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A polymorphism at codon 31 of gene p21 is not associated with primary open angle glaucoma in Caucasians.
BMC ophthalmology - 4 Apr 2005
Ressiniotis Thomas, Griffiths Philip G, Keers Sharon M, Chinnery Patrick F, Birch Michael
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BACKGROUND: Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) is considered to be a neurodegenerative optic neuropathy, in which cell death occurs by apoptosis. p21, is an important protective component of the apoptotic pathway, regulating cellular arrest in the presence of DNA damage. An unstable or altered p21 protein could modify the cellular response to genomic injury and abolish the effect of p21. A previous study on a...
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