The rationale for targeting the LOX family in cancer

HE Barker, TR Cox, JT Erler - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2012 - nature.com
The therapeutic targeting of extracellular proteins is becoming hugely attractive in light of
evidence implicating the tumour microenvironment as pivotal in all aspects of tumour …

The genetic basis for adult onset glaucoma: recent advances and future directions

Z Wang, JL Wiggs, T Aung, AP Khawaja… - Progress in Retinal and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Glaucoma, a diverse group of eye disorders that results in the degeneration of retinal
ganglion cells, is the world's leading cause of irreversible blindness. Apart from age and …

Genetic association study of exfoliation syndrome identifies a protective rare variant at LOXL1 and five new susceptibility loci

T Aung, M Ozaki, MC Lee, U Schlötzer-Schrehardt… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Exfoliation syndrome (XFS) is the most common known risk factor for secondary glaucoma
and a major cause of blindness worldwide. Variants in two genes, LOXL1 and CACNA1A …

Major review: exfoliation syndrome; advances in disease genetics, molecular biology, and epidemiology

IF Aboobakar, WM Johnson, WD Stamer… - Experimental eye …, 2017 - Elsevier
Exfoliation syndrome (XFS) is a common age-related disorder that leads to deposition of
extracellular fibrillar material throughout the body. The most recognized disease …

Molecular genetics of glaucoma: Subtype and ethnicity considerations

R Zukerman, A Harris, A Verticchio Vercellin, B Siesky… - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Glaucoma, the world's leading cause of irreversible blindness, is a complex disease, with
differential presentation as well as ethnic and geographic disparities. The multifactorial …

Pseudoexfoliation syndrome, a systemic disorder with ocular manifestations

E Elhawy, G Kamthan, CQ Dong, J Danias - Human genomics, 2012 - Springer
Pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PXS) is a systemic condition with eye manifestations. In the
eye, pseudoexfoliation material deposits on various structures of the anterior segment. The …

Glaucoma: genes, phenotypes, and new directions for therapy

BJ Fan, JL Wiggs - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2010 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness worldwide, is characterized by progressive optic
nerve damage, usually associated with intraocular pressure. Although the clinical …

Molecular genetics in glaucoma

Y Liu, RR Allingham - Experimental eye research, 2011 - Elsevier
Glaucoma is a family of diseases whose pathology is defined by the progressive loss of
retinal ganglion cells. Clinically, glaucoma presents as a distinctive optic neuropathy with …

A common variant mapping to CACNA1A is associated with susceptibility to exfoliation syndrome

T Aung, M Ozaki, T Mizoguchi, RR Allingham, Z Li… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Exfoliation syndrome (XFS) is the most common recognizable cause of open-angle
glaucoma worldwide. To better understand the etiology of XFS, we conducted a genome …

Glaucoma: present challenges and future trends

P Bettin, F Di Matteo - Ophthalmic research, 2013 - karger.com
The authors indicate four key issues which, in their opinion, represent the most stimulating
challenges in the field of glaucoma today, and describe the present approaches and the …