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Elastin gene polymorphisms in neovascular age-related macular degeneration and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Mar 2008
Kondo Naoshi, Honda Shigeru, Ishibashi Kazuki, Tsukahara Yasutomo, Negi Akira
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PURPOSE: To study and reveal genetic variation in the elastin gene (ELN) that may be associated with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and/or polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV). Eyes with neovascular AMD and PCV exhibit substantially different structural alterations of the e...
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