Adult-Onset Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Caused by Mutations in Optineurin
Rezaie T, Child A, Hitchings R, Brice G, Miller L, Coca-Prados M, Héon E, Krupin T, Ritch R, Kreutzer D, Crick RP, Sarfarazi M. Adult-Onset Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Caused by Mutations in Optineurin. Science 2002, 295: 1077-1079. PMID: 11834836, DOI: 10.1126/science.1066901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlternative SplicingAmino Acid SequenceBrainCell Cycle ProteinsChromosome MappingChromosomes, Human, Pair 10Ciliary BodyExonsEye ProteinsFemaleGlaucoma, Open-AngleGolgi ApparatusHeterozygoteHumansIntraocular PressureMaleMembrane Transport ProteinsMiddle AgedMutationMutation, MissenseNerve Tissue ProteinsOcular HypertensionPedigreePolymorphism, Single-Stranded ConformationalRetinaTrabecular MeshworkTranscription Factor TFIIIAZinc FingersConceptsPrimary open-angle glaucomaHereditary primary open-angle glaucomaNormal intraocular pressureOpen-angle glaucomaAdult-onset primary open-angle glaucomaNeuroprotective roleIntraocular pressureAngle glaucomaTumor necrosisLeading causeTrabecular meshworkOPTN geneCiliary epitheliumCausative genesGlaucomaChromosome 10p14OptineurinSequence alterationsNecrosisRetinaIndividualsBrainEpithelium