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Association study of fibroblast growth factor 10 (FGF10) polymorphisms with susceptibility to extreme myopia in a Japanese population.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2013
Yoshida Masao, Meguro Akira, Okada Eiichi, Nomura Naoko, Mizuki Nobuhisa
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The fibroblast growth factor 10 (FGF10) gene polymorphism rs339501 was previously reported to be associated with high myopia in a Chinese population. In the present study, we investigated whether FGF10 polymorphisms are associated with extreme myopia in a Japanese population as well. METHODS: A total of 433 Japanese patients with extreme myopia (≤ -10.00 diopters) and 542 Japanese healthy controls (+1.50...
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