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Genome-wide association study identifies a novel canine glaucoma locus.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Ahonen Saija J, Pietilä Elina, Mellersh Cathryn S, Tiira Katriina, Hansen Liz, Johnson Gary S, Lohi Hannes
Abstract excerpt
Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy and one of the leading causes of blindness. Its hereditary forms are classified into primary closed-angle (PCAG), primary open-angle (POAG) and primary congenital glaucoma (PCG). Although many loci have been mapped in human, only a few genes have been identified that are associated with the development of glaucoma and the genetic basis of the disease remains poorly understood....
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