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LOXL1 gene analysis in Turkish patients with exfoliation glaucoma.
International ophthalmology - 1 Oct 2016
Yilmaz Suzan Guven, Palamar Melis, Onay Huseyin, Ilim Orhan, Aykut Ayca, Ozkinay Feristah Ferda, Yagci Ayse
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whole lysyl oxidase like 1 (LOXL1) gene by sequence analysis in Turkish patients with exfoliation glaucoma (XFG). A total of 48 (35 male, 13 female) patients with XFG were enrolled. Besides routine ophthalmological examination, peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) analysis with optic coherence tomography was performed. Blood samples of 2 ml with EDTA were...
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