Southern California Eye Institute's extensive research into the genetic underpinnings of eye disease among various populations includes these recent publications:

• A genome-wide association study of central corneal thickness in Latinos, and a follow-up  genome-wide association study identifying WNT7B as a novel locus for central corneal thickness
• Genome imputation study for Latinos using the latest genetic reference panels
• A study of the association of Native American ancestry with severe diabetic retinopathy in Latinos, along with a  study of the association of African ancestry with higher intraocular pressure in Latinos
• Genetic variants associated with quantitative glucose homeostasis traits and type 2 diabetes in Mexican Americans
• Low-frequency and rare exome chip variants associated with fasting glucose and type 2 diabetes susceptibility
• A genome-wide association study of vertical cup-disc ratio in a Latino population
• A look at how rare and low-frequency coding variants alter human adult height
• A study of protein-altering variants associated with body mass index and their implication for pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity
• Refining the accuracy of validated target indentification through coding variant fine-mapping in type 2 diabetes
• New findings on how protein-coding variants implicate novel genes related to lipid homeostasis, contributing to body fat distribution

To view these and other genetic studies in detail, please visit our PubMed site.