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Common variants near CAV1 and CAV2 are associated with primary open-angle glaucoma in Caucasians from the USA.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Dec 2011
Wiggs Janey L, Kang Jae Hee, Yaspan Brian L, Mirel Daniel B, Laurie Cathy, Crenshaw Andrew, Brodeur Wendy, Gogarten Stephanie, Olson Lana M, Abdrabou Wael, DelBono Elizabeth, Loomis Stephanie, Haines Jonathan L, Pasquale Louis R
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Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is a genetically complex common disease characterized by progressive optic nerve degeneration that results in irreversible blindness. Recently, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) for POAG in an Icelandic population identified significant associations with si...
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