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Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor 3 is dominant in myopia progression.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 21 Sept 2012
Lin Hui-Ju, Wan Lei, Chen Wen-Chi, Lin Jane-Ming, Lin Chao-Jen, Tsai Fuu-Jen
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PURPOSE: Numerous studies have proven that the nonselective muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAChR) antagonist atropine prevents the axial elongation that leads to myopia. Five distinct receptor genes (CHRM1-CHRM5), each encoding a muscarinic receptor protein (M[1]-M[5]), have been cloned. Copy number variations (CNVs), which constitute a substantial portion of genetic variability and structural genetic...
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