Juvenile Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Report of a Pedigree

Six patients with juvenile open-angle glaucoma have been studied clinically and genetically in a family pedigree consisting of 17 members. This study revealed that juvenile open-angle glaucoma has an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance and the detected patients showed incipient to severe disturba...

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Published inOphthalmologica (Basel) Vol. 209; no. 2; pp. 68 - 69
Main Authors Kitsos, G., Aspiotis, M., Tsironi, E, Psilas, K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel, Switzerland Karger 1995
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Glaucoma and intraocular pressure
Glaucoma, Open-Angle - genetics
Glaucoma, Open-Angle - pathology
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Ophthalmology
Original Paper
Pedigree
Vision Disorders - diagnosis
Visual Acuity
Inheritable glaucoma
Juvenile open-angle glaucoma
Human
Eye disease
Age of onset
Open angle glaucoma
Family study
Clinical form
Child
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Summary:Six patients with juvenile open-angle glaucoma have been studied clinically and genetically in a family pedigree consisting of 17 members. This study revealed that juvenile open-angle glaucoma has an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance and the detected patients showed incipient to severe disturbances of visual function.
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ISSN:0030-3755
1423-0267
DOI:10.1159/000310583