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Genetic studies of normal tension glaucoma

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DOI: 10.32364/2311-7729-2024-24-4-5

D.Yu. Plotnikov, E.V. Valeeva

Kazan State Medical University, Kazan, Russian Federation

The paper presents a review of literature on genetic studies of normal tension glaucoma (NTG). Actually, it is known that NTG is a multifactorial disease whose development includes environmental and genetic factors. To date, a number of studies focused on NTG-associated genetic factors was performed. Several of them reported that polymorphisms of the OPA1 and OPTN genes can be genetic markers of NTG risk. The studies demonstrated that polymorphisms of genes encoding mitochondrial proteins including mitofusins 1 and 2, as well as the PARL gene, are associated with an increased NTG risk. In addition, an association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms of the Toll-like receptor 4 gene with NTG was revealed. Altered immune response and enhanced apoptosis may also play a role in NTG pathogenesis. Variations in a number of TBK1 gene copies are also associated with NTG development in some populations. Among multiple genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of the glaucoma, genetic architecture of NTG has been studied only in isolated cases. These studies identified several NTG-associated genes such as SRBD1, ELOVL5, CDKN2B-AS1, FOXC1, TMCO1, CDKN1A and SIX1-SIX6. The genetic study results provide a better understanding of the glaucoma development mechanisms, and the data can be used to design novel diagnostic and therapeutic methods.

Keywords: glaucoma, normal tension glaucoma, genes, genetic studies, polymorphisms.

For citation: Plotnikov D.Yu., Valeeva E.V. Genetic studies of normal tension glaucoma. Russian Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology. 2024;24(4):193–199 (in Russ.). DOI: 10.32364/2311-7729-2024-24-4-5

About the authors:

Denis Yu. Plotnikov — C. Sc. (Med.), ophthalmologist, Head of the Laboratory of Integrative Epidemiology, Central Scientific Research Laboratory, Kazan State Medical University; 49, Butlerov str., Kazan, 420012, Russian Federation; ORCID iD 0000-0002-9950-8992

Elena V. Valeeva — C. Sc. (Biol.), Junior Scientific Officer of the Laboratory of Genetics of Aging and Longevity, Kazan State Medical University; 49, Butlerov str., Kazan, 420012, Russian Federation; ORCID iD 0000-0001-7080-3878 

Contact information: Denis Yu. Plotnikov, e-mail: Denis.plotnikov@kazangmu.ru

Financial Disclosure: the work was carried out under the sponsorship of a grant from the Kazan State Medical University (No. 2/22-2 dt. 01.08.2022).

There is no conflict of interest.

Received 06.03.2024.

Revised 29.03.2024.

Accepted 23.04.2024.

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