Primary Glaucoma

Obstructed intraocular fluid drainage and increased intraocular pressure damaging the optic nerve and retinal cells

Symptoms
Bilateral mild to moderate globe enlargement

Gene involved
LTBP2

Mutation tested
c.1998insGGAG

Transmission mode : Autosomal recessive
Age of onset : Between 2 and 6 months old

Publication : Kuehn et al. (2016). A mutation in LTBP2 causes congenital glaucoma in domestic cats (Felis catus).

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