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Genome-wide association identifies ATOH7 as a major gene determining human optic disc size.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Jul 2010
Macgregor Stuart, Hewitt Alex W, Hysi Pirro G, Ruddle Jonathan B, Medland Sarah E, Henders Anjali K, Gordon Scott D, Andrew Toby, McEvoy Brian, Sanfilippo Paul G, Carbonaro Francis, Tah Vikas, Li Yi Ju, Bennett Sonya L, Craig Jamie E, Montgomery Grant W, Tran-Viet Khanh-Nhat, Brown Nadean L, Spector Timothy D, Martin Nicholas G, Young Terri L, Hammond Christopher J, Mackey David A
Abstract excerpt
Optic nerve assessment is important for many blinding diseases, with cup-to-disc ratio (CDR) assessments commonly used in both diagnosis and progression monitoring of glaucoma patients. Optic disc, cup, rim area and CDR measurements all show substantial variation between human populations and hig...
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