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Adult-onset primary open-angle glaucoma caused by mutations in optineurin.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 8 Feb 2002
Rezaie Tayebeh, Child Anne, Hitchings Roger, Brice Glen, Miller Lauri, Coca-Prados Miguel, Héon Elise, Krupin Theodore, Ritch Robert, Kreutzer Donald, Crick R Pitts, Sarfarazi Mansoor
Abstract excerpt
Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) affects 33 million individuals worldwide and is a leading cause of blindness. In a study of 54 families with autosomal dominantly inherited adult-onset POAG, we identified the causative gene on chromosome 10p14 and designated it OPTN (for "optineurin"). Sequence...
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