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Evaluation of 12 myopia-associated genes in Chinese patients with high myopia.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 13 Jan 2015
Li Jiali, Jiang Dan, Xiao Xueshan, Li Shiqiang, Jia Xiaoyun, Sun Wenmin, Guo Xiangming, Zhang Qingjiong
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PURPOSE: Two recent large-scale genome-wide association studies identified significant associations between myopia and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) near the PRSS56, BMP3, KCNQ5, LAMA2, TOX, TJP2, RDH5, ZIC2, RASGRF1, GJD2, RBFOX1, and SHISA6 genes. Our study is to examine whether rare variants in these genes contribute to high myopia. METHODS: Whole-exome sequencing was performed on samples of 298...
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