Genetic influence on macular retinal nerve fibre layer thickness according to retinal subfield.

Sungsoon HwangMingui KongHyeonyoung KoDon-Il HamYun-Mi Song

Published in: The British journal of ophthalmology (2020)

Macular RNFL thickness is significantly influenced by genetic factors. It varies largely by subfields with the highest heritability at the central subfield and a relatively lower heritability at inner subfields.

Keyphrases

optical coherence tomography
diabetic retinopathy
genome wide
optic nerve
copy number
dna methylation
gene expression
peripheral nerve