Researchers identify 127 glaucoma genes in largest study of its kind
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24 February 2021Researchers identify 127 glaucoma genes in largest study of its kind
In the largest genome-wide association study of glaucoma comparing the genes of 34,179 people with the disease to 349,321 control subjects, an international consortium of researchers identified 44 new gene loci and confirmed 83 previously reported loci linked to glaucoma. Loci are considered “genetic street addresses,” denoting a specific location on a gene.
