Abstract
The age-related maculopathy (ARM) genetics program at Columbia University utilizes comprehensive genetic analysis of candidate genes in large case-control studies to determine genotypes associated with the ARM complex trait. Genes encoding laminins, a class of extracellular matrix proteins, represent attractive candidates for two reasons. First, the presence of laminins in the basal lamina of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), Bruch's membrane, and choriocapillaris suggests a possible role in the pathophysiology of ARM. Second, three laminin genes, LAMC1, LAMC2, and LAMB3, are located in the 1q25-31 region, within the previously mapped ARMD1 locus. The entire open reading frame of the three laminin genes was screened for variants by denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) and direct sequencing in at least 92, and up to 368 ARM patients and matched unaffected controls. Sixty-nine sequence variants were detected in the 69 exons of the LAMC1, LAMC2, and LAMB3 genes. Screening of exon 104 of the recently proposed ARMD1 gene, HEMICENTIN-1, residing in the 1q25-31 locus, did not detect the suggested causal variant, Q5345R, in 632 study subjects. Overall, we did not find statistically significant differences in th...Continue Reading
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