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Myocilin polymorphisms and high myopia in subjects of European origin.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2009
Zayats Tetyana, Yanovitch Tammy, Creer Rosalind C, McMahon George, Li Yi-Ju, Young Terri L, Guggenheim Jeremy A
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PURPOSE: Three previous studies have tested for an association between high myopia and polymorphisms in the open angle glaucoma gene, myocilin (MYOC), all in subjects of Chinese ethnicity. In two of the studies, a significant association was found while in the third, there was no association. We sought to investigate the association between high myopia and polymorphisms in MYOC in subjects of European ethnicity....
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