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OPTN gene: profile of patients with glaucoma from India.
Molecular vision - 24 Jul 2006
Sripriya S, Nirmaladevi J, George R, Hemamalini A, Baskaran M, Prema R, Ve Ramesh S, Karthiyayini T, Amali J, Job S, Vijaya L, Kumaramanickavel G
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Optineurin gene (OPTN) mutations are reported in primary open angle glaucoma patients (POAG) from different populations. The coding and noncoding regions of OPTN were screened for mutations in 100 Indian high tension glaucoma patients (HTG). The frequency of the OPTN M98K mutation in an additional 120 patients (70 HTG and 50 normal tension glaucoma [NTG]) was analyzed by restriction enzyme digestion....
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