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. 2018 May 24;18(1):124.
doi: 10.1186/s12886-018-0787-1.

Heritability of myopia and its relation with GDJ2 and RASGRF1 genes in Lithuania

Edita Kunceviciene  1 , Margarita Sriubiene  2 , Rasa Liutkeviciene  3 , Ilona T Miceikiene  2 , Alina Smalinskiene  2
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Heritability of myopia and its relation with GDJ2 and RASGRF1 genes in Lithuania

Edita Kunceviciene et al. BMC Ophthalmol. .

Abstract

Background: This study aimed to assess heritability of myopia in Lithuania and evaluate both genes GJD2 (Gap Junction Protein, Delta 2) and RASGRF1 (RAS protein-specific guanine nucleotide-releasing factor 1) relation with myopia.

Methods: In this study Lithuanian twin population aged between 18 and 40 (n = 460) were examined. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms of the RASGRF1 (rs8027411) and GJD2 (rs634990) genes were assessed by real-time polymerase chain reaction method.

Results: Intrapair correlations for spherical equivalent in all twin pairs were significantly higher in MZ twin pairs r = 0.539 (p < 0.001, 95% CI 0.353-0.684) than in DZ twin pairs r = 0.203 (p < 0.01, 95% CI 0.0633-0.442) in myopia group. Correlations for spherical equivalent in emmetropia group were not significant in MZ twin pairs r = 0.091 (p > 0.05, 95% CI -0.215-0.381) and in DZ twin pairs r = - 0.220 (p > 0.05, 95% CI -0.587-0.222). The odds ratio (95% CI) were 2.7 (1.018-7.460) for combinations of genotypes of rs634990 CC and rs8027411 GT (p = 0.046).

Conclusions: Our studies have shown that the heritability of myopia makes 67.2% in Lithuania. Persons with combinations of genotypes rs634990 CC and rs8027411 GT have 2.7 times higher odds to have myopia.

Keywords: GJD2; Myopia; RASGRF1; Twin.

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Permission (Number P1–52/2005) to undertake the study was obtained from the Kaunas Regional Biomedical Research Ethics Committee. Participation in the study form is completed.

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The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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Figures

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Fig. 1
Scatter plots of refractive error as spherical equivalent for each twin‘s right eye, twin 1 versus twin 2 in 73 MZ and 56 DZ twin pairs in myopia group
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Fig. 2
Scatter plots of refractive error as spherical equivalent for each twin‘s right eye, for twin 1 versus twin 2 in 65 MZ and 43 DZ twin pairs in emmetropia group
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