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Biological effect of LOXL1 coding variants associated with pseudoexfoliation syndrome.
Experimental eye research - 1 May 2016
Sharma Shiwani, Martin Sarah, Sykes Matthew J, Dave Alpana, Hewitt Alex W, Burdon Kathryn P, Ronci Maurizio, Voelcker Nicolas H, Craig Jamie E
Abstract excerpt
Pseudoexfoliation (PEX) syndrome is a systemic disease involving the extracellular matrix. It increases the risk of glaucoma, an irreversible cause of blindness, and susceptibility to heart disease, stroke and hearing loss. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the LOXL1 (Lysyl oxidase-like 1) gene are the major known genetic risk factor for PEX syndrome. Two coding SNPs, rs1048861 (G > T; Arg141Leu) and...
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