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The COL1A1 gene and high myopia susceptibility in Japanese.
Human genetics - 1 Sept 2007
Inamori Yumiko, Ota Masao, Inoko Hidetoshi, Okada Eiichi, Nishizaki Ritsuko, Shiota Tomoko, Mok Jeewon, Oka Akira, Ohno Shigeaki, Mizuki Nobuhisa
Abstract excerpt
The collagen type Iota alpha Iota (COL1A1) gene encodes the extracellular matrix component, collagen, and resides in candidate MYP5 for high myopia on the chromosome 17q22-q23.3. This locus has recently been implicated in playing an important role in the pathogenesis of experimental myopia. We investigated the association of disruptions of COL1A1 gene with high myopia by analyzing the frequency of ten SNPs in a...
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