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Matrix metalloproteinase-9 genetic variation and primary angle closure glaucoma in a Caucasian population.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2011
Awadalla Mona S, Burdon Kathryn P, Kuot Abraham, Hewitt Alex W, Craig Jamie E
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To investigate the association between genetic variation at the matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP9) locus and primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) in an Australian Caucasian population. METHODS: A total of 107 Australian patients with PACG and 288 age and sex-matched controls were included in the current study. Tag single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were selected and genotyped to cover the majority of...
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