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Family-based analysis identified CD2 as a susceptibility gene for primary open angle glaucoma in Chinese Han population.
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine - 1 Apr 2014
Liu Ting, Xie Lin, Ye Jian, He Xiangge
Abstract excerpt
Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) is characterized by optic disc cupping and irreversible loss of retinal ganglion cells. Few genes have been detected that influence POAG susceptibility and little is known about its genetic architecture. In this study, we employed exome sequencing on three members from a high frequency POAG family to identify the risk factors of POAG in Chinese population. Text-mining method was...
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