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Profiling of WDR36 missense variants in German patients with glaucoma.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Jan 2008
Pasutto Francesca, Mardin Christian Y, Michels-Rautenstrauss Karin, Weber Bernhard H F, Sticht Heinrich, Chavarria-Soley Gabriela, Rautenstrauss Bernd, Kruse Friedrich, Reis André
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Mutations in WDR36 were recently reported in patients with adult-onset primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). In this study, the prevalence of WDR36 variants was investigated in patients with glaucoma who were of German descent with diverse age of onset and intraocular pressure levels. METHODS: Recruited were 399 unrelated patients with glaucoma and 376 healthy subjects of comparable age and origin, who had...
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