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SUMMARY:The genetic epidemiology of refractive error - Dr Toby Andrew\, De
 partment of Epidemiology & Public Health\, Imperial College\, London
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CONTACT:Duncan Simpson
DESCRIPTION:The genetic epidemiology of refractive error\n\nSpeaker: Dr To
 by Andrew\n\nAffiliation: Department of Epidemiology & Public Health\, Imp
 erial College\, London\nDate: 9th Apr 2008 Time: 14:00:00\nVenue: M203\nHo
 st: N Soranzo\nAbstract:\nRefractive error is a common quantitative trait 
 that is easily measured and highly heritable\, making it an ideal conditio
 n to study in an unselected\, population-based set of sibling pairs\, whic
 h is available using the St.Thomas' UK Adult Volunteer Twin Registry. The 
 prevalence of myopia is rising rapidly\, and is associated with significan
 t morbidity in those highly-affected. In this talk\, I will present a brie
 f overview on the genetic epidemiology of common myopia\, our linkage stud
 y work and the results from a detailed association mapping study of 3q26 f
 ollowing replicated linkage to this region. \n
LOCATION:Room M203\, Murray Building\, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus\, Hinx
 ton
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