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Analysis of copy number variation using whole genome exon-focused array CGH in Korean patients with primary congenital glaucoma.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2011
Lee Ji Hyun, Ki Chang-Seok, Kim Hee-Jung, Suh Wool, Lee Seung-Tae, Kim Jong-Won, Kee Changwon
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) is an autosomal recessive form of glaucoma that manifests within the first year of life and if left untreated, leads to irreversible blindness. Cytochrome P450 1B1 (CYP1B1) is the major gene known to be associated with PCG. The role of the CYP1B1 gene in disease pathogenesis and the relatively low detection rate of CYP1B1 mutations in some populations, especially Asians,...
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