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Copy number variations and primary open-angle glaucoma.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Jan 2011
Davis Lea K, Meyer Kacie J, Schindler Emily I, Beck John S, Rudd Danielle S, Grundstad A Jason, Scheetz Todd E, Braun Terry A, Fingert John H, Alward Wallace L M, Kwon Young H, Folk James C, Russell Stephen R, Wassink Thomas H, Sheffield Val C, Stone Edwin M
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: This study sought to investigate the role of rare copy number variation (CNV) in age-related disorders of blindness, with a focus on primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Data are reported from a whole-genome copy number screen in a large cohort of 400 individuals with POAG and 500 age-matched glaucoma-free subjects. METHODS: DNA samples from patients and controls were tested for CNVs using a combination...
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