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Genetic risk for primary open-angle glaucoma determined by LMX1B haplotypes.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Apr 2009
Park Soo, Jamshidi Yalda, Vaideanu Daniela, Bitner-Glindzicz Maria, Fraser Scott, Sowden Jane C
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PURPOSE: Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is a common disease requiring early diagnosis and treatment to avoid asymptomatic visual field loss and eventual blindness. LMX1B mutations cause dominantly-inherited Nail-Patella syndrome in which approximately 33% of patients develop glaucoma. This st...
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