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Mitochondrial damage in the trabecular meshwork of patients with glaucoma.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Jun 2010
Izzotti Alberto, Saccà Sergio C, Longobardi Mariagrazia, Cartiglia Cristina
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OBJECTIVES: To analyze the frequency of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) damage in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma. Oxidative damage plays a major role in glaucoma pathogenesis. Since no environmental risk factor for glaucoma is recognized, we focused our attention on mitochondria, the main en...
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