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Signatures of adaptation in myopia-related genes on the sunlight exposure hypothesis

BACKGROUND: Myopia is a common eye disorder that results from gene-environment interactions. The prevalence of myopia varies across populations, and exposure to bright sunlight may prevent its development. We hypothesize that local adaptation to light environments during human migration played a rol...

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Autores principales: Xia, Tian, Nakayama, Kazuhiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10621121/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37919796
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40101-023-00341-4