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This study aims to evaluate the correlation between the rs879922 polymorphism in the ACE2 gene and glaucoma risk, as well as to assess its relationship with serum ACE2 protein levels. Methods: Patients diagnosed with glaucoma and healthy individuals were enrolled in this study. The rs879922 polymorphism was tested using the PCR-RFLP method. Serum ACE2 concentrations were measured using the ELISA method and expressed as mean \u00b1 standard deviation. Results: The rs879922 polymorphism was significantly associated with glaucoma in the allelic (OR = 2.04, p = 0.01) and recessive (OR = 2.63, p = 0.01) models, but not in the dominant model (OR = 1.80, p = 0.21). Genotype distributions deviated from Hardy\u2013Weinberg equilibrium in both groups. Mean serum ACE2 levels were higher in glaucoma patients in comparison to controls (5.23 vs. 3.29 ng\/mL). Genotype-stratified analysis revealed that in controls, the GG genotype was associated with the highest ACE2 levels, whereas in glaucoma patients, the CC genotype showed the highest concentrations. Conclusions: The rs879922 polymorphism in the ACE2 gene may be associated with glaucoma susceptibility and influences serum ACE2 levels. The relationship between genotype and ACE2 concentration appears to differ between glaucoma patients and healthy individuals, suggesting a potential interaction between genetic variation and disease status.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm15166168","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,10]],"date-time":"2026-08-10T09:24:53Z","timestamp":1786353893000},"page":"6168","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Association of the ACE2 rs879922 Polymorphism with Glaucoma Risk and Serum ACE2 Levels"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6641-5880","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anna","family":"Cie\u015bli\u0144ska","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Natalia","family":"Krzykowska","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8662-1091","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dominika","family":"Rozmus","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6105-7460","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ewa","family":"Fiedorowicz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9497-5957","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Patrycja","family":"Kuklo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Warszawska 30, 10-082 Olsztyn, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0431-1709","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Janusz","family":"P\u0142omi\u0144ski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Orthopaedic and Trauma Teaching Hospital, 05-400 Otwock, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3724-2391","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andrzej","family":"Grzybowski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Warszawska 30, 10-082 Olsztyn, Poland"},{"name":"Institute for Research in Ophthalmology, Foundation for Ophthalmology Development, Gorczyczewskiego 2\/3, 61-553 Poznan, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1901","DOI":"10.1001\/jama.2014.3192","article-title":"The Pathophysiology and Treatment of Glaucoma: A Review","volume":"311","author":"Weinreb","year":"2014","journal-title":"JAMA"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Martucci, A., Nucci, C., and Pinazo-Duran, M.D. (2023). 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