Discovery and functional annotation of SIX6 variants in primary open-angle glaucoma.

Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the most common subtype and is a complex trait with multigenic inheritance. Genome-wide association studies have previously identified a significant association between POAG and the SIX6 locus (rs10483727, odds...

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Main Authors: Megan Ulmer Carnes, Yangfan P Liu, R Rand Allingham, Benjamin T Whigham, Shane Havens, Melanie E Garrett, Chunyan Qiao, NEIGHBORHOOD Consortium Investigators, Nicholas Katsanis, Janey L Wiggs, Louis R Pasquale, Allison Ashley-Koch, Edwin C Oh, Michael A Hauser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4038608?pdf=render