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Associations between genetic polymorphisms of insulin-like growth factor axis genes and risk for age-related macular degeneration.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 25 Nov 2011
Chiu Chung-Jung, Conley Yvette P, Gorin Michael B, Gensler Gary, Lai Chao-Qiang, Shang Fu, Taylor Allen
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PURPOSE: To investigate whether insulin-like growth factor (IGF) axis genes, together with a novel dietary risk factor, the dietary glycemic index (dGI), and body mass index (BMI) affect the risk for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). METHODS: This case-control study involved 962 subjects originally recruited through the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) Genetic Repository. After those with missing...
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