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Replication study of significant single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with myopia from two genome-wide association studies.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2011
Wang Qin, Gao Yang, Wang Panfeng, Li Shiqiang, Jia Xiaoyun, Xiao Xueshan, Guo Xiangming, Zhang Qingjiong
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PURPOSE: Two previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of high myopia in a Japanese population found several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with the disease. The present study examined whether these markers are associated with myopia in a Chinese population. METHODS: Individuals with or without complex myopia were recruited from Chinese university students, and probands with early onset...
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