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Exploring functional candidate genes for genetic association in german patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Jun 2009
Krumbiegel Mandy, Pasutto Francesca, Mardin Christian Y, Weisschuh Nicole, Paoli Daniela, Gramer Eugen, Zenkel Matthias, Weber Bernhard H F, Kruse Friedrich E, Schlötzer-Schrehardt Ursula, Reis André
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PURPOSE: Pseudoexfoliation (PEX) syndrome is a generalized elastic microfibrillopathy characterized by fibrillar deposits in intra- and extraocular tissues. Genetic and nongenetic factors are known to be involved in its etiopathogenesis. This study was focused on six functional candidate genes in...
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