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Advances in glaucoma genetics.
Progress in brain research - 1 Jan 2015
Sakurada Yoichi, Mabuchi Fumihiko
Abstract excerpt
Glaucoma is presumed to be a complex progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by genetic and environmental factors, and it is also one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness worldwide. Glaucoma is divided into two major forms: primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG). Familial linkage studies for POAG have been performed and identified causative POAG disease genes...
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