Aqueous humor TGFβ and fibrillin-1 in Tsk mice reveal clues to POAG pathogenesis.

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Aqueous humor (AH) and blood levels of transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) are elevated in idiopathic primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) representing a disease biomarker of unclear status and function. Tsk mice display a POAG phenotype and harbor a mutation of fibrillin-1, an important regulator of TGFβ bioavailability. AH TGFβ2 was higher in Tsk than wild-type (WT) mice (by 34%; p = 0.002; ELISA); similarly, AH...

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