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ATM gene variants in patients with idiopathic perifoveal telangiectasia.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Sept 2008
Barbazetto Irene A, Room Miia, Yannuzzi Nicholas A, Barile Gaetano R, Merriam Joanna E, Bardal Anne M C, Freund K Bailey, Yannuzzi Lawrence A, Allikmets Rando
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To investigate the prevalence of sequence variants in the ATM gene and to determine the frequency of major age-related macular degeneration (AMD)-associated variants in CFH, CFB, and 10q26 loci in patients with idiopathic perifoveal telangiectasia (IPT). METHODS: Thirty patients with diagnoses of IPT underwent standard ophthalmologic evaluation that included visual acuity testing, fundus photography, and...
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