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Vascular endothelial growth factor gene polymorphisms and choroidal neovascularization in highly myopic eyes.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 30 Apr 2012
Akagi-Kurashige Yumiko, Kumagai Kyoko, Yamashiro Kenji, Nakanishi Hideo, Nakata Isao, Miyake Masahiro, Tsujikawa Akitaka, Moriyama Muka, Ohno-Matsui Kyoko, Mochizuki Manabu, Yamada Ryo, Matsuda Fumihiko, Yoshimura Nagahisa
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To investigate a potential association between VEGF gene polymorphisms and the occurrence and/or the size of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in highly myopic eyes. METHODS: In the case-control study for CNV occurrence, 327 highly myopic Japanese patients were enrolled. One hundred and eighty-four patients had CNV in at least one eye, and 143 did not have CNV in either eye. Of the 184 patients with...
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