Article
Complement factor H polymorphism p.Tyr402His and cuticular Drusen.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Jan 2007
Grassi Michael A, Folk James C, Scheetz Todd E, Taylor Christine M, Sheffield Val C, Stone Edwin M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the histidine frequency in patients with the cuticular drusen phenotype of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). METHODS: Fifty individuals were identified who met the criteria for the cuticular drusen phenotype using a standard threshold photograph. We genotyped DNA samples using a polymerase chain reaction-based restriction digest assay. Seven hundred individuals with typical AMD and...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
