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Glucocorticoid receptor polymorphisms and intraocular pressure response to intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Dec 2008
Gerzenstein Sabrina M, Pletcher Mathew T, Cervino Alessandra C L, Tsinoremas Nicholas F, Young Brandon, Puliafito Carmen A, Fini M Elizabeth, Schwartz Stephen G
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BACKGROUND: Elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP) following injection of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (IVTA) is an important clinical problem. The etiology of the steroid response is poorly understood, although a genetic determinant has long been suspected. We performed a pharmacogenomi...
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