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Association between complement factor H gene polymorphisms and neovascular age-related macular degeneration in Koreans.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 May 2008
Kim Na Rae, Kang Ju Hee, Kwon Oh Woong, Lee Seok Joon, Oh Jung Hyub, Chin Hee Seung
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PURPOSE: This study was undertaken to investigate the association between the complement factor H (CFH) gene and exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in Korean patients. METHODS: Genomic DNA was isolated from the peripheral leukocytes of patients with exudative AMD (n = 114) and control subjects (n = 187). The sole criterion for exudative AMD was the presence of choroidal neovascularization. Four...
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