Mitochondrial haplogroup U is associated with a reduced risk to develop exfoliation glaucoma in the German population
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Various lines of evidence demonstrate the involvement of mitochondrial dysfunction in the pathogenesis of glaucoma. Therefore, mitochondrial DNA is a promising candidate for genetic susceptibility studies on glaucoma. To test the hyp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-01-01
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| Series: | BMC Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/11/8 |