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MYOC gene mutations in Spanish patients with autosomal dominant primary open-angle glaucoma: a founder effect in southeast Spain.
Molecular vision - 13 Sept 2007
Campos-Mollo Ezequiel, Sánchez-Sánchez Francisco, López-Garrido María Pilar, López-Sánchez Enrique, López-Martínez Francisco, Escribano Julio
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) is a genetically heterogeneous disease resulting in optic disc cupping and visual impairment. It can be inherited as either a complex or a monogenic trait. Autosomal dominant POAG is the most frequent type of monogenic glaucoma. In this study, we investigated the role of myocilin MYOC in Spanish patients with autosomal dominant POAG. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed...
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