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Association of PAX6 polymorphisms with high myopia in Han Chinese nuclear families.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Jan 2009
Han Wei, Leung Kim Hung, Fung Wai Yan, Mak Joey Y Y, Li Yu Min, Yap Maurice K H, Yip Shea Ping
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The paired box 6 (PAX6) gene is critical to eye development. Based on prior linkage evidence, this study was conducted to investigate the association of PAX6 polymorphisms with high myopia in a Han Chinese population. METHODS: Tag single nucleotide polymorphisms (tSNPs) in the PAX6 locus were selected based on HapMap data, and other polymorphisms in its functional regions were also identified. Both tSNPs...
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