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Abstract #118258 Published in IGR 24-4
Making glaucoma genetic studies more diverse
Mackey DA; Staffieri SECell 2024; 187: 273-275
Although the blinding eye disease glaucoma is more common in people of African ancestry, previous genetic studies predominantly involved European subjects. In this issue of Cell, O'Brien et al. report a genome-wide association study for glaucoma in individuals of African ancestry, showing overlap with European studies and refining an African polygenic risk score.
Lions Eye Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia; Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia. Electronic address: d.mackey@utas.edu.au.
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