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Senescent phenotype of trabecular meshwork cells displays biomarkers in primary open-angle glaucoma.
Current molecular medicine - 1 Oct 2011
Babizhayev M A, Yegorov Y E
Abstract excerpt
Glaucoma is a major cause of irreversible blindness, affecting more than 70 million individuals worldwide. Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is a major risk factor in the development of glaucoma and in the progression of glaucomatous damage. High IOP usually occurs as a result of an increase in aqueous humor outflow resistance in trabecular meshwork (TM). Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) is characterized by...
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