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A novel optineurin genetic mutation associated with open-angle glaucoma in a Chinese family.
Molecular vision - 20 Aug 2009
Xiao Zheng, Meng Qingfeng, Tsai James C, Yuan Huiping, Xu Na, Li Yuanyuan
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To identify the genetic mutation associated with distinct cases of open-angle glaucoma noted in a Chinese family. METHODS: Clinical examination and pedigree analysis were undertaken in a family with a large number of primary open-angle glaucoma cases. Venous blood samples were drawn from six affected and six unaffected subjects in the family. Genomic DNA was extracted. Linkage to the optineurin gene...
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