Genome-wide association study of dry eye disease reveals shared heritability with systemic comorbidities
Gorman, B. R.; Huang, J. J.; Barr, P. B.; Halladay, C. W.; Nealon, C. L.; Chatzinakos, C.; Francis, M.; Jiang, C.; VA Million Veteran Program, ; Greenberg, P. B.; Wu, W.-C.; Pyarajan, S.; Choquet, H.; Bigdeli, T. B.; Iyengar, S. K.; Peachey, N. S.; Galor, A.
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Dry eye disease (DED) affects up to 25% of the adult population, with chronic symptoms of pain and dryness often negatively impacting quality of life. The genetic architecture of DED is largely unknown. Here, we develop and validate an algorithm for DED in the Million Veteran Program using a combination of diagnosis codes and prescription records, resulting in 132,657 cases and 352,201 controls. In a multi-ancestry genome-wide association study, we identify ten significant loci in nine susceptibility regions with largely consistent effects across ancestries, including loci linked to synapse maintenance (EPHA5, GRIA1, SYNGAP1) and autoimmunity (BLK). Phenome-wide scans for genetic pleiotropy indicate substantial genetic correlations of DED with comorbidities, including fibromyalgia, post-traumatic stress disorder, and Sjogrens disease. Finally, applying genomic structural equation modeling, we derive a latent factor underlying DED and other chronic pain traits which accounts for 51% of the genetic variance of DED.
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