Abstract
Glaucoma is the third-leading cause of blindness in the world, affecting > 13.5 million people. Adult-onset primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the most common form of glaucoma in the United States. We present a family in which adult-onset POAG is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. Twelve affected family members were identified from 44 at-risk individuals. The disease-causing gene was mapped to chromosome 3q21-24, with analysis of recombinant haplotypes suggesting a total inclusion region of 11.1 cM between markers D3S3637 and D3S1744. This is the first report of mapping of an adult- onset POAG gene to chromosome 3q, gene symbol GLC1C.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 296-304 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | American Journal of Human Genetics |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 2 |
State | Published - Feb 1997 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Genetics
- Genetics(clinical)