ophthalmology, 32(2), 118-128. https://doi.org/10.1097/ICU.0000000000000736
MLA:
Schlötzer-Schrehardt, Ursula, and Chiea Chuen Khor. "Pseudoexfoliation syndrome and glaucoma: from genes to disease mechanisms." Current Opinion in Ophthalmology 32.2 (2021): 118-128.
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