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Identification of a novel locus for autosomal dominant primary open angle glaucoma on 4q35.1-q35.2.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 4 Oct 2011
Porter Louise F, Urquhart Jill E, O'Donoghue Eamonn, Spencer A Fiona, Wade Emma M, Manson Forbes D C, Black Graeme C M
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PURPOSE: Primary open angle glaucoma is the most prevalent type of glaucoma and the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. The genetic basis is poorly understood. Of 14 loci associated with this disease, only two genes have been identified, accounting for approximately 4% of cases. The authors investigated the genetic cause of primary open angle glaucoma in a large four-generation family with an...
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