Phenome- and genome-wide analyses of retinal optical coherence tomography images identify links between ocular and systemic health
Zekavat S, Jorshery S, Rauscher F, Horn K, Sekimitsu S, Koyama S, Nguyen T, Costanzo M, Jang D, Burtt N, Kühnapfel A, Shweikh Y, Ye Y, Raghu V, Zhao H, Ghassemi M, Elze T, Segrè A, Wiggs J, Del Priore L, Scholz M, Wang J, Natarajan P, Zebardast N. Phenome- and genome-wide analyses of retinal optical coherence tomography images identify links between ocular and systemic health. Science Translational Medicine 2024, 16: eadg4517. PMID: 38266105, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adg4517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesRetinal layer thicknessPhotoreceptor segmentsOptical coherence tomographyRetinal layersUK Biobank participantsLIFE-Adult-StudyInherited genetic lociGenome-wide associationGanglion cell complex layerRetinal optical coherence tomography imagesRetinal nerve fiber layerAge-related macular degenerationBiobank participantsEye careNerve fiber layerOptical coherence tomography imagesIncident mortalityMacular OCT imagesLIFE-AdultIndependent associationsAssociation studiesSystemic healthGenetic associationGenome-wide analysis