Glaucoma in Costa Rica: Initial approaches

Glaucoma is the second most frequent cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Genetic factors have been implicated in the development of the disease. So far six loci (GLC1A-GLC1F) and two genes (TIGR/MYOC and OPTN) are involved in the development of juvenile (JOAG) and adult onset or chronic prima...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Chavarría-Soley, Bernd Rautenstrauss, Jorge Azofeifa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2004-09-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442004000300012