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Association assessment of copy number polymorphism and risk of age-related macular degeneration.
Ophthalmology - 1 Dec 2011
Sawitzke Julie, Im Kate M, Kostiha Brittany, Dean Michael, Gold Bert
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PURPOSE: We previously identified a genetic copy number polymorphism (CNP147) that was statistically associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and that resides downstream of the complement factor H (CFH) gene. Factor H protein is polymorphic at amino acid 402, in which the resulting histidine containing moiety has been established to impart significant risk of AMD. We present a method to precisely...
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