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Association of Mn-SOD mutation (c.47T > C) with various POAG clinical indices.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Jun 2014
Abu-Amero Khaled K, Kondkar Altaf A, Mousa Ahmed, Osman Essam A, Al-Obeidan Saleh A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: To investigate whether the c.47T > C mutation in the manganese superoxide dismutase gene (Mn-SOD) is a risk factor for primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) in the Saudi population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cohort of 226 unrelated POAG patients and 403 unrelated control subjects from Saudi Arabia were genotyped for a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP; rs4880; c.47T > C) utilizing Taq-Man® assay ID:...
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