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The LOXL1 gene variations are not associated with primary open-angle and primary angle-closure glaucomas.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Jun 2008
Chakrabarti Subhabrata, Rao Kollu Nageswara, Kaur Inderjeet, Parikh Rajul S, Mandal Anil K, Chandrasekhar Garudadri, Thomas Ravi
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PURPOSE: Glaucoma is a complex disease involving multiple genetic factors. Recently, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the LOXL1 gene have been implicated in exfoliation syndrome (XFS) and exfoliation glaucoma (XFG) but not in the primary glaucomas. This study was conducted to determine the possible involvement of these SNPs in cases of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and primary angle-closure glaucoma...
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