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Complement factor H and hemicentin-1 in age-related macular degeneration and renal phenotypes.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Sept 2007
Thompson Cheryl L, Klein Barbara E K, Klein Ronald, Xu Zhiying, Capriotti Jennifer, Joshi Tripti, Leontiev Dmitry, Lee Kristine E, Elston Robert C, Iyengar Sudha K
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we investigated the associations of complement factor H (CFH) and hemicentin-1 (HMCN1) with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and renal function. Three scales, measuring the course of AMD and drusen development, were examined in two samples: the Family Age-Related Macular degeneration Study (FARMS), consisting of families ascertained through a single individual with severe AMD, and an...
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