title: Analyses of reported family history of glaucoma: a preliminary investigation. The Barbados Eye Study Group.
abstract: This study investigated the self-reported family history of open-angle glaucoma (OAG) among 4,314 black participants in the Barbados Eye Study (BES), which was based on a random sample of Barbados-born citizens between 40 and 84 years of age. Data collection included Humphrey perimetry, fundus photography, various ophthalmic and other measurements and a comprehensive interview, including family history. Results showed that participants with OAG and previous OAG treatment reported more family history; maternal history was reported twice as often as paternal history. In persons without previous OAG treatment, those with newly diagnosed OAG reported more sibling history (Odds Ratio = 4.5). The Statistical Analysis for Genetic Epidemiology (S.A.G.E.) system was used to test the transmission models for OAG in a subset of 1,048 families (5,806 individuals) with the most complete self-reported family information. The S.A.G.E. results are consistent with the existence of a major dominant allele for OAG. These results should be viewed as promising, but preliminary, since they are based on self-reported data. More definitive information is currently being collected by the Barbados Family Study of Open-angle Glaucoma.
authors.affiliation: University Medical Center at Stony Brook, NY, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nemesure
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Leske
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mendell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015982:Bias; D044383:Black People; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012650:Self Disclosure