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Identification of a novel MYOC mutation in a Chinese family with primary open-angle glaucoma.
Gene - 25 Oct 2015
Yang Yin, Shi Yi, Huang Xiaofang, Li Xiulan, Ye Zimeng, Shuai Ping, Qu Chao, Chen Rong, Xu Jiaxing, Yang Zhenglin, Lu Fang, Gong Bo
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The myocilin (MYOC) gene has been shown to be related to primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). This study was aimed to detect the mutations in MYOC in a Chinese family with POAG. METHODS: A family with four members, the parents, a son and a daughter, was enrolled in this study. All members of the family underwent the complete ophthalmologic examinations. Genomic DNA was collected from peripheral blood of...
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