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Lack of association between interleukin-1 gene cluster polymorphisms and glaucoma in Chinese subjects.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 May 2007
How Alicia C S, Aung Tin, Chew Xinyi, Yong Victor H K, Lim Marcus C C, Lee Kelvin Y C, Toh Ju-Yuan, Li Yuqing, Liu Jianjun, Vithana Eranga N
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PURPOSE: A recent study identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the IL-1 gene cluster at chromosomal locus 2q13 that were associated with reduced risk for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in whites. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between IL-1 SNPs and glaucoma in Chinese patients with either POAG or primary-angle closure glaucoma (PACG). METHODS: Patients with POAG...
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