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The Gly367Arg mutation in the myocilin gene causes adult-onset primary open-angle glaucoma.
Japanese journal of ophthalmology - 1 Jan 2000
Taniguchi F, Suzuki Y, Shirato S, Araie M
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To present the phenotype of a family whose members showed the Gly367Arg mutation in the myocilin gene and developed primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). METHODS: The proband developed POAG when she was 45 years old. Examination of the myocilin gene revealed that the patient had a mutation causing amino-acid change (Gly367Arg) in the myocilin gene. The available family members were given clinical and...
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