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A genomewide association study on individuals with occludable angles identifies potential risk loci for intraocular pressure.
Journal of genetics - 1 Jan 2021
Chakraborty Sudipta, Sharma Anshul, Bagchi Indranil, Pal Soumen, Bhattacharyya Chandrika, Gupta Viney, Maitra Arindam, Bhattacharjee Samsiddhi, Sharma Arundhati, Sihota Ramanjit, Acharya Moulinath
Abstract excerpt
Glaucoma is a heterogeneous group of optic neuropathies and is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness worldwide. Primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) is a major subtype, prevalent mostly in east and south Asia, where occludable anterior chamber angle is considered as a primary risk factor, which in turn could be responsible for high intraocular pressure (IOP) and subsequent neurodegeneration of...
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