Refinement of the MYP3 locus on human chromosome 12 in a German family with Mendelian autosomal dominant high-grade myopia by SNP array mapping.

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Myopia, or short-sightedness, is the most common form of vision disorder worldwide. Higher levels of myopia, usually defined as an axial eye length of >26 mm or a refractive error of < -5.00 diopters are often designated as 'pathologic' myopia, because of the predisposition to develop further eye disorders such as retinal detachment, macular degeneration, cataract, or glaucoma. Many distinct forms of autosomal...

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