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Current concepts on primary open-angle glaucoma genetics: a contribution to disease pathophysiology and future treatment.
Eye (London, England) - 1 Mar 2012
Gemenetzi M, Yang Y, Lotery A J
Abstract excerpt
Glaucoma is a common, complex, heterogenous disease and it constitutes the major cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the most common type of glaucoma in all populations. Most of the molecular mechanisms leading to POAG development are still unknown. Gene mutations in various populations have been identified by genetic studies and a genetic basis for glaucoma...
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