HGF-rs12536657 and Ocular Biometric Parameters in Hyperopic Children, Emmetropic Adolescents, and Young Adults: A Multicenter Quantitative Trait Study

Introduction. Even though ocular refractive state is highly heritable and under strong genetic control, the identification of susceptibility genes remains a challenge. Several HGF (hepatocyte growth factor) gene variants have been associated with ocular refractive errors and corneal pathology. Purpo...

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Main Authors: Jesús Barrio-Barrio, Elvira Bonet-Farriol, Marta Galdós, Susana Noval, Victoria Pueyo, Charles E. Breeze, Jose Luis Santos, Belén Alfonso-Bartolozzi, Sergio Recalde, Ana Patiño-García
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7454250