Research Article

DNA Methylation Status of the Interspersed Repetitive Sequences for LINE-1, Alu, HERV-E, and HERV-K in Trabeculectomy Specimens from Glaucoma Eyes

Table 4

HERV-E methylation levels in glaucoma eyes and control eyes.

% mC% uC

Normal control1076.4320 ± 0.574523.5680 ± 0.5745
POAG1276.6092 ± 0.334223.3908 ± 0.3342
PACG1076.4990 ± 0.425723.5010 ± 0.4257
Secondary glaucoma1375.9462 ± 1.052724.0538 ± 1.0527

All values are presented as mean ± standard deviation. % mC = percentage of HERV-E methylation; % uC = percentage of HERV-E nonmethylation.