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Researchers at the University of Connecticut Health Center (Farmington, Conn.) have identified a major gene associated with primary congenital glaucoma, an autosomal recessive disorder that affects children from birth to three years. The condition, believed to result from defects in the anterior eye, is associated with mutations in the Cytochrome P450 1B1 (CYP1B1) gene on the short arm of chromosome 2. The gene is associated with 85 percent of cases of the disease. The findings will appear in Human Molecular Genetics. The research was conducted in 30 families with multiple members affected with the disease. ...