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Research Article

Clinical relevance of optineurin sequence alterations in Japanese glaucoma patients

Tomoko Umeda Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama City, Japan
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Toshihiko Matsuo Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama City, Japan
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Mikio Nagayama Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama City, Japan
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Naoyuki Tamura Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama City, Japan
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Yuko Tanabe Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama City, Japan
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Hiroshi Ohtsuki Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama City, Japan
Pages 91-99 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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