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Compound heterozygote myocilin mutations in a pedigree with high prevalence of primary open-angle glaucoma.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2012
Young Thomas K, Souzeau Emmanuelle, Liu Lance, Kearns Lisa S, Burdon Kathryn P, Craig Jamie E, Ruddle Jonathan B
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PURPOSE: To describe the phenotype of ocular hypertension and primary open-angle glaucoma in a family with individuals compound heterozygote for Gln368STOP and Thr377Met myocilin (MYOC) mutations. METHODS: Family members of the proband underwent comprehensive ocular clinical examination and DNA sequencing for MYOC mutations. RESULTS: A 34-year-old woman with marked ocular hypertension was found to carry...
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