Mitochondrial haplogroup U is associated with a reduced risk to develop exfoliation glaucoma in the German population

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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Main Authors: Wissinger Bernd, Pasutto Francesca, Müller-Myhsok Bertram, Gramer Eugen, Wolf Christiane, Weisschuh Nicole
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/11/8

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