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A novel single nucleotide polymorphism in exon 3 of MYOC enhances the risk of glaucoma.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Nazir Sabeen, Mukhtar Maryam, Shahnawaz Maryam, Farooqi Shaima, Fatima Naz, Mehmood Rabia, Sheikh Nadeem
Abstract excerpt
Genetic polymorphismsof MYOCalter the myocilin protein,which leads to disruption of thenormal regulation of intraocular pressure (IOP) that ultimately causes glaucoma.Theaim of the present study was to identify the polymorphism in exon 3 of the MYOC gene of theglaucoma patients in Lahore, Pakistan. We conducted a case-control study with 100 patients and 100 controls subjects. We extracted DNA from blood...
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