Bilateral NAION and GPIbα gene

Abstract Background It has been previously reported that one copy of the variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) B alleles of the GPIbα gene increases the risk of non-arteritic ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION) and the second eye involvement. This is the first case where the presence of both alleles i...

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Main Authors: Christina S. Lim, Ajoy Sarkar, Christopher Knapp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12886-018-1010-0