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Coagulation gene predictors of photodynamic therapy for occult choroidal neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Jul 2008
Parmeggiani Francesco, Costagliola Ciro, Gemmati Donato, D'Angelo Sergio, Perri Paolo, Campa Claudio, Catozzi Linda, Federici Federica, Sebastiani Adolfo, Incorvaia Carlo
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PURPOSE: To determine whether different coagulation-balance genetic polymorphisms explain the variable clinical outcomes of photodynamic therapy with verteporfin (PDT-V) in Caucasian patients with occult subfoveal choroidal neovascularization (CNV) due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD). METHODS: The clinical records of consecutive patients with AMD-related occult CNV, treated with PDT-V for evidence of...
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