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Association of the CAV1-CAV2 locus with normal-tension glaucoma in Chinese and Japanese.
Clinical & experimental ophthalmology - 1 Jul 2020
Lu Shi Yao, Rong Shi Song, Wu Zhenggen, Huang Chukai, Matsushita Kenji, Ng Tsz Kin, Leung Christopher K S, Kawashima Rumi, Usui Shinichi, Tam Pancy O S, Tsujikawa Motokazu, Young Alvin L, Zhang Mingzhi, Wiggs Janey L, Nishida Kohji, Tham Clement C, Pang Chi Pui, Chen Li Jia
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The CAV1-CAV2 locus has been associated with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and intraocular pressure. However, its association with normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) was inconclusive. Therefore, we evaluated this association in Chinese and Japanese. METHODS: Two single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs, rs4236601 and rs1052990) from previous genome-wide association studies of POAG were genotyped in a...
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