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Homozygosity for the +674C>T polymorphism on VEGF gene is associated with age-related macular degeneration in a Brazilian cohort.
Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie - 1 Feb 2012
Almeida Luciana N, Melilo-Carolino Rachel, Veloso Carlos E, Pereira Patrícia A, Miranda Debora M, De Marco Luiz Armando, Nehemy Marcio Bittar
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To investigate the association between VEGF gene polymorphism and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a Brazilian cohort. METHODS: We examined 160 affected individuals and 140 sex- and age-matched controls recruited at the Vision Institute and the Retina Department, São Geraldo Hospital, Minas Gerais Federal University, Brazil, between 2007 and 2011. Genotyping for the VEGF rs1413711 single...
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