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Septuagenarian's phenotype leads to ascertainment of familial MYOC gene mutation.
Journal of glaucoma - 1 Apr 2003
Lim Pauline, Lichter Paul R, Higashi Misao, Downs Catherine A, Richards Julia E
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To report a family with a myocilin (MYOC) gene mutation ascertained on the basis of the phenotype of the 71-year-old proband with juvenile-onset primary open-angle glaucoma (JOAG). PATIENTS AND METHODS: A thorough patient history of the proband and review of medical records revealed that a filtering procedure performed 50 years before had controlled the intraocular pressure (IOP) and prevented optic disc...
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