Exploratory whole-exome sequencing identifies candidate DNA variants in Ocular Behcet disease: a pilot study from a Pakistani cohort
This study provides the first genetic profile of OBD in Pakistani patients, identifies rare candidate genes of relevance, and establishes a foundation for larger confirmatory studies with implications for genetic screening.
Authors
- Christopher M. Watson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2371-1844)
- İbrar Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1067-1436)
- S. Savic
- Ayesha Waqas
- Azra Yasmin
Institutions
- University of Leeds (GB)
- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KR)
- St James's University Hospital (GB)
- NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit (GB)
- Genomics (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Fatima Jinnah Women University (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ophthalmic Genetics
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13816810.2026.2630974
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00