Polymorphisms in the Myocilin promoter unrelated to the risk and severity of primary open-angle glaucoma

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 377-384

  Fan, Bao Jian ^a   Leung, Yuk Fai ^a   Pang, Chi Pui ^a   Fan, Dorothy S P ^a   Wang, Dan Yi ^a   Tong, Wing Chiu ^a   Tam, Pancy O S ^a   Chua, John K H ^a   Lau, Tung Ching ^a   Lam, Dennis S C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Glaucoma; MYOC; Polymorphisms; Promoter

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; GLAUCOMA; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOC GENE; MYOCILIN GENE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RISK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; EYE PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 4644350120     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ijg.0000133149.37063.84     Document Type: Article

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