Profiling ofWDR36Missense Variants in German Patients with Glaucoma
Author(s) -
Francesca Pasutto,
Christian Y. Mardin,
Karin Michels-Rautenstrauss,
Bernhard H. F. Weber,
Heinrich Sticht,
Gabriela ChavarríaSoley,
Bernd Rautenstrauß,
Friedrich E. Kruse,
André Reis
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.07-0500
Subject(s) - glaucoma , missense mutation , nonsynonymous substitution , intraocular pressure , allele , medicine , ophthalmology , open angle glaucoma , allele frequency , population , minor allele frequency , genetics , biology , gene , mutation , environmental health , genome
Mutations in WDR36 were recently reported in patients with adult-onset primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). In this study, the prevalence of WDR36 variants was investigated in patients with glaucoma who were of German descent with diverse age of onset and intraocular pressure levels.
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