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Analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the NOS2A gene and interaction with smoking in age-related macular degeneration.
Annals of human genetics - 1 May 2010
Ayala-Haedo Juan A, Gallins Paul J, Whitehead Patrice L, Schwartz Stephen G, Kovach Jaclyn L, Postel Eric A, Agarwal Anita, Wang Gaofeng, Haines Jonathan L, Pericak-Vance Margaret A, Scott William K
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a complex degenerative retinal disease influenced by both genetic and environmental risk factors. We assessed whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the NOS2A gene increase risk and modulate the effect of smoking in AMD. 998 Caucasian subjects...
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