A novel mutation in the GLC1A gene causes juvenile open-angle glaucoma in 4 families from the Italian region of Puglia

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 793-797

  Angius, Andrea ^a   De Gioia, Eliseo ^b   Loi, Angela ^a   Fossarello, Maurizio ^c   Sole, Gabriella ^a   Orzalesi, Nicola ^d   Grignolo, Federico ^b   Cao, Antonio ^a   Pirastu, Mario ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 1Q; FAMILY STUDY; GENE; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GONIOSCOPY; HUMAN; ITALY; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PEDIGREE; PERIMETRY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; TONOMETRY;

EID: 0031842677     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.116.6.793     Document Type: Article

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