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[TNF-alfa (-857C/T) polymorphism in open angle glaucoma in Romania -- results of a pilot study].
Oftalmologia (Bucharest, Romania : 1990) - 1 Jan 2013
Simionescu Ruxandra, Voinea Liliana, Cornăţeanu Roxana Sfrenţ
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Primary open angle glaucoma is a progressive optic neuropathy with multiple causative factors including genetic immune disregulation. TNF-alfa has pro-apoptotic effects on the retinal ganglion cells, thus being directly involved in the neurodegeneration of the optic nerve head. Our purpose was to investigate the influence on susceptibility and/or clinical and characteristics of TNF-alfa promoter...
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