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Association of 15q14 and 15q25 with high myopia in Japanese.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Jul 2011
Hayashi Hisako, Yamashiro Kenji, Nakanishi Hideo, Nakata Isao, Kurashige Yumiko, Tsujikawa Akitaka, Moriyama Muka, Ohno-Matsui Kyoko, Mochizuki Manabu, Ozaki Mineo, Yamada Ryo, Matsuda Fumihiko, Yoshimura Nagahisa
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To investigate whether there are associations of genetic variations in chromosome 15q14 and 15q25, recently shown to confer risk of refractive error and myopia in Caucasians, with high myopia in Japanese. METHODS: A total of 1125 unrelated Japanese patients with high myopia and two independent control groups were evaluated (366 cataract patients without high myopia and 929 healthy Japanese patients). The...
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