Identification of a novel MYOC variant in a Hispanic family with early-onset primary open-angle glaucoma with elevated intraocular pressure
Criscione J, Ji W, Jeffries L, McGrath JM, Soloway S, Pusztai L, Lakhani S. Identification of a novel MYOC variant in a Hispanic family with early-onset primary open-angle glaucoma with elevated intraocular pressure. Molecular Case Studies 2019, 5: a004374. PMID: 31653660, PMCID: PMC6913140, DOI: 10.1101/mcs.a004374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary open-angle glaucomaEarly-onset primary open-angle glaucomaOpen-angle glaucomaGenetic testingElevated intraocular pressureJuvenile-onset primary open-angle glaucomaFurther genetic testingAutosomal dominant patternFemale patientsIntraocular pressureIrreversible blindnessFamily historyEye disordersMYOC variantsMyocilin geneGlaucomaPOAG phenotypeHispanic familiesOlfactomedin domainPrevious findingsDominant patternVariant segregatesMost casesPatientsEtiology