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Study of FTMT and ABCA4 genes in a patient affected by age-related macular degeneration: identification and analysis of new mutations.
Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 9 Jan 2012
Stenirri Stefania, Santambrogio Paolo, Setaccioli Marco, Erba Benedetta Gaia, Pia Manitto Maria, Rovida Ermanna, Ferrari Maurizio, Levi Sonia, Cremonesi Laura
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BACKGROUND: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a multifactorial disease for which an involvement of alterations in the retinal ABC transporter gene (ABCA4) is still debated. Oxidative stress in retinal pigment epithelial cells has been postulated to contribute to the pathogenesis of the di...
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