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Quantitative trait loci associated with murine central corneal thickness.
Physiological genomics - 7 Jul 2010
Lively Geoffrey D, Koehn Demelza, Hedberg-Buenz Adam, Wang Kai, Anderson Michael G
Abstract excerpt
The cornea is a specialized transparent tissue responsible for refracting light, serving as a protective barrier, and lending structural support to eye shape. Given its importance, the cornea exhibits a surprising amount of phenotypic variability in some traits, including central corneal thickness (CCT). More than a mere anatomic curiosity, differences in CCT have recently been associated with risk for glaucoma....
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