The Genetics of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Complex Human Disease

<p>Glaucoma is a chronic ocular neuropathy and a leading cause of blindness worldwide. Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the most common subtype with an estimated 2 million affected individuals in the Unites States. POAG is a heritable complex trait. Understanding the genetics of POAG may...

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Main Author: Carnes, Megan
Other Authors: Hauser, Michael A
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10161/8757