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. 2019 Feb;60(3):M89–M105. doi: 10.1167/iovs.18-25965

Table 4.

Summary of Candidate Gene Studies Reporting Positive Association Results With Myopia

Gene
Study
Ethnicity
Independent Confirmation
Replication in GWAS
APLP2 Tkatchenko et al. 2015131 Caucasian
BMP2K Liu et al. 2009155 Chinese
CHRM1 Lin et al. 2009156 Han Chinese X157
CHRM1 Guggenheim et al. 2010158 Caucasian X157
CMET Khor et al. 200955 Chinese
COL1A1 Inamori et al. 2007159 Japanese
COL2A1 Mutti et al. 200746 Caucasian
COL2A1 Metlapally et al. 200947 Caucasian
CRYBA4 Ho et al. 2012160 Chinese
HGF Han et al. 200654 Han Chinese
HGF Yanovitch et al. 2009161 Caucasian
HGF Veerappan et al. 201053 Caucasian
IGF1 Metlapally et al. 201057 Caucasian
LUM Wang et al. 200660 Chinese
LUM Chen et al. 2009162 Han Chinese
LUM Lin et al. 2010164 Chinese
LUM Guggenheim et al. 2010158 Caucasian
MFN1 Andrew et al. 2008164 Caucasian X165
MMP1 Wojciechowski et al. 2010130 Amish
MMP1 Wojciechowski et al. 201359 Caucasian
MMP10 Wojciechowski et al. 201359 Caucasian
MMP2 Wojciechowski et al. 2010130 Amish
MMP2 Wojciechowski et al. 201359 Caucasian
MMP3 Hall et al. 200958 Caucasian
MMP9 Hall et al. 200958 Caucasian
MYOC Tang et al. 200763 Chinese
MYOC Vatavuk et al. 2009167 Caucasian
MYOC Zayats et al. 2009168 Caucasian
PAX6 Tsai et al. 2008169 Chinese
PAX6 Ng et al. 2009170 Han Chinese
PAX6 Han et al. 2009171 Han Chinese
PAX6 Miyake et al. 2012172 Japanese
PAX6 Kanemaki et al. 2015173 Japanese
PSARL Andrew et al. 2008164 Caucasian
SOX2T Andrew et al. 2008164 Caucasian
TGFβ1 Lin et al. 200650 Chinese X24
TGFβ1 Zha et al. 2009174 Chinese X24
TGFβ1 Khor et al. 201056 Chinese X24
TGFβ1 Rasool et al. 2013175 Indian X24
TGFβ2 Lin et al. 200951 Han Chinese
TGIF Lam et al. 200352 Chinese
TGIF1 Ahmed et al. 201452,176 Indian
LAMA1 Zhao et al. 2011177 Chinese
UMODL1 Nishizaki et al. 2009178 Japanese

X indicates independent conformation or replication in GWAS study with reference included.