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Association of IL1A and IL1B loci with primary open angle glaucoma.
BMC medical genetics - 19 Jun 2010
Mookherjee Suddhasil, Banerjee Deblina, Chakraborty Subhadip, Banerjee Antara, Mukhopadhyay Indranil, Sen Abhijit, Ray Kunal
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BACKGROUND: Recent studies suggest that glaucoma is a neurodegenerative disease in which secondary degenerative losses occur after primary insult by raised Intraocular pressure (IOP) or by other associated factors. It has been reported that polymorphisms in the IL1A and IL1B genes are associated with Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG). The purpose of our study was to investigate the role of these polymorphisms in...
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