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HTRA1 variant increases risk to neovascular age-related macular degeneration in Chinese population.
Vision research - 1 Nov 2007
Lu Fang, Hu Jianbin, Zhao Peiquan, Lin Ying, Yang Yang, Liu Xiaoqi, Fan Yingchuan, Chen Bin, Liao Shihuang, Du Qiong, Lei Chuntao, Cameron D Joshua, Zhang Kang, Yang Zhenglin
Abstract excerpt
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of irreversible visual impairment in the world. Advanced AMD can be divided into wet AMD (choroidal neovascularization) and dry AMD (geographic atrophy, GA). Drusen is characterized by deposits in the macula without visual loss and is an early AMD sign in the Caucasian population. rs11200638 in the promoter of HTRA1 has recently been shown to increases the...
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