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A common disease haplotype for the Q368STOP mutation of the myocilin gene in Australian and Canadian glaucoma families.
American journal of ophthalmology - 1 Oct 2005
Baird Paul N, Richardson Andrea J, Mackey David A, Craig Jamie E, Faucher Mathieu, Raymond Vincent
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PURPOSE: To ascertain whether there is a common disease haplotype for the Q368STOP mutation of the myocilin gene in Australian and Canadian families with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). DESIGN: Family pedigree study. METHODS: A disease haplotype for the Q368STOP mutation of the myocilin gene has previously been identified in 15 Tasmanian families with POAG. The four microsatellite markers that constitute this...
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