Genome-wide linkage scan for primary open angle glaucoma: influences of ancestry and age at diagnosis.

Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the most common form of glaucoma and one of the leading causes of vision loss worldwide. The genetic etiology of POAG is complex and poorly understood. The purpose of this work is to identify genomic regions of interest linked to POAG. This study is the largest...

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Main Authors: Kristy R Crooks, R Rand Allingham, Xuejun Qin, Yutao Liu, Jason R Gibson, Cecilia Santiago-Turla, Karen R Larocque-Abramson, Elizabeth Del Bono, Pratap Challa, Leon W Herndon, Stephen Akafo, Janey L Wiggs, Silke Schmidt, Michael A Hauser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3134467?pdf=render