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Molecular basis of open-angle glaucoma in Italy.
Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica. Supplement - 1 Jan 1998
Angius A, Pisano M, Sanca A, Casu G, Persico I, Pitzalis S, De Gioia E, Grignolo F M, Loi A, Sole G, Cao A, Spinelli P, Ghillotti G, Bonomi L, Fossarello M, Serra A, Gandolfi S, Alberti G, Maraini G, Serru A, Orzalesi N, Pirastu M
Abstract excerpt
Glaucoma is a group of ocular diseases characterized by an optic neuropathy in which degeneration of retinal ganglion cells leads to a characteristic excavation of the optic nerve head. Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) can be subdivided into two groups according to age of onset:- 1. the more common middle- to late-age onset, chronic open-angle glaucoma (COAG) diagnosed after the age of 40 years; 2. the rarer...
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