A large study of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma identified 44 new gene loci linked to glaucoma and confirmed 83 previously reported gene loci, which may improve diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma using genetic information.
Healio/OSN spoke with study co-author Janey L. Wiggs, MD, PhD, to discuss the results of the study and its clinical implications on potential glaucoma diagnosis and treatment.
Healio/OSN: What is the take-home message of the study?
Wiggs: There are two main take-home messages. One, genetically, primary open-angle glaucoma is very complex with now more than 100
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