Investigation of the association between OPA1 polymorphisms and normal-tension glaucoma in Korea

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 492-495

  Woo, Se Joon ^a   Kim, Dong Myung ^a   Kim, Ji Yeon ^a   Park, Sung Sup ^a   Ko, Hyun Soo ^a   Yoo, Taiwoo ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gene; Normal tension glaucoma; OPA1; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CAUCASIAN; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; GLAUCOMA; HAPLOTYPE; HEREDITARY OPTIC ATROPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRON; KOREA; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL TENSION GLAUCOMA; OPA1 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CYTOSINE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; GTP PHOSPHOHYDROLASES; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; INTRONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; THYMINE;

EID: 9144228985     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ijg.0000137870.25779.40     Document Type: Article

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