Joelle A Hallak1, Sapna Tibrewal2, Neil Mohindra2, Xiaoyi Gao3, Sandeep Jain2. 1. Corneal Neurobiology Laboratory Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States 2Quantitative Scientific Solutions, LLC, Arlington, Virginia, United States. 2. Corneal Neurobiology Laboratory Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States. 3. Quantitative Ocular Genomics Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), vitamin D receptor (VDR), and DNASE1 genes that may be associated with dry eye disease (DED), and determine whether this association varies by the presence of depression. METHODS: A case-control study was performed with 64 DED cases and 51 controls. We collected 2 mL of saliva following a routine eye exam. Genotyping was performed using both custom and predesigned TaqMan SNP genotyping assays for 12 hypothesized SNPs. Genotype and allele frequencies of cases and controls were evaluated. Odds ratios were calculated for allele frequencies. Stratified analysis was performed to determine if the association between SNPs and DED varied by depression status. RESULTS: A total of 18% of cases had the minor allele A of Val66Met (rs6265) SNP in the BDNF gene compared with 9% of the controls (P = 0.05). Odds ratio was 2.22. Two SNPs (Fokl-rs2228570 and Apal-rs7975232) in the VDR genes also varied between DED cases and controls. Cases were 1.72 and 1.66 times more likely to have the minor allele A in rs2228570 and rs7975232, respectively, than controls (P = 0.06 for both). While not statistically significant, among patients with depression, DED cases were 3.93 times more likely to have the minor allele A of the Val66Met SNP compared to controls. CONCLUSIONS: This pilot study showed that Val66Met in the BDNF gene and two SNPs, Fokl and Apal, in the VDR gene may potentially be associated with DED. Additionally, the association between DED and Val66Met may vary by depression status.
PURPOSE: To identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), vitamin D receptor (VDR), and DNASE1 genes that may be associated with dry eye disease (DED), and determine whether this association varies by the presence of depression. METHODS: A case-control study was performed with 64 DED cases and 51 controls. We collected 2 mL of saliva following a routine eye exam. Genotyping was performed using both custom and predesigned TaqMan SNP genotyping assays for 12 hypothesized SNPs. Genotype and allele frequencies of cases and controls were evaluated. Odds ratios were calculated for allele frequencies. Stratified analysis was performed to determine if the association between SNPs and DED varied by depression status. RESULTS: A total of 18% of cases had the minor allele A of Val66Met (rs6265) SNP in the BDNF gene compared with 9% of the controls (P = 0.05). Odds ratio was 2.22. Two SNPs (Fokl-rs2228570 and Apal-rs7975232) in the VDR genes also varied between DED cases and controls. Cases were 1.72 and 1.66 times more likely to have the minor allele A in rs2228570 and rs7975232, respectively, than controls (P = 0.06 for both). While not statistically significant, among patients with depression, DED cases were 3.93 times more likely to have the minor allele A of the Val66Met SNP compared to controls. CONCLUSIONS: This pilot study showed that Val66Met in the BDNF gene and two SNPs, Fokl and Apal, in the VDR gene may potentially be associated with DED. Additionally, the association between DED and Val66Met may vary by depression status.
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