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Toll-like receptor 4 gene polymorphisms do not associate with normal tension glaucoma in a Korean population.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2011
Suh Wool, Kim Sungmin, Ki Chang-Seok, Kee Changwon
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To evaluate the association of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) gene polymorphisms with normal tension glaucoma (NTG) in the South Korean population. METHODS: A total of 147 normal tension glaucoma patients in South Korea were recruited from April, 2007 to August, 2008. Allele, genotype, and haplotype of 8 different types of TLR4 single nucleotide polymorphisms were analyzed: rs10759930, rs1927914, rs1927911,...
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