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rdf:type | |
lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
6
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1977-1-29
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pubmed:abstractText |
The presence of the histocompatibility antigens HLA-B12 or HLA-B7 in 76 patients with increased intraocular pressure and a GG response to topical corticosteroids (intraocular pressure over 31 mm Hg after six weeks of topical 0.1% dexamethasone eyedrops, four times daily) correlated with the development of glaucomatous visual field loss. In close agreement with prevalences in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma, 14 (88%) of the 16 patients with increased intraocular pressure and a GG response who developed glaucomatous visual field loss had either HLA-B12 or B7 antigens. Fourteen (41%) of 34 patients with increased intraocular pressure and a GG response who had B12 or B7 antigens developed glaucomatous visual field loss but only two (5%) of 42 similar patients without either antigen had visual field loss. Other factors such as the initial intraocular pressure, the horizontal cup/disk ratio, and family history of glaucoma proved less valuable as prognostic indicators in this series.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Dec
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pubmed:issn |
0002-9394
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
82
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
871-4
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading | |
pubmed:year |
1976
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pubmed:articleTitle |
The prognostic value of HLA-B12 and HLA-B7 antigens in patients with increased intraocular pressure.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
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