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Association of a polymorphism in the BIRC6 gene with pseudoexfoliative glaucoma.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Ayub Humaira, Micheal Shazia, Akhtar Farah, Khan Muhammad Imran, Bashir Shaheena, Waheed Nadia K, Ali Mahmood, Schoenmaker-Koller Frederieke E, Shafique Sobia, Qamar Raheel, Hollander Anneke I den
Abstract excerpt
Recently an association was observed between alleles in genes of the unfolded protein response pathway and primary open angle glaucoma (POAG). The goal of the current study is to investigate the role of these two genes, protein disulphide isomerase A member 5 (PDIA5) and baculoviral IAP repeat containing 6 (BIRC6), in different forms of glaucoma. 278 patients with POAG, 132 patients with primary angle closure...
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