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Genome-wide association study of normal tension glaucoma: common variants in SRBD1 and ELOVL5 contribute to disease susceptibility.
Ophthalmology - 1 Jul 2010
Meguro Akira, Inoko Hidetoshi, Ota Masao, Mizuki Nobuhisa, Bahram Seiamak
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Factors contributing to the development of normal tension glaucoma (NTG), degenerative optic neuropathy characterized by the progressive loss of retinal ganglion cells, optic nerve axons, and visual fields, have not been determined. To identify genetic risk factors for NTG, we performed a genome-wide association study of NTG. DESIGN: Case-control study. PARTICIPANTS: The study cohort consisted of 305...
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