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Identification of four novel cytochrome P4501B1 mutations (p.I94X, p.H279D, p.Q340H, and p.K433K) in primary congenital glaucoma patients.
Molecular vision - 30 Dec 2009
Tanwar Mukesh, Dada Tanuj, Sihota Ramanjit, Dada Rima
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PURPOSE: Primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) is an autosomal recessive eye disorder that is postulated to result from developmental defects in the anterior eye segment. Mutations in the cytochrome P4501B1 (CYP1B1) gene are a predominant cause of congenital glaucoma. In this study we identify CYP1B1 mutations in PCG patients. METHODS: Twenty-three unrelated PCG patients and 50 healthy controls were enrolled in the...
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