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Apolipoprotein e gene and age-related maculopathy in older individuals: the cardiovascular health study.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Jan 2007
Tikellis Gabriella, Sun Cong, Gorin Michael B, Klein Ronald, Klein Barbara E K, Larsen Emily K Marino, Siscovick David S, Hubbard Larry D, Wong Tien Y
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene and age-related maculopathy (ARM) in an older population. METHODS: Two thousand one hundred seventy persons 65 years and older sampled from 4 US communities had ARM signs assessed from retinal photographs using a modified Wisconsin Age-Related Maculopathy Grading System. DNA extracted from blood samples was analyzed for common APOE...
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