Article
Association of paired box 6 with high myopia in Japanese.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2012
Miyake Masahiro, Yamashiro Kenji, Nakanishi Hideo, Nakata Isao, Akagi-Kurashige Yumiko, Tsujikawa Akitaka, Moriyama Muka, Ohno-Matsui Kyoko, Mochizuki Manabu, Yamada Ryo, Matsuda Fumihiko, Yoshimura Nagahisa
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to investigate whether genetic variations in the paired box 6 (PAX6) gene are associated with high myopia in Japanese subjects. METHODS: A total of 1,307 unrelated Japanese patients with high myopia (axial length ≥26 mm in both eyes) and two independent control groups were evaluated (333 cataract patients without high myopia and 923 age-matched healthy Japanese...
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