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Lysyl oxidase-like 1 polymorphisms and exfoliation syndrome in the Japanese population.
American journal of ophthalmology - 1 Mar 2008
Hayashi Hisako, Gotoh Norimoto, Ueda Yoshiki, Nakanishi Hideo, Yoshimura Nagahisa
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To investigate the contribution of two single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the lysyl oxidase-like 1 (LOXL1) gene, recently shown to be associated with exfoliation syndrome (XFS) and exfoliation glaucoma (XFG) in the Nordic population, to the occurrence of XFS and XFG in the Japanese population. DESIGN: Case-control association study. METHODS: A total of 59 unrelated Japanese individuals with XFS,...
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