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Myocilin variations and familial glaucoma in Taxiarchis, a small Greek village.

Molecular vision - 25 Apr 2008

Wirtz Mary K, Konstas Anastasios G P, Samples John R, Kaltsos Kostantinos, Economou Athanasios, Dimopoulos Antonios, Georgiadou Irene, Petersen Michael B

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PURPOSE: To initiate a prospective study of glaucoma in a Greek village reported over 30 years ago to have several large families with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). METHODS: A random group of 126 villagers from Taxiarchis, Greece was examined in the village community center. The detailed ev...

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PMID: 18449353
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