Thrombospondin 1 polymorphism associated with decreased expression and increased risk of pterygium.

Lilla S Simon Vinny Keshav Connor Baharozian Sharmila Masli Hyunjoo Jean Lee

Published in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (2021)

We found that the C allele of rs1478604 was associated with both lower TSP-1 expression and higher risk of pterygium, possibly implicating TSP-1 in the pathogenesis of pterygium.

Keyphrases

poor prognosis
binding protein