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Lysyl oxidase-like 1 polymorphisms and exfoliation syndrome in the Japanese population.
Hayashi Hisako, Gotoh Norimoto, Ueda Yoshiki, Nakanishi Hideo, Yoshimura Nagahisa
Am J OphthalmolMar 200888 citationsCase-Control Study
This study found LOXL1 gene SNPs are strongly associated with Exfoliation Syndrome in Japanese patients, but with different risk alleles/haplotypes than Caucasians, suggesting population-specific genetic risk factors.