Transforming growth factor β-1 -509C>T polymorphism in Indian patients with primary open angle glaucoma

Molecular Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 151-154

  Sripriya, Sarangapani ^a   George, Ronnie ^b   Arvind, Hemamalini ^b   Baskaran, Mani ^b   Raju, Prema ^b   Ramesh, S V ^b   Karthiyayini, Tirumalai ^a   Vijaya, Lingam ^b   Kumaramanickavel, Govindasamy ^a  

^a VISION RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EYE EXAMINATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INDIAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTIC DISK CUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34250894361     PISSN: 11771062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03256236     Document Type: Article

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