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Mapping of a gene for autosomal dominant juvenile-onset open-angle glaucoma to chromosome Iq.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 1994
Richards J E, Lichter P R, Boehnke M, Uro J L, Torrez D, Wong D, Johnson A T
Abstract excerpt
A large Caucasian family is presented, in which a juvenile-onset form of open-angle glaucoma is transmitted in an autosomal dominant fashion. Sixteen affected family members were identified from 31 at-risk individuals descended from the affected founder. Affected patients developed high intraocular pressures (sometimes > 40 mm Hg) within the first 2 decades of life. Linkage analysis between the disease phenotype...
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