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Abstract
Refractive errors, myopia and hyperopia, are the most common causes of visual impairment worldwide. Recent advances in genetics have been utilized to identify a wealth of genetic loci believed to contain susceptibility genes for refractive error (RE). The current genetic evidence confirms that RE is influenced by both common and rare variants with a significant environmental component. These studies argue that only by combining genetic and environmental knowledge with in vivo measurements of biological states will it be possible to understand the underlying biology of RE that will lead to novel therapeutic targets and accurate genetic predictions.Entities:
Keywords: animal models; gene-environment interaction; genetic variation; hyperopia; myopia; refractive error
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23647423 PMCID: PMC4136757 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12180
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Genet ISSN: 0009-9163 Impact factor: 4.438