Association of apolipoprotein E polymorphisms with normal tension glaucoma in a Chinese population

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 218-222

  Lam, Ching Yan ^a   Fan, Bao Jian ^a   Wang, Dan Yi ^a   Tam, Pancy Oi Sin ^a   Yung Tham, Clement Chee ^a   Leung, Dexter Yu Lung ^a   Ping Fan, Dorothy Shu ^a   Chiu Lam, Dennis Shun ^a   Pang, Chi Pui ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein E; Chinese; Glaucoma

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTIC DISK CUP; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIMARY GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SAMPLE SIZE; VISUAL FIELD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33745243735     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ijg.0000212217.19804.a7     Document Type: Article

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