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Evidence for genetic heterogeneity within eight glaucoma families, with the GLC1A Gln368STOP mutation being an important phenotypic modifier.
Ophthalmology - 1 Sept 2001
Craig J E, Baird P N, Healey D L, McNaught A I, McCartney P J, Rait J L, Dickinson J L, Roe L, Fingert J H, Stone E M, Mackey D A
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the phenotype and age-related penetrance of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in Australian families with the most common Myocilin mutation (Gln368STOP). DESIGN: Cross-sectional genetic study. PARTICIPANTS: Eight pedigrees carrying the Gln368STOP mutation were ascertain...
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