Role of ARMS2/HTRA1 risk alleles in the pathogenesis of neovascular age-related macular degeneration

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of severe irreversible blindness worldwide in the elderly population. AMD is a multifactorial disease mainly caused by advanced age, environmental factors, and genetic variations. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have strongly...

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Main Authors: Yang Pan, Takeshi Iwata
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-12-01
Series:Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/tjo.TJO-D-23-00152
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description Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of severe irreversible blindness worldwide in the elderly population. AMD is a multifactorial disease mainly caused by advanced age, environmental factors, and genetic variations. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have strongly supported the link between ARMS2/HTRA1 locus on chromosome 10q26 and AMD development, encompassing multiple variants, rs10490924 (c.205G > T, p.A69S in ARMS2), insertion/deletion (del443/ins54 in ARMS2), and rs11200638 (in HTRA1 promoter region). In this comprehensive review, we provide an overview of the role played by ARMS2/HTRA1 risk alleles in neovascular AMD pathogenesis, covering GWAS, in vitro studies, and animal models, shedding light on their underlying molecular genetic mechanisms. Further extensive research is also imperative, including confirmation of these findings, identifying novel treatment targets, and advancing primary and secondary prevention strategies for AMD.
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spelling doaj-art-916f0f4775eb4ce08937039028173b192025-01-14T15:50:35ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsTaiwan Journal of Ophthalmology2211-50562211-50722024-12-0114453153910.4103/tjo.TJO-D-23-00152Role of ARMS2/HTRA1 risk alleles in the pathogenesis of neovascular age-related macular degenerationYang PanTakeshi IwataAge-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of severe irreversible blindness worldwide in the elderly population. AMD is a multifactorial disease mainly caused by advanced age, environmental factors, and genetic variations. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have strongly supported the link between ARMS2/HTRA1 locus on chromosome 10q26 and AMD development, encompassing multiple variants, rs10490924 (c.205G > T, p.A69S in ARMS2), insertion/deletion (del443/ins54 in ARMS2), and rs11200638 (in HTRA1 promoter region). In this comprehensive review, we provide an overview of the role played by ARMS2/HTRA1 risk alleles in neovascular AMD pathogenesis, covering GWAS, in vitro studies, and animal models, shedding light on their underlying molecular genetic mechanisms. Further extensive research is also imperative, including confirmation of these findings, identifying novel treatment targets, and advancing primary and secondary prevention strategies for AMD.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/tjo.TJO-D-23-00152age-related macular degenerationarms2gene expressiongenome-wide association studieshtra1
spellingShingle Yang Pan
Takeshi Iwata
Role of ARMS2/HTRA1 risk alleles in the pathogenesis of neovascular age-related macular degeneration
Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology
age-related macular degeneration
arms2
gene expression
genome-wide association studies
htra1
title Role of ARMS2/HTRA1 risk alleles in the pathogenesis of neovascular age-related macular degeneration
title_full Role of ARMS2/HTRA1 risk alleles in the pathogenesis of neovascular age-related macular degeneration
title_fullStr Role of ARMS2/HTRA1 risk alleles in the pathogenesis of neovascular age-related macular degeneration
title_full_unstemmed Role of ARMS2/HTRA1 risk alleles in the pathogenesis of neovascular age-related macular degeneration
title_short Role of ARMS2/HTRA1 risk alleles in the pathogenesis of neovascular age-related macular degeneration
title_sort role of arms2 htra1 risk alleles in the pathogenesis of neovascular age related macular degeneration
topic age-related macular degeneration
arms2
gene expression
genome-wide association studies
htra1
url https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/tjo.TJO-D-23-00152
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