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A major marker for normal tension glaucoma: association with polymorphisms in the OPA1 gene.
Human genetics - 1 Jan 2002
Aung Tin, Ocaka Louise, Ebenezer Neil D, Morris Alex G, Krawczak Michael, Thiselton Dawn L, Alexander Christiane, Votruba Marcela, Brice Glen, Child Anne H, Francis Peter J, Hitchings Roger A, Lehmann Ordan J, Bhattacharya Shomi S
Abstract excerpt
Normal tension glaucoma (NTG) is a major form of glaucoma, associated with intraocular pressures that are within the statistically normal range of the population. OPA1, the gene responsible for autosomal dominant optic atrophy represents an excellent candidate gene for NTG, as the clinical phenot...
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