IMR Press / FBL / Volume 29 / Issue 1 / DOI: 10.31083/j.fbl2901009
Open Access Original Research
Association of 10 Genetic Variations and 10 Environmental Factors with Myopia of Different Severities in Different Age Groups of People in Northeast China
Yan Sun1,2,3Zhuang Li2Zhuoshi Wang3Xingru He3Sile Yu3Lan Hu2Ling Xu2,3,*Wei He1,2,3,*
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1 Department of Graduate School, Dalian Medical University, 116044 Dalian, Liaoning, China
2 Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Shenyang He Eye Specialist Hospital, 110034 Shenyang, Liaoning, China
3 Department of Artificial Intelligence, He University, 110163 Shenyang, Liaoning, China
*Correspondence: xuling@hsyk.com.cn (Ling Xu); hewei@hsyk.com.cn (Wei He)
Front. Biosci. (Landmark Ed) 2024, 29(1), 9; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.fbl2901009
Submitted: 7 June 2023 | Revised: 26 September 2023 | Accepted: 7 October 2023 | Published: 12 January 2024
Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Background: To investigate the association of 10 genetic variations and 10 environmental factors with myopia of different severities in different age groups of children and adolescents in northeast China. Methods: Parental history and genetic testing for myopia-related susceptibility genes were carried out in a cohort of children and adolescents aged 2–17 years. In addition, 10 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) sites for genotyping and 10 environmental risk factors were selected, and the differences between site variation and environmental factors in different age groups with different degrees of myopia were explored. Results: A total of 2497 volunteers were recruited, including 2023 myopes and 474 non-myopes in the control group. From the cohort, 1160 subjects were sequenced for myopia SNP sites. Compared with the non-myopic group, the myopia of parents, outdoor activity less than 60 min per day, and a high-sugar diet were risk factors for developing myopia. Two syntrophin beta 1 (SNTB1) sites, rs4455882 and rs6469937 were found to be significantly associated with moderate myopia; fibroblast growth factor 10 (FGF10) rs339501 was significantly correlated with high myopia; and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) rs5742714 was significantly correlated with different degrees of myopia in the age group of <6 years. Finally, the FGF10 gene rs339501 SNP was significantly associated with moderate myopia and mild myopia in the 6- to 12-year-old age group. Conclusions: Our results indicate that myopia is affected by both environmental and genetic factors. To prevent and control myopia, attention should be paid to the parental history of myopia, a high-sugar diet should be avoided, and outdoor time should be adjusted according to the average daily sunshine. In addition, it is necessary to pay attention to the increased risk of myopia in school-age children caused by SNTB1 rs4455882, FGF10 rs339501, and IGF1 rs5742714.

Keywords
myopia
genes
environment
single nucleotide polymorphism
Funding
20-301-4-00/Shenyang science and technology project
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