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Clinical phenotype of a Japanese family with primary open angle glaucoma caused by a Pro370Leu mutation in the MYOC/TIGR gene.
Japanese journal of ophthalmology - 1 Jan 2000
Taniguchi F, Suzuki Y, Shirato S, Ohta S
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To present the phenotype of two patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) caused by a mutation of the myocilin/trabecular meshwork-inducible glucocorticoid response (MYOC/TIGR) gene. METHODS: Complete ocular examinations were performed on the 13-year-old proband, her father, mother, and sister. DNA analysis was performed to detect the mutant gene. RESULTS: The proband and her father were found to...
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