Communications Biology (Oct 2022)

ANGPTL7, a therapeutic target for increased intraocular pressure and glaucoma

  • Kavita Praveen,
  • Gaurang C. Patel,
  • Lauren Gurski,
  • Ariane H. Ayer,
  • Trikaladarshi Persaud,
  • Matthew D. Still,
  • Lawrence Miloscio,
  • Tavé Van Zyl,
  • Silvio Alessandro Di Gioia,
  • Ben Brumpton,
  • Kristi Krebs,
  • Bjørn Olav Åsvold,
  • Esteban Chen,
  • Venkata R. M. Chavali,
  • Wen Fury,
  • Harini V. Gudiseva,
  • Sarah Hyde,
  • Eric Jorgenson,
  • Stephanie Lefebvre,
  • Dadong Li,
  • Alexander Li,
  • James Mclninch,
  • Brijeshkumar Patel,
  • Jeremy S. Rabinowitz,
  • Rebecca Salowe,
  • Claudia Schurmann,
  • Anne-Sofie Seidelin,
  • Eli Stahl,
  • Dylan Sun,
  • Tanya M. Teslovich,
  • Anne Tybjærg-Hansen,
  • Cristen Willer,
  • Scott Waldron,
  • Sabrina Walley,
  • Hua Yang,
  • Sarthak Zaveri,
  • Regeneron Genetics Center,
  • GHS-RGC DiscovEHR Collaboration,
  • Estonian Biobank Research Team,
  • Ying Hu,
  • Kristian Hveem,
  • Olle Melander,
  • Lili Milani,
  • Stefan Stender,
  • Joan M. O’Brien,
  • Marcus B. Jones,
  • Gonçalo R. Abecasis,
  • Michael N. Cantor,
  • Jonathan Weyne,
  • Katia Karalis,
  • Aris Economides,
  • Giusy Della Gatta,
  • Manuel A. Ferreira,
  • George D. Yancopoulos,
  • Aris Baras,
  • Carmelo Romano,
  • Giovanni Coppola

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03932-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Rare variant association data from human genetics combined with in vitro and in vivo functional validation highlight ANGPTL7 as a promising therapeutic target for intraocular pressure reduction, and protection from glaucoma.