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Association of high myopia with crystallin beta A4 (CRYBA4) gene polymorphisms in the linkage-identified MYP6 locus.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Ho Daniel W H, Yap Maurice K H, Ng Po Wah, Fung Wai Yan, Yip Shea Ping
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Myopia is the most common ocular disorder worldwide and imposes tremendous burden on the society. It is a complex disease. The MYP6 locus at 22 q12 is of particular interest because many studies have detected linkage signals at this interval. The MYP6 locus is likely to contain susceptibility gene(s) for myopia, but none has yet been identified. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Two independent subject...
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