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Exome array analysis identifies CAV1/CAV2 as a susceptibility locus for intraocular pressure.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 18 Dec 2014
Chen Fei, Klein Alison P, Klein Barbara E K, Lee Kristine E, Truitt Barbara, Klein Ronald, Iyengar Sudha K, Duggal Priya
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PURPOSE: Intraocular pressure (IOP) is an important clinical parameter in the evaluation of ocular health. Elevated IOP is a major risk factor for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). The goal of this study was to identify rare and less common variants that influence IOP. METHODS: We performed an exome array analysis in a subset of 1660 individuals from a population-based cohort, the Beaver Dam Eye Study....
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