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Association of catalase polymorphisms with primary open-angle glaucoma in a Chinese population.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Jan 2000
Gong Bo, Shi Yi, Qu Chao, Ye Zimeng, Yin Yilin, Tan Chang, Shuai Ping, Li Jing, Guo Xiaoxin, Cheng Yilian, Yang Zhenglin, Lin Ying, Liu Xiaoqi
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Many genes have been associated with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). This study was conducted to investigate whether catalase (CAT) polymorphisms play a significant role in POAG in a Chinese population. METHODS: A cohort of 416 unrelated POAG patients and 997 unrelated control subjects was included in this case-control association study. CAT functional single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs),...
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