- ►nih.gov [PDF] N Lyhne, AK Sjølie, KO Kyvik, A Green - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2001 - bjo.bmj.com RESULTS The heritability was between 0.89 and 0.94 (95% CI: 0.82, 0.96) for
refraction, total refraction, axial length, and radius of corneal curvature.
Phenotypic variation was mostly due to additive genetic effects. Refraction ... Cited by 100 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
CJ Hammond, H Snieder, CE Gilbert, TD … - Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2001 - ARVO METHODS. Refractive error was examined in 226 monozygotic (MZ) and 280 dizygotic
(DZ) twin pairs aged 49 to 79 years (mean age, 62.4 years). Using a Humphrey-670
automatic refractor, continuous measures of spherical equivalent, total ... Cited by 158 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
- ►nih.gov CJ Hammond, T Andrew, Y Tat Mak, TD … - The American Journal of Human Genetics, 2004 - Elsevier Myopia is a common, complex trait with considerable economic and social impact
and, in highly affected individuals, ocular morbidity. We performed a classic
twin study of 506 unselected twin pairs and inferred the heritability of ... Cited by 83 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
- ►bmj.com [PDF] L Naiglin, C Gazagne, F Dallongeville, C … - British Medical Journal, 2002 - jmg.bmj.com H igh myopia often appears as a familial disease. It is usu- ally defined as a
refraction error equal to or below −6 diopters (D) in each eye. 1 Highly
myopic patients repre- sent 27-33% of the myopic population. 2 The ... Cited by 96 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
- ►iovs.org P Paluru, SM Ronan, E Heon, M Devoto, SC … - Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2003 - ARVO 1 From the Division of Ophthalmology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and
the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the 2 Department of
Ophthalmology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota; the 3 ... Cited by 102 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
- ►nih.gov [PDF] TL Young, SM Ronan, AB Alvear, SC … - The American Journal of Human Genetics, 1998 - Elsevier Myopia, or nearsightedness, is the most common eye disorder worldwide.
“Pathologic” high myopia, or myopia of ≤−6.00 diopters, predisposes
individuals to retinal detachment, macular degeneration, cataract, or ... Cited by 151 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
- ►iovs.org M Dirani, M Chamberlain, SN Shekar, AFM … - Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2006 - ARVO RESULTS. Intrapair correlations for spherical equivalent and ocular biometrics
were significantly higher in the MZ than in the DZ twin pairs (P < 0.05), when
refraction was considered as a continuous variable. A significant gender ... Cited by 37 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►nih.gov [PDF] TL Young, SM Ronan, LA Drahozal, SC … - The American Journal of Human Genetics, 1998 - Elsevier Myopia, or nearsightedness, is the most common human eye disorder. A genomewide
screen was conducted to map the gene(s) associated with high, early-onset,
autosomal dominant myopia. Eight families that each included two or more ... Cited by 155 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
- ►bmj.com [PDF] JA GUGGENHEIM, G KIROV, SA HODSON - British Medical Journal, 2000 - jmg.bmj.com Page 1. doi:10.1136/jmg.37.3.227 2000;37;227-231 J. Med. Genet. JEREMY A
GUGGENHEIM, GEORGE KIROV and STUART A HODSON Goldschmidt's ... Cited by 40 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►iovs.org DO Mutti, GL Mitchell, ML Moeschberger, LA … - Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2002 - ARVO METHODS. Refractive error, parental refractive status, current level of near
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