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Article: Findings from Campinas State University broaden understanding of glaucoma.(Report)
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- Biotech Week
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- March 11, 2009
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In this recent report published in the journal Ophthalmic Genetics, researchers in Campinas, Brazil conducted a study "To verify the frequencies of T34T, E50K, M98K, 691_692insAG, and R545Q variants in the optineurin (OPTN) gene in Brazilian subjects with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and controls. Ninety-nine patients with POAG and 100 normal controls were enrolled in this study."
"The frequency of alterations in the OPTN gene was analyzed by direct sequencing and enzymatic digestion of PCR products. None of the five alterations evaluated was significantly associated with POAG when compared to controls. However, the T34T silent change was present in greater ...
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