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Variants of the myocilin gene in Japanese patients with normal-tension glaucoma.
Ophthalmic research - 1 Jan 2000
Izumi Kanako, Mashima Yukihiko, Obazawa Minoru, Ohtake Yuichiro, Tanino Tomihiko, Miyata Hiroshi, Zhang Qiang, Oguchi Yoshihisa, Tanaka Yasuhiko, Iwata Takeshi
Abstract excerpt
Myocilin (MYOC) mutations are associated with juvenile- and adult-onset primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). The purpose of this study was to determine whether MYOC gene mutations are associated with normal-tension glaucoma (NTG). The prevalence of MYOC mutations was determined in 80 Japanese NTG patients and 100 control subjects. In addition, the expression of mutant MYOC was determined by transforming COS-1...
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