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A codon 31ser-arg polymorphism of the WAF-1/CIP-1/p21/tumour suppressor gene in Chinese primary open-angle glaucoma.
Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica - 1 Feb 2004
Tsai Fuu-Jen, Lin Hui-Ju, Chen Wen-Chi, Tsai Chang-Hai, Tsai Shih-Wei
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Glaucomatous neuropathy is a type of cell death by apoptosis. Apoptosis is a genetically controlled form of cell death, and one of its primary regulatory steps is the activation of the tumour suppressor protein p53, of which p21 is an effector protein. The association between p21 codon 31 polymorphism and primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients was evaluated in this study. METHODS: The study included...
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