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Identification of mutations in the myocilin (MYOC) gene in Taiwanese patients with juvenile-onset open-angle glaucoma.
Molecular vision - 10 Sept 2007
Yen Yung-Chang, Yang Jiann-Jou, Chou Ming-Chih, Li Shuan-Yow
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To investigate mutations in the promoter and coding regions of the myocilin (MYOC) gene in Taiwanese patients suffering from juvenile-onset open-angle glaucoma (JOAG). METHODS: MYOC was analyzed for mutations in 48 unrelated Taiwanese probands with JOAG and in 100 healthy control subjects. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood leukocytes and then subjected to PCR to amplify exons, flanking...
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