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Lysyl oxidase-like protein 1 (LOXL1) gene polymorphisms and exfoliation glaucoma in a Central European population.
Molecular vision - 9 May 2008
Mossböck Georg, Renner Wilfried, Faschinger Christoph, Schmut Otto, Wedrich Andreas, Weger Martin
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PURPOSE: Exfoliation syndrome (XFS) is characterized by an accumulation of abnormal extracellular material in the anterior part of the eye that frequently leads to increased intraocular pressure and glaucomatous optic neuropathy. Recently, two non-synonymous polymorphisms (rs1048661 G>T and rs382...
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