High expression of short gene appears to contribute to destructive eye pressures in glaucoma

Tuesday, August 16, 2016 - 06:01 in Biology & Nature

Too much of a short gene that normally has the tall order of helping the eye continuously clear fluid and regulate intraocular pressure appears instead to have the opposite effect and contribute to the most common form of glaucoma, report researchers.

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