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Defining the pathogenicity of optineurin in juvenile open-angle glaucoma.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Sept 2004
Willoughby Colin E, Chan Louie Loh Yen, Herd Sarah, Billingsley Gail, Noordeh Nima, Levin Alex V, Buys Yvonne, Trope Graham, Sarfarazi Mansoor, Héon Elise
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PURPOSE: Juvenile open-angle glaucoma (JOAG) differs from primary open-angle glaucoma in that it is usually a more severe phenotype and has an earlier age of onset. Optineurin was recently associated with a variant of POAG that is characterized by intraocular pressure within normal limits: normal-tension glaucoma. The present study tested whether OPTN sequence changes play a role in early-onset glaucoma...
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