Genetic heterogeneity of primary open angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension: Linkage to GLC1A associated with an increased risk of severe glaucomatous optic neuropathy

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 546-552

  Brézin, Antoine P ^a   Béchetoille, Alain ^b   Hamard, Pascale ^c   Valtot, Françoise ^c,d   Berkani, Merouane ^d   Belmouden, Ahmed ^a   Adam, Marie F ^a   Dupont De Dinechin, Stéphane ^a   Bach, Jean François ^a   Garchon, Henri Jean ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER NATIONAL D OPHTALMOLOGIE DES QUINZE VINGTS   (France)

^d SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Genetic heterogeneity; Linkage; Ocular hypertension; Open angle glaucoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CHROMOSOME 1Q; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 16944361809     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.34.7.546     Document Type: Article

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