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Primary open angle glaucoma in a Caucasian population is associated with the p53 codon 72 polymorphism.
Molecular vision - 22 Sept 2009
Daugherty Christopher L, Curtis Hilda, Realini Tony, Charlton Judie F, Zareparsi Sepideh
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Apoptosis has been implicated as the mechanism for retinal ganglion cell death in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), a complex neurodegenerative disease. There have been inconsistent reports regarding increased risk of POAG and a polymorphism (Arg72Pro) within the tumor suppressor gene,...
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