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Association between polymorphisms of complement pathway genes and age-related macular degeneration in a Chinese population.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 7 Jan 2013
Wu Lin, Tao Qiushan, Chen Wen, Wang Zhi, Song Yanping, Sheng Shuangyan, Li Pengcheng, Zhou Jingjing
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PURPOSE: We assessed the association between complement pathway genes and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a Chinese population. METHODS: In a case-control study, 165 AMD patients and 216 unrelated controls were recruited from two hospitals in central China. We selected and genotyped six single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of four complement pathway genes, including rs800292 and rs1410996 of...
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