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Antiphosphatidylserine antibodies are elevated in normal tension glaucoma
1 Aug 2001
Abstract excerpt
The two main entities of open-angle glaucoma are primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and normal tension glaucoma (NTG). Both diseases may be associated with autoimmune processes. Therefore, IgG and IgM antibodies to phospholipids (APL) and their subspecies cardiolipin (ACL), phosphatidylserine (APS) and beta2-glycoprotein (beta2GP) were determined in 43 NTG patients, 40 POAG patients and 40 healthy controls in a...
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