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Association of non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms in the LOXL1 gene with pseudoexfoliation syndrome in India.
Molecular vision - 9 Feb 2008
Ramprasad Vedam Lakshmi, George Ronnie, Soumittra Nagasamy, Sharmila Ferdinamarie, Vijaya Lingam, Kumaramanickavel Govindasamy
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: In the Icelandic and Swedish populations, pseudoexfoliation syndrome (XFS) and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (XFG) has been significantly associated with LOXL1 exon 1 polymorphisms - allele G of rs1048661 (R141L) and allele G of rs3825942 (G135D). In this study, we looked at the association of rs1048661 and rs3825942 in a southern Indian population. METHODS: Fifty-two cases with XFS (including XFG) and 97...
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