Salowe Rebecca J

Family History in the Primary Open-Angle African American Glaucoma Genetics Study Cohort.

The risk conferred by positive FH suggests strong genetic underpinnings for some patients with this disease, which will be investigated by genome-wide association studies and whole exome sequencing.

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Optic Disc Tilt in the Primary Open-Angle African American Glaucoma Genetics Study.

There are substantial numbers of tilted optic discs in glaucoma patients with African ancestry. They occur more frequently in female subjects and younger subjects and are associated with several ocular features but not with myopia.

The primary open-angle african american glaucoma genetics study: baseline demographics.

The POAAGG study has currently recruited more than 2000 African Americans eligible for a POAG genetics study.