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Association of elastin gene polymorphism to age-related macular degeneration and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 11 Nov 2011
Yamashiro Kenji, Mori Keisuke, Nakata Isao, Tsuchihashi Takashi, Horie-Inoue Kuniko, Nakanishi Hideo, Tsujikawa Akitaka, Saito Masaaki, Iida Tomohiro, Yamada Ryo, Matsuda Fumihiko, Inoue Satoshi, Awata Takuya, Yoneya Shin, Yoshimura Nagahisa
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To see if there is an association in Japanese between elastin gene (ELN) polymorphisms and neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) or its subtypes, typical AMD (tAMD) and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV). METHODS: The authors genotyped five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), rs2301995, rs2856728, rs868005, rs884843, and rs13239907, at Kyoto University and Saitama Medical...
