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HOXA9 is a novel myopia risk gene

PURPOSE: A recent meta-analysis revealed PAX6 as a risk gene for myopia. There is a link between PAX6 and HOXA9. Furthermore, HOXA9 has been reported to activate TGF-β that is a risk factor for myopia. We speculate HOXA9 may participate in myopia development. METHODS: The Singapore GUSTO birth cohor...

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Autores principales: Liang, Chung-Ling, Hsu, Po-Yuan, Ngo, Cheryl S., Seow, Wei Jie, Karnani, Neerja, Pan, Hong, Saw, Seang-Mei, Juo, Suh-Hang H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6343304/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30674274
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12886-019-1038-9