A novel single nucleotide polymorphism, IVS2 -97A>T, in the prostaglandin F2alpha receptor gene was identified among the Malaysian patients with glaucoma.
The Prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF2alpha) receptor gene has been found to play an important role in reducing the intraocular pressure of the glaucomatous patients. Variations of the PGF2alpha receptor gene may be responsible for the differences in the response to an antiglaucoma drug, Latanoprost. A combined method of denaturing High Performance Liquid Chromatography (dHPLC) and sequencing was applied to detection of the PGF2alpha receptor gene variant among the 76 Malaysian patients with glaucoma, and a novel single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), IVS -97A>T, was identified. According to the genotyping analysis, 36.8% of the subjects were heterozygous for the variant allele T, while 9.2% homozygous. The frequency of variant allele T was 0.28. Although with a limited number of samples, our data suggested that this polymorphism is common in the Malaysian patients with glaucoma.
Peng
Hoh Boon
HB
Human Genome Centre, School of Medical Science, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Zahary
Mohd Nizam
MN
Tajudin
Liza Sharmini Ahmad
LS
Lin
Chieng Li
CL
Teck
Cheong Min
CM
Sidek
Mohamad Ros
MR
Zulkifli
Azman
A
Zilfalil
Bin Alwi
BA
D005787:Gene Frequency; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D011982:Receptors, Prostaglandin / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D011982:Receptors, Prostaglandin; C034671:prostaglandin F2alpha receptor