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Melanopsin gene polymorphism I394T is associated with pupillary light responses in a dose-dependent manner.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Higuchi Shigekazu, Hida Akiko, Tsujimura Sei-ichi, Mishima Kazuo, Yasukouchi Akira, Lee Sang-il, Kinjyo Youhei, Miyahira Manabu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Melanopsin-containing intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) play an important role in non-image forming responses to light, such as circadian photoentrainment, light-induced melatonin suppression, and pupillary light response. Although it is known that there are some single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the melanopsin (OPN4) gene in humans, the associations of the SNPs with...
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