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Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy is associated with a specific platelet polymorphism located on the glycoprotein Ibalpha gene.
Ophthalmology - 1 Jan 2004
Salomon Ophira, Rosenberg Nurit, Steinberg David M, Huna-Baron Ruth, Moisseiev Joseph, Dardik Rima, Goldan Oren, Kurtz Shimon, Ifrah Aviya, Seligsohn Uri
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between platelet glycoprotein polymorphisms and the risks of single and second eye involvement with nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). DESIGN: Case-control study. PARTICIPANTS: Ninety-two consecutive patients with NAION, 26 of whom had...
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