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The atrial natriuretic peptide gene in patients with familial primary open-angle glaucoma.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 14 Jun 1996
Tunny T J, Richardson K A, Clark C V, Gordon R D
Abstract excerpt
Family history is a major risk factor in the development of primary open-angle glaucoma. The atrial natriuretic peptide system has been implicated in the underlying pathophysiology of the disease. This study looked for any alterations in the ANP gene and 5' proximal promoter regions of the ANP gene, in 53 patients from familial primary open-angle glaucoma families. The ANP gene was amplified by a long-PCR...
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