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Association of sequence variation in the CX3CR1 gene with geographic atrophy age-related macular degeneration in a Greek population.
Current eye research - 1 Dec 2012
Anastasopoulos Eleftherios, Kakoulidou Anastasia, Coleman Anne L, Sinsheimer Janet S, Wilson M Roy, Yu Fei, Salonikiou Aggeliki, Koskosas Archimidis, Pappas Theofanis, Founti Panayiota, Lambropoulos Alexandros, Topouzis Fotis
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To explore the association of two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the CX3CR1 gene with grades of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a population-based setting. METHODS: The Thessaloniki Eye study is a cross-sectional population-based epidemiologic study of chronic eye diseases in Thessaloniki, Greece. A total of 371 subjects were included and classified according to their AMD status....
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