A genome-wide association analysis identified a novel susceptible locus for pathological myopia at 11q24.1.

A genome-wide association analysis identified a novel susceptible locus for pathological myopia at 11q24.1.

Myopia is one of the most common ocular disorders worldwide. Pathological myopia, also called high myopia, comprises 1% to 5% of the general population and is one of the leading causes of legal blindness in developed countries. To identify genetic determinants associated with pathological myopia in...

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Main Authors: Hideo Nakanishi, Ryo Yamada, Norimoto Gotoh, Hisako Hayashi, Kenji Yamashiro, Noriaki Shimada, Kyoko Ohno-Matsui, Manabu Mochizuki, Masaaki Saito, Tomohiro Iida, Keitaro Matsuo, Kazuo Tajima, Nagahisa Yoshimura, Fumihiko Matsuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-09-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2735651?pdf=render

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