Thus, our data suggest that the T allele of rs7278468 in the CRYAA promoter is associated with ARC through increasing binding of KLF-10 and thus decreasing CRYAA transcription.
CpG islands in lens epithelial CRYAA promoter in the HMC NC5-6 Group exhibited the highest methylation of all the groups, but no statistically significant differences were evident between the HMC NC2-3 and ARC NC2-3 Groups.
To assess the potential contribution of epigenetic regulation of CRYAA genes relevant to ARC pathogenesis, we evaluated DNA methylation, a tissue-specific genetic modulation that affects gene expression.