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Chromosomes 4q28.3 and 7q31.2 as new susceptibility loci for comitant strabismus.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Feb 2009
Shaaban Sherin, Matsuo Toshihiko, Fujiwara Hirotake, Itoshima Emi, Furuse Takashi, Hasebe Satoshi, Zhang Qingrun, Ott Jurg, Ohtsuki Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: This study was designed to localize chromosomal susceptibility loci for comitant strabismus among Japanese families by genome-wide linkage analyses. METHODS: Fifty-five Japanese families, with at least two members with comitant strabismus (esotropia and/or exotropia), were subject to full ophthalmic examination, careful ocular history, and review of medical records. DNA was obtained and genotyping was...
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