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Identification of novel mutations causing familial primary congenital glaucoma in Indian pedigrees.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 May 2002
Panicker Shirly G, Reddy Aramati B M, Mandal Anil K, Ahmed Niyaz, Nagarajaram Hampapathalu A, Hasnain Seyed E, Balasubramanian Dorairajan
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PURPOSE: To determine the possible molecular genetic defect underlying primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) in India and to identify the pathogenic mutations causing this childhood blindness. METHODS: Twenty-two members of five clinically well-characterized consanguineous families were studied. The primary candidate gene CYP1B1 was amplified from genomic DNA, sequenced, and analyzed in control subjects and patients...
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