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High myopia is not associated with the SNPs in the TGIF, lumican, TGFB1, and HGF genes.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Apr 2009
Wang Panfeng, Li Shiqiang, Xiao Xueshan, Jia Xiaoyun, Jiao Xiaodong, Guo Xiangming, Zhang Qingjiong
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PURPOSE: Four single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the TGIF, lumican, TGFB1, and HGF genes have been declared to be associated with high myopia in Chinese living in southeast China, but none of them has been confirmed by additional studies. This study was conducted to verify the reported positive association results by analysis of subjects from the same region. METHODS: DNA was prepared from venous...
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