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Association of complement factor H Y402H polymorphism and age-related macular degeneration in Brazilian patients.
Acta ophthalmologica - 1 Aug 2010
Teixeira Anderson G, Silva Aldacilene S, Lin Fabio L H, Velletri Roberta, Bavia Lorena, Belfort Rubens, Isaac Lourdes
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was investigate the association between complement Factor H polymorphism (Y402H) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in Brazilian patients. METHODS: Patients with AMD aged 50 or more and age-matched healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Genomic DNA was isolated from leucocytes of patients and controls; the Y402H polymorphism of complement Factor H gene (CFH) was...
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