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LOC387715/HTRA1 and complement factor H variants in patients with age-related macular degeneration seen at the mayo clinic.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Dec 2007
Pulido Jose S, Peterson Lisa M, Mutapcic Lejla, Bryant Sandra, Highsmith W Edward
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PURPOSE: To confirm association of the complement factor H allelic variant (CFH Y402H) and the LOC387715/HTRA1 (LOC387715 A69S) risk alleles with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). STUDY POPULATION: Study of 89 Caucasian patients with neovascular (exudative) AMD and 232 Caucasian controls. METHODS: The Y402H variant of CFH gene and A69S variant of LOC387715/HTRA1 gene locus were examined. RESULTS: For CFH,...
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