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EPHA2 polymorphisms and age-related cataract in India.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Sundaresan Periasamy, Ravindran Ravilla D, Vashist Praveen, Shanker Ashwini, Nitsch Dorothea, Talwar Badrinath, Maraini Giovanni, Camparini Monica, Nonyane Bareng Aletta S, Smeeth Liam, Chakravarthy Usha, Hejtmancik James F, Fletcher Astrid E
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We investigated whether previously reported single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of EPHA2 in European studies are associated with cataract in India. METHODS: We carried out a population-based genetic association study. We enumerated randomly sampled villages in two areas of north and south India to identify people aged 40 and over. Participants attended a clinical examination including lens...
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