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Complement C3 variant and the risk of age-related macular degeneration.
The New England journal of medicine - 9 Aug 2007
Yates John R W, Sepp Tiina, Matharu Baljinder K, Khan Jane C, Thurlby Deborah A, Shahid Humma, Clayton David G, Hayward Caroline, Morgan Joanne, Wright Alan F, Armbrecht Ana Maria, Dhillon Baljean, Deary Ian J, Redmond Elizabeth, Bird Alan C, Moore Anthony T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Age-related macular degeneration is the most common cause of blindness in Western populations. Susceptibility is influenced by age and by genetic and environmental factors. Complement activation is implicated in the pathogenesis. METHODS: We tested for an association between age-relat...
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