Local genetic ancestry in CDKN2B-AS1 is associated with primary open-angle glaucoma in an African American cohort extracted from de-identified electronic health records

• Egile Nagusiak: Nicole A. Restrepo (Egilea), Sarah M. Laper (Egilea), Eric Farber-Eger (Egilea), Dana C. Crawford (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: BMC, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: article
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Abstract Background Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness in developed countries. Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), the most prevalent clinical subtype of glaucoma in the United States, affects African Americans at a higher rate compared with European Americans. Risk factors identified for POAG...