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Cosegregation of open-angle glaucoma and the nail-patella syndrome.
American journal of ophthalmology - 1 Oct 1997
Lichter P R, Richards J E, Downs C A, Stringham H M, Boehnke M, Farley F A
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PURPOSE: To evaluate two families ascertained only for the presence of glaucoma in which both nail-patella syndrome and glaucoma occur in several generations and to determine whether the two diseases are genetically related. METHODS: Ophthalmologic examinations and orthopedic examinations were performed. DNA samples from family members were screened with a microsatellite repeat marker at the argininosuccinate...
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