Wnt activation by wild type and mutant myocilin in cultured human trabecular meshwork cells.

Myocilin is a gene linked to the most prevalent form of glaucoma, a major blinding disease. The trabecular meshwork (TM), a specialized eye tissue, is believed to be involved, at least in part, in the development of glaucoma. The Pro³⁷⁰ to Leu (P370L) mutation of myocilin is associated with severe g...

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Main Authors: Xiang Shen, Hongyu Ying, Beatrice Y J T Yue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3441605?pdf=render