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Novel Data about Association of the Functionally Significant Polymorphisms of the MMP9 Gene with Exfoliation Glaucoma in the Caucasian Population of Central Russia.
Ophthalmic research - 1 Jan 2021
Starikova Dina, Ponomarenko Irina, Reshetnikov Evgeny, Dvornyk Volodymyr, Churnosov Mikhail
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AIM: This study aimed to investigate the role of functionally significant polymorphisms of the MMP1, MMP3, and MMP9 genes in the development of exfoliation glaucoma (XFG) in the Caucasian population of Central Russia. METHODS: The study sample consisted of 724 participants, including 328 patients with XFG and 396 individuals in the control group. The participants were of Russian ethnicity (self-reported) born in...
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