Exfoliation syndrome (XFS) is a common age-related disorder that leads to deposition of
extracellular fibrillar material throughout the body. The most recognized disease …

Glaucoma, a progressive degenerative condition that results in the death of retinal ganglion
cells, is one of the leading causes of blindness, affecting millions worldwide. The …

Background Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) is a chronic, progressive ocular disease
causing loss of the optic nerve rim and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) with associated …

Exfoliation syndrome is an age-related disease characterized by the production and
progressive accumulation of a fibrillar extracellular material in many ocular tissues. It leads …

Genetics of pseudoexfoliation syndrome : Current Opinion in Ophthalmology Genetics of
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Methods: We searched in PubMed and Web of Science (up to January 10, 2018) for genetic
studies of POAG. All case control studies investigating the association between single …

Purpose To investigate the association and ethnic heterogeneity of lysyl oxidase-like 1
(LOXL1) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with exfoliation syndrome …

Glaucomas comprise a group of hereditary optic neuropathies characterized by progressive
and irreversible visual field loss and damage to the optic nerve head. It is a complex disease …

In this study, three single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on the lysyl oxidase-like 1
(LOXL1) gene associated with exfoliation syndrome (XFS) and exfoliation glaucoma (XFG) …

Purpose Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the lysyl oxidase like-1 gene
(LOXL1; rs1048661 and rs3825942) were found to confer risk to pseudoexfoliation …