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Chlamydia infection status, genotype, and age-related macular degeneration.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2012
Khandhadia Sam, Foster Sebastian, Cree Angela, Griffiths Helen, Osmond Clive, Goverdhan Srinivas, Lotery Andrew
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To evaluate whether Chlamydia (C.) infections are associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and to assess if this association is influenced by the complement factor H (CFH) Y402H or the high temperature requirement A serine peptidase 1 (HTRA1) rs11200638 risk genotypes. METHODS: One hundred ninety-nine AMD patients with early and late forms of the disease and 100 unaffected controls, at...
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