Primary open angle glaucoma was not found to be associated with p53 codon 72 polymorphism in a Brazilian cohort

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 268-272

  Silva, R E ^a,b   Arruda, J T ^c   Rodrigues, F W ^a,b   Moura, K K V O ^b,c  

^a Pronto Clínica de Olhos de Goiânia   (Brazil)

^b Programa de Pos Graduacao Stricto Sensu   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

P53 codon 72 polymorphism; Primary open angle glaucoma

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GENOMIC DNA; PROLINE; PROTEIN P53;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EXON; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; CODON; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P53;

EID: 66349097522     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol8-1gmr578     Document Type: Article

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