Common variants on chromosome 9p21 are associated with normal tension glaucoma.

Common variants on chromosome 9p21 are associated with normal tension glaucoma.

Although intraocular pressure (IOP) is the most definitive cause of glaucoma, a subtype of open angle glaucoma (OAG) termed normal tension glaucoma (NTG), which occurs in spite of normal IOP, accounts for a large part of glaucoma cases, especially in Japan. To find common genetic variants contributi...

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Main Authors: Mitsuko Takamoto, Toshikatsu Kaburaki, Akihiko Mabuchi, Makoto Araie, Shiro Amano, Makoto Aihara, Atsuo Tomidokoro, Aiko Iwase, Fumihiko Mabuchi, Kenji Kashiwagi, Shiroaki Shirato, Noriko Yasuda, Hidetoshi Kawashima, Fumiko Nakajima, Jiro Numaga, Yoshiya Kawamura, Tsukasa Sasaki, Katsushi Tokunaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3390321?pdf=render

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