Article
The association of CD36 variants with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy compared to typical neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2012
Bessho Hiroaki, Honda Shigeru, Kondo Naoshi, Kusuhara Sentaro, Tsukahara Yasutomo, Negi Akira
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To clarify the association of cluster of differentiation 36 (CD36) variants with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) and compare them with those in typical neovascular age-related macular degeneration (tAMD). METHODS: We included 349 Japanese AMD patients (210 PCV, 139 tAMD) and 198 age-matched controls. Four tag single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)-rs10499862, rs3173798, rs3211883, and...
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