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Estrogen receptor alpha and matrix metalloproteinase 2 polymorphisms and age-related maculopathy in older women.
American journal of epidemiology - 15 May 2008
Seitzman Robin L, Mahajan Vinit B, Mangione Carol, Cauley Jane A, Ensrud Kristine E, Stone Katie L, Cummings Steven R, Hochberg Marc C, Hillier Teresa A, Sinsheimer Janet S, Yu Fei, Coleman Anne L
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In this study, the authors sought to determine whether single nucleotide polymorphisms in the estrogen receptor alpha (ESR1) and matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2) genes are associated with age-related maculopathy (ARM) in older women. Subjects comprised a random sample of Caucasian women aged > o...
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