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Association of complement factor H polymorphisms with exudative age-related macular degeneration.
Molecular vision - 5 Dec 2006
Chen Li Jia, Liu David T L, Tam Pancy O S, Chan Wai Man, Liu Ke, Chong Kelvin K L, Lam Dennis S C, Pang Chi Pui
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Variants in the complement factor H (CFH) gene have been reported to be associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). We conducted a case-control association study to investigate the association of 6 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in CFH with exudative AMD in the Chinese population. METHODS: We recruited 163 cases and 244 controls, all ethnic Chinese, with complete ophthalmic...
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