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Positive association of CD36 gene variants with the visual outcome of photodynamic therapy in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2012
Honda Shigeru, Bessho Hiroaki, Kondo Naoshi, Kusuhara Sentaro, Tsukahara Yasutomo, Negi Akira
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To clarify the association between cluster of differentiation 36 (CD36) gene polymorphisms and the response to photodynamic therapy (PDT) in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV). METHODS: One hundred and thirty-seven patients with PCV were enrolled. The patients were treated with PDT and followed up for more than 6 months. Retreatments were performed every 3 months as needed based on findings from...
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