Héléne T. Cronjé

Cataract GWAS meta-analysis and multi-omics Mendelian randomisation inform disease mechanisms and candidate target prioritisation

Background Cataract is a highly prevalent cause of visual impairment and blindness worldwide. Although genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have mapped multiple cataract risk loci, further work is required towards translating these signals and integrating multi-omics evidence f...