A genome wide scan for familial high myopia suggests a novel locus on chromosome 7q36

Abstract excerpt

igh myopia often appears as a familial disease. It is usually defined as a refraction error equal to or below -6 diopters (D) in each eye. 1 Highly myopic patients represent 27-33% of the myopic population. 2 The prevalence of the disease in the general population varies according to the country, from 2.1% in the USA, 2 to 3.2% in France, 3 and up to 9.6% in Spain. 3 High myopia is also termed "pathological"...

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