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LMX1B Locus Associated with Low-Risk Baseline Glaucomatous Features in the POAAGG Study.
Genes - 16 Aug 2021
Meer Elana, Qin Vivian L, Gudiseva Harini V, McGeehan Brendan, Salowe Rebecca, Pistilli Maxwell, He Jie, Daniel Ebenezer, Ying Gui Shang, Chavali Venkata R M, O'Brien Joan M
Abstract excerpt
Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide and has been associated with multiple genetic risk factors. The LMX1B gene is a genetic susceptibility factor for POAG, and several single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were shown to be associated with POAG in our own prior Primary Open-Angle African American Glaucoma Genetics (POAAGG) study genome-wide association study...
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