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Glaucoma Risk Alleles in the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study.
Ophthalmology - 1 Dec 2016
Scheetz Todd E, Faga Ben, Ortega Lizette, Roos Ben R, Gordon Mae O, Kass Michael A, Wang Kai, Fingert John H
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is a major cause of blindness and visual disability. Several genetic risk factors for POAG and optic nerve features have been identified. We measured the relative risk for glaucoma that these factors contribute to participants in the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study (OHTS). DESIGN: Comparative series. PARTICIPANTS: One thousand fifty-seven of 1636 participants (65%)...
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