Interplay of genetic and environmental factors on age-related cataract development

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1031058

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

We aim to investigate factors influencing the development of age-related cataract, using data collected from two population-based studies of older persons: the Blue Mountains Eye Study and the Beaver Dam Eye Study (USA). We will assess genetic susceptibility to the two common forms of age-related cataract, replicated in two Asian samples, and determine how genetic and environmental factors jointly contribute to the development of cataract in some older persons.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2017

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $217,519.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Ophthalmology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

ageing | cataract | disease aetiology | disease susceptibility | environmental epidemiology | epidemiology | gene-environment interaction | preventive health | vision loss

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