Article
Association of LOXL1 gene with Finnish exfoliation syndrome patients.
Journal of human genetics - 1 May 2009
Lemmelä Susanna, Forsman Eva, Onkamo Päivi, Nurmi Hanna, Laivuori Hannele, Kivelä Tero, Puska Päivi, Heger Martin, Eriksson Aldur, Forsius Henrik, Järvelä Irma
Abstract excerpt
In this study, three single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on the lysyl oxidase-like 1 (LOXL1) gene associated with exfoliation syndrome (XFS) and exfoliation glaucoma (XFG) were investigated in the Finnish population. A case-control study of 59 sporadic patients with XFS, 82 with XFG, 71 with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and 26 individuals without these disorders from the southern Finnish population, and...
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