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Genetics of glaucoma.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Aug 2017
Wiggs Janey L, Pasquale Louis R
Abstract excerpt
Genetic and genomic studies, including genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have accelerated the discovery of genes contributing to glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible blindness world-wide. Glaucoma can occur at all ages, with Mendelian inheritance typical for the rare early onset disease (before age 40) and complex inheritance evident in common adult-onset forms of disease. Recent studies have...
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