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LOXL1 deficiency in the lamina cribrosa as candidate susceptibility factor for a pseudoexfoliation-specific risk of glaucoma.
Schlötzer-Schrehardt Ursula, Hammer Christian M, Krysta Anita W, Hofmann-Rummelt Carmen, Pasutto Francesca, Sasaki Takako et al.
OphthalmologySep 201282 citationsCase Series
LOXL1 deficiency and elastic fiber disruption in the lamina cribrosa of pseudoexfoliation eyes create an elastinopathy, increasing glaucoma risk by making the optic nerve vulnerable to damage.