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Toll-like receptor polymorphisms and age-related macular degeneration.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Apr 2008
Edwards Albert O, Chen Dequan, Fridley Brooke L, James Katherine M, Wu Yanhong, Abecasis Goncalo, Swaroop Anand, Othman Mohammad, Branham Kari, Iyengar Sudha K, Sivakumaran Theru A, Klein Ronald, Klein Barbara E K, Tosakulwong Nirubol
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PURPOSE: Evidence from genetic-association studies in conjunction with the demonstration of complement deposition in the retina and choroid implicates noncellular pathways of innate immunity in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The purpose of this study was to determine whether common variation in the 10 human toll-like receptors (TLRs) alters the risk of AMD. METHODS: Sixty-eight SNPs...
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