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Homozygous p.G61E mutation in a consanguineous Pakistani family with co-existence of juvenile-onset open angle glaucoma and primary congenital glaucoma.
Gene - 10 Oct 2015
Bashir Rasheeda, Tahir Hafsa, Yousaf Khazeema, Naz Shagufta, Naz Sadaf
Abstract excerpt
Glaucoma is one of the primary causes of visual impairment and blindness in the world. It is characterized by the damage to the optic nerve head and visual field loss. Variants in CYP1B1 are the most common cause of glaucoma in different world populations. We studied a consanguineous Pakistani family in which three affected individuals had a severe form of glaucoma with members in one generation diagnosed with...
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