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A new locus for autosomal dominant high myopia maps to 4q22-q27 between D4S1578 and D4S1612.
Molecular vision - 22 Jul 2005
Zhang Qingjiong, Guo Xiangming, Xiao Xueshan, Jia Xiaoyun, Li Shiqiang, Hejtmancik J Fielding
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Myopia is the most common visual problem in the world. High myopia, the extreme form of myopia that can be complicated by retinal detachment and macular degeneration, affects 1%-2% of the general population. The genes responsible for nonsyndromic high myopia have not been identified although several chromosome loci have been suggested. Additional loci for the majority of high myopia, especially in Asian...
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