Glaucoma in Ghana, West Africa: clinical features and the role of mutations in Myocilin.
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Herndon, LW; Challa, P; Allingham, RR
Published in: Ophthalmol Clin North Am
December 2003
POAG is a severely debilitating disease in West Africa. Currently, many patients seem to be misclassified as having POAG who in fact have CACG. Improved examination techniques, including routine gonioscopy, would increase diagnostic accuracy and improve treatment strategies. The incidence of Myocilin mutations in this group of individuals is similar to that found in other populations around the world. Myocilin plays a limited role in the pathogenesis of POAG in this population.
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Ophthalmol Clin North Am
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0896-1549
Publication Date
December 2003
Volume
16
Issue
4
Start / End Page
631 / 637
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Ophthalmology & Optometry
- Mutation
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Humans
- Glycoproteins
- Glaucoma
- Ghana
- Female
- Eye Proteins
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Herndon, L. W., Challa, P., & Allingham, R. R. (2003). Glaucoma in Ghana, West Africa: clinical features and the role of mutations in Myocilin. Ophthalmol Clin North Am, 16(4), 631–637. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0896-1549(03)00070-1
Herndon, Leon W., Pratap Challa, and R Rand Allingham. “Glaucoma in Ghana, West Africa: clinical features and the role of mutations in Myocilin.” Ophthalmol Clin North Am 16, no. 4 (December 2003): 631–37. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0896-1549(03)00070-1.
Herndon LW, Challa P, Allingham RR. Glaucoma in Ghana, West Africa: clinical features and the role of mutations in Myocilin. Ophthalmol Clin North Am. 2003 Dec;16(4):631–7.
Herndon, Leon W., et al. “Glaucoma in Ghana, West Africa: clinical features and the role of mutations in Myocilin.” Ophthalmol Clin North Am, vol. 16, no. 4, Dec. 2003, pp. 631–37. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s0896-1549(03)00070-1.
Herndon LW, Challa P, Allingham RR. Glaucoma in Ghana, West Africa: clinical features and the role of mutations in Myocilin. Ophthalmol Clin North Am. 2003 Dec;16(4):631–637.
Published In
Ophthalmol Clin North Am
DOI
ISSN
0896-1549
Publication Date
December 2003
Volume
16
Issue
4
Start / End Page
631 / 637
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Ophthalmology & Optometry
- Mutation
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Humans
- Glycoproteins
- Glaucoma
- Ghana
- Female
- Eye Proteins