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Screening of the LTBP2 gene in a north Indian population with primary congenital glaucoma.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2013
Mohanty Kuldeep, Tanwar Mukesh, Dada Rima, Dada Tanuj
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Primary congenital glaucoma (PCG), a severe form of glaucoma that presents early in life, is an autosomal recessive eye disorder that results from defects in anterior eye segment. Null mutations in LTBP2 were reported in patients with PCG in Pakistani and Iranian families. This study was aimed to identify the mutation profile of the LTBP2 gene in north Indian patients with PCG. METHODS: After ethical...
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