Molecular Vision: Vincent, Mol Vis 2009; 15:1700-1708. Table 1

Table 1. Candidate corneal genes and loci.

Gene or locus	Chromosomal location	Number of markers
COLVIIIA2	1p34.3-p32	3
TACSTD2	1p32–31	3
PIP5K3	2q33.3	10
KTCN3 locus	3p14-q13	6
GSN	9q34	3
KERA	12q22	3
KRT3	12q12-q13	3
Hughes Keratoconus [25,26]	15q22.33–24.2	8
VSX1	20p11-q11	3
MMP9	20q12	4
COLVIA1	21q22.3	3

For each candidate gene or locus of interest (column 1) the chromosomal location is given (column 2). Also for each locus the number of polymorphic microsatellite markers used for linkage analysis across each interval is stated in column 3. Abbreviations in the table are: COLVIIIA2 = Collagen, Type VIII, Alpha-2, TACSTD2 = Tumor-Associated Calcium Signal Transducer 2, PIP5K3 = Phosphatidylinositol-3-Phosphate 5-Kinase, Type III, KTCN3 = keratoconus 3, GSN = Gelsolin, KERA = Keratocan, KRT3 = Keratin 3, VSX1 = Visual System Homeobox Gene 1, MMP9 = Matrix Metalloproteinase 9, COLVIA1 = Collagen, Type VI, Alpha-1.