Article
Investigation of the association between all-trans-retinol dehydrogenase (RDH8) polymorphisms and high myopia in Chinese.
Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B - 1 Nov 2010
Yu Yan-shu, Wang Lin-ling, Shen Ye, Yap Maurice K H, Yip Shea-ping, Han Wei
Abstract excerpt
Retinoic acid level in the retina/choroid is altered in induced myopia models. All-trans-retinol dehydrogenase (RDH8) is an important enzyme of retinoic acid metabolism. This study aimed to investigate the association of the RDH8 gene with high myopia. Three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) [RDH851 (rs2233789), RDH8E5a (rs1644731), and RDH855b (rs3760753)] were selected, based on the linkage disequilibrium...
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