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Association of the HTRA1 gene variant with age-related macular degeneration in the Japanese population.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2007
Mori Keisuke, Horie-Inoue Kuniko, Kohda Masakazu, Kawasaki Izumi, Gehlbach Peter L, Awata Takuya, Yoneya Shin, Okazaki Yasushi, Inoue Satoshi
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether the high-temperature requirement A-1 (HTRA1) gene polymorphism is associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in native, unrelated Japanese patients. A total of 123 patients with AMD and 133 control subjects without AMD were recruited for this study. The single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs11200638 in the HTRA1 gene was assessed using a...
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