1. GENETIC RISK FACTORS INFLUENCING IOP.
- Author
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WIGGS, JANEY L.
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INTRAOCULAR pressure , *GLAUCOMA , *MYOCILIN , *GENETIC disorders , *GENES , *GENETICS , *DISEASE risk factors - Abstract
The article reports discusses the genetic risk factors influencing intraocular pressure (IOP). The topics discussed include the early-onset glaucoma inherited as autosomal dominant disease, the complexity of the inherited disease in late-onset glaucoma due to multiple genetic and environmental risk factors, and a study of International Glaucoma Genetics Consortium (IGGC) revealing genes associated with IOP. It mentions myocilin (MYOC) is the gene causing IOP elevation.
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- 2014