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The inheritance of juvenile onset primary open angle glaucoma.
Clinical genetics - 1 Aug 2017
Gupta V, Somarajan B I, Gupta S, Chaurasia A K, Kumar S, Dutta P, Gupta V, Sharma A, Tayo B O, Nischal K
Abstract excerpt
Juvenile onset open angle glaucoma (JOAG) affects patients before 40 years of age, who present with high intraocular pressure and deep steep cupping of the optic nerve head. While it was considered to be inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion, recent studies have shown an autosomal recessive pattern as well as sporadic occurrence of the disease in several families. In this review, we analyze the genetic basis...
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