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Susceptibility genes and progression in age-related maculopathy: a study of single eyes.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Feb 2010
Farwick Astrid, Wellmann Jürgen, Stoll Monika, Pauleikhoff Daniel, Hense Hans-Werner
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PURPOSE: The specific role of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the progression of age-related maculopathy (AMD) is not clearly understood. The present study was conducted to investigated whether variants in three susceptibility genes are differentially associated with progression to early and late AMD. METHODS: The Münster Ageing and Retina Study (MARS) cohort includes 722 patients with different stages...
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