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CYP1B1 mutations in patients with primary congenital glaucoma from Saudi Arabia.
BMC medical genetics - 28 Sept 2014
Badeeb Osama M, Micheal Shazia, Koenekoop Robert K, den Hollander Anneke I, Hedrawi Manal T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: CYP1B1 is the most commonly mutated gene in primary congenital glaucoma (PCG). This study was undertaken to identify mutations in CYP1B1 in the Western region of Saudi Arabia. METHODS: Blood of patients who had typical findings of PCG, were screened by direct sequencing of all coding exons and splice junctions of the CYP1B1 gene. RESULTS: 34 patients were studied; 18 patients belonged to 8 families,...
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