Article
Gene-environment interactions in ocular diseases.
Mutation research - 10 Jul 2009
Sacca S C, Bolognesi C, Battistella A, Bagnis A, Izzotti A
Abstract excerpt
Degenerative ocular diseases are widespread in the population and represent a major cause of reversible and irreversible blindness. Scientific evidences have been accumulating supporting the role of genotoxic damage and gene environment interactions in the pathogenesis of these diseases mainly including glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, and cataract. Glaucoma, in its degenerative form, is characterized...
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