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Investigation of known genetic risk factors for primary open angle glaucoma in two populations of African ancestry.
Liu Yutao, Hauser Michael A, Akafo Stephen K, Qin Xuejun, Miura Shiroh, Gibson Jason R et al.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis SciSep 201363 citationsCase-Control Study
Studying POAG genetics in African Americans and Ghanaians, researchers found Caucasian-associated risk factors play a reduced role, underscoring the need for new genetic studies in these high-risk populations.