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MYOC mutation frequency in primary open-angle glaucoma patients from Western Switzerland

A. Mataftsi Hopital Ophtalmique Jules Gonin, Unite d’Oculogenetique
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F. Achache Hopital Ophtalmique Jules Gonin, Unite d’Oculogenetique
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E. Héon Hopital Ophtalmique Jules Gonin, Unite d’Oculogenetique
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A. Mermoud Hopital Ophtalmique Jules Gonin, Unite d’Oculogenetique
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P. Cousin Hopital Ophtalmique Jules Gonin, Unite d’Oculogenetique
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G. Metthez Hopital Ophtalmique Jules Gonin, Unite d’Oculogenetique
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D.F. Schorderet Hopital Ophtalmique Jules Gonin, Unite d’Oculogenetique
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F.L. Munier Hopital Ophtalmique Jules Gonin, Unite d’Oculogenetique
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Pages 225-231 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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