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Association of HK2 and NCK2 with normal tension glaucoma in the Japanese population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Shi Dong, Funayama Tomoyo, Mashima Yukihiko, Takano Yoshimasa, Shimizu Ai, Yamamoto Kotaro, Mengkegale MinGe, Miyazawa Akiko, Yasuda Noriko, Fukuchi Takeo, Abe Haruki, Ideta Hidenao, Nishida Kohji, Nakazawa Toru, Richards Julia E, Fuse Nobuo
Abstract excerpt
Although family studies and genome-wide association studies have shown that genetic factors play a role in glaucoma, it has been difficult to identify the specific genetic variants involved. We tested 669 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from the region of chromosome 2 that includes the GLC1B glaucoma locus for association with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and normal tension glaucoma (NTG) in the...
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