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Multiple gene polymorphisms analysis revealed a different profile of genetic polymorphisms of primary open-angle glaucoma in northern Chinese.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2009
Jia Li-Yun, Tam Pancy Oi-Sin, Chiang Sylvia Wai-Yee, Ding Ning, Chen Li Jia, Yam Gary Hin-Fai, Pang Chi-Pui, Wang Ning-Li
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PURPOSE: To evaluate the individual and interactive effects of polymorphisms in the myocilin (MYOC),optineurin (OPTN), WD repeat domain 36 (WDR36), and apolipoprotein E (APOE) genes on primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in northern Chinese. METHODS: Northern Chinese study subjects, 176 POAG patients and 200 controls, were recruited for screening of the coding exons and splicing regions of MYOC. Five single...
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