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Local genetic ancestry in CDKN2B-AS1 is associated with primary open-angle glaucoma in an African American cohort extracted from de-identified electronic health records

BACKGROUND: Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness in developed countries. Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), the most prevalent clinical subtype of glaucoma in the United States, affects African Americans at a higher rate compared with European Americans. Risk factors identified for POAG include...

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Autores principales: Restrepo, Nicole A., Laper, Sarah M., Farber-Eger, Eric, Crawford, Dana C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6157155/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30255811
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12920-018-0392-4