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Family-based association analysis of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) gene polymorphisms in high myopia.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Jun 2006
Han Wei, Yap Maurice K H, Wang Jing, Yip Shea Ping
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PURPOSE: To investigate the association of high myopia with polymorphisms in the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) gene, a potential candidate for myopia development. METHODS: Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were screened and identified in the HGF gene region with denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography, and their linkage disequilibrium pattern was established in a Han Chinese population (n=150)....
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