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CYP1B1 gene analysis in primary congenital glaucoma Brazilian patients: novel mutations and association with poor prognosis.
Journal of glaucoma - 1 Mar 2010
Della Paolera Maurício, de Vasconcellos José Paulo Cabral, Umbelino Cristiano Caixeta, Kasahara Niro, Rocha Mylene Neves, Richeti Flávio, Costa Vital Paulino, Tavares Anderson, de Melo Mônica Barbosa
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PURPOSE: To determine the spectrum of CYP1B1 gene mutations in Brazilian patients with primary congenital glaucoma, and to correlate the presence of alterations in the CYP1B1 gene sequence with clinical aspects of the disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty nonrelated patients with primary congenital glaucoma were studied. Molecular analysis consisted of the codifying region sequencing (exons 2 and 3) and...
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