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Extreme myopia is more susceptible to SOX2 gene than high myopia.
Experimental eye research - 1 May 2023
Xu Youmei, Li Lin, Shan Jiankang, Du Liping, Jin Xuemin, Zhou Pengyi
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To explore the association between two single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the SOX2 gene and high and extreme myopia in the Han Chinese population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A genetic association study using a case-control method was performed with 139 high myopia, 318 extreme myopia, and 918 healthy participants from the Chinese Han population. Two SNPs (rs4459940 and rs4575941) near SOX2 gene were...
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