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Genotype and phenotype correlations in congenital glaucoma: CYP1B1 mutations, goniodysgenesis, and clinical characteristics.
American journal of ophthalmology - 1 Dec 2006
Hollander David A, Sarfarazi Mansoor, Stoilov Ivaylo, Wood Irmgard S, Fredrick Douglas R, Alvarado Jorge A
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To determine whether there is a correlation among mutations in the cytochrome P4501B1 gene (CYP1B1), the degree of angle dysgenesis observed histologically, and disease severity in congenital glaucoma. DESIGN: Interventional case series. METHODS: Direct DNA sequencing was used to screen six unrelated children with congenital glaucoma, each set of parents, and all siblings for CYP1B1 mutations. Specimens...
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