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[Single nucleotide polymorphisms of the myocilin gene in primary open-angle glaucoma patients].
Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics - 1 Feb 2004
Fan Bao-jian, Leung Yuk-fai, Pang Chi-pui, Baum Larry, Tam Oi-sin, Wang Ning, Lam Shun-chiu
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To detect single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the myocilin (MYOC) gene and to investigate their associations with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). METHODS: One hundred and fifty-seven sporadic patients with POAG and 155 unrelated control subjects without POAG were recruited from staff and visitors to the Prince of Wales Hospital between 1998 and 2000. All study subjects are ethnic Chinese...
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