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Chromosome 9p21 primary open-angle glaucoma susceptibility locus: a review.
Clinical & experimental ophthalmology - 1 Jan 2000
Ng Soo Khai, Casson Robert J, Burdon Kathryn P, Craig Jamie E
Abstract excerpt
Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is a genetically complex disease. Genome-wide association study (GWAS) is a particularly useful tool in the search for genetic contributions to glaucoma. Recently, chromosome 9p21 has become a major focus of research endeavour, with multiple genome-wide association studies suggesting associations to POAG. Herein, we provide a review of the chromosome 9p21 susceptibility locus as...
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