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The role of the Met98Lys optineurin variant in inherited optic nerve diseases.
The British journal of ophthalmology - 1 Nov 2006
Craig J E, Hewitt A W, Dimasi D P, Howell N, Toomes C, Cohn A C, Mackey D A
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: To investigate the role of the common OPTN Met98Lys variant as a risk allele in open-angle glaucoma (OAG), autosomal dominant optic atrophy (ADOA) and Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON). METHODS: The presence of the Met98Lys variant was determined in a total of 498 (128 with normal-tension glaucoma (NTG)) patients with OAG, 29 patients who had myocilin-related OAG, 101 patients from ADOA pedigrees,...
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