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Many genes have been suggested as candidate genes for keratoconus based on their function, their proximity to associated polymorphisms or due to the identification of putative causative variants within the gene. However, very few of these genes have been assessed for rare variation in keratoconus more broadly. In contrast,  VSX1  and  SOD1  have been widely assessed, however, the vast majority of studies have been small and the findings conflicting. In a cohort of Australians of European descent, consisting of 385 keratoconus cases and 396 controls, we screened 21 keratoconus candidate genes:  BANP ,  CAST ,  COL4A3 ,  COL4A4 ,  COL5A1 ,  FOXO1 ,  FNDC3B ,  HGF ,  IL1A ,  IL1B ,  ILRN ,  IMMP2L ,  MPDZ ,  NFIB ,  RAB3GAP1 ,  RAD51 ,  RXRA ,  SLC4A11 ,  SOD1 ,  TF  and  VSX1 . The candidate genes were sequenced in these individuals by either whole exome sequencing or targeted gene sequencing. Variants were filtered to identify rare (minor allele frequency <1%), potentially pathogenic variants. A total of 164 such variants were identified across the two groups with no variants fulfilling these criteria in cases in  IL1RN ,  BANP ,  IL1B ,  RAD51  or  SOD1 . The frequency of variants was compared between cases and controls using chi-square or Fishers’ Exact tests for each gene with at least one rare potentially pathogenic variant identified in the case cohort. The number of rare potentially pathogenic variants per gene ranged from three ( RXRA ) to 102 ( MPDZ ), however for all genes, there was no difference in the frequency between the cases and controls. We conclude that rare potentially pathogenic variation in the 21 candidate genes assessed do not play a major role in keratoconus susceptibility and pathogenesis.

Rare, potentially pathogenic variants in 21 keratoconus candidate genes are not enriched in cases in a large Australian cohort of European descent