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Typing of ARMS2 and CFH in age-related macular degeneration: case-control study and assessment of frequency in the Italian population.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Oct 2009
Ricci Federico, Zampatti Stefania, D'Abbruzzi Francesca, Missiroli Filippo, Martone Claudia, Lepre Tiziana, Pietrangeli Ilenia, Sinibaldi Cecilia, Peconi Cristina, Novelli Giuseppe, Giardina Emiliano
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OBJECTIVES: To determine the effects of the polymorphisms CFH Tyr402His and ARMS2 del443ins54 on susceptibility to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and to find the frequencies of these single-nucleotide polymorphisms in an Italian population that was not examined clinically. METHODS: A total of 286 control subjects (126 men and 160 women) and 159 white patients (73 men and 86 women) harboring exudative AMD...
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