Ocular disease mechanisms elucidated by genetics of human fetal retinal pigment epithelium gene expression
Boxiang Liu, Melissa A. Calton, Nathan S. Abell, Gillie Benchorin, Michael J. Gloudemans, Ming Chen, Jane G. Hu, Xin Li, Brunilda Balliu, Dean Bok, Stephen B. Montgomery, Douglas Vollrath
This study identifies fRPE-specific genes and variants associated with AMD and myopia, revealing novel e/sQTL and mechanisms linking a common variant to both diseases.
Communications Biology · May 20, 2019Peer-reviewedGenomics