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Molecular analysis of CHX10 and MFRP in Chinese subjects with primary angle closure glaucoma and short axial length eyes.
Molecular vision - 17 Jul 2008
Aung Tin, Lim Marcus C C, Wong Tina T L, Thalamuthu Anbupalam, Yong Victor H K, Venkataraman Divya, Venkatraman Anandalakshmi, Chew Paul T K, Vithana Eranga N
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PURPOSE: The genetic basis of primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) has yet to be elucidated. Ocular characteristics related to PACG such as short hyperopic eyes with shallow anterior chambers suggest the involvement of genes that regulate ocular size. CHX10, a retinal homeobox gene associated wi...
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