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Background  Keratoconus (KC) is a common corneal condition with an unknown gender predominance. Although numerous studies have investigated the genetic component of KC, no specific genes have yet been attributed to the condition. We recently reported posterior segment changes occurring in the eyes of KC patients. However, it is not clear whether these changes are part of KC pathogenesis or reflect changes in anatomical features of the eye manifested by changes at the cornea. Given retinal changes represent the main characteristics observed in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and that pleiotropy has been demonstrated between different eye diseases, we wished to assess if known AMD associated genes were also associated with KC.    Methods  A total of 248 KC subjects and 366 non-KC (control) subjects were recruited from public and private clinics in Melbourne for this analysis. Nineteen single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) previously associated with AMD, including rs10490924 ( ARMS2/HTRA1 ), rs10737680 ( CFH ), rs13278062 ( TNFRSF10A ), rs1864163 ( CETP ), rs2230199 ( C3 ), rs3130783 ( IER3/DDR1 ), rs334353 ( TGFBR1 ), rs3812111 ( COL10A1 ), rs429608 ( C2/CFB ), rs4420638 ( APOE ), rs4698775 ( CFI ), rs5749482 ( TIMP3 ), rs6795735 ( ADAMTS9 ), rs8017304 ( RAD51B ), rs8135665 ( SLC16A8 ), rs920915 ( LIPC ), rs943080 ( VEGFA ), rs9542236 ( B3GALTL ) and rs13081855 ( COL8A1/FILIP1L ), were genotyped in this cohort. Logistic regression was applied to evaluate the association between these SNPs and KC on both genders together, as well as each gender separately. Linear regression was also applied to assess the association between SNPs and corneal curvature. Bonferroni correction was applied to adjust for multiple testing.    Results  Genotyping data were available for 18 SNPs. The SNP, rs6795735 ( ADAMTS9 ) was significantly associated with KC ( p  = 3.5 × 10 − 4 ) when both genders were assessed, whereas rs5749482 ( TIMP3 ) was only associated in males ( p  = 7.7 × 10 − 4 ) following Bonferroni multiple correction. However, when the covariates of age and gender were included, the associations became non-significant. In addition, none of the SNPs appeared significant for corneal curvature.    Conclusions  Our study suggested a potential association of rs6795735 in the  ADAMTS9  gene and rs5749482 in the  TIMP3  gene in KC and that different associations may be gender specific. Overall, SNPs initially identified as associated with AMD following multiple correction may be further impacted by other factors such as age or gender and further studies are needed to resolve this issue.

Do age-related macular degeneration genes show association with keratoconus?