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Pharmacogenetics of complement factor H (Y402H) and treatment of exudative age-related macular degeneration with ranibizumab.
The British journal of ophthalmology - 1 May 2009
Lee A Y, Raya A K, Kymes S M, Shiels A, Brantley M A
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: To determine whether complement factor H (CFH) genotypes have a pharmacogenetic effect on the treatment of exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) with ranibizumab. METHODS: A retrospective study of 156 patients with exudative AMD treated with intravitreal ranibizumab monotherapy was conducted. AMD phenotypes were characterised by clinical examination, visual acuity, fundus photography, fluorescein...
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