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Y402H polymorphism in complement factor H and age-related macular degeneration in the Tunisian population.
Ophthalmic research - 1 Jan 2013
Habibi I, Sfar I, Kort F, Aounallah-Skhiri H, Chebil A, Chouchene I, Bouraoui R, Limaiem R, Largheche L, Jendoubi-Ayed S, Makhlouf M, Ben Abdallah T, Ayed K, El Matri L, Gorgi Y
Abstract excerpt
To evaluate a possible association between the complement factor H (CFH) Y402H polymorphism and susceptibility to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in the Tunisian population, as well as the impact of the genotype distribution among different phenotypes and the response to treatment with intravitreal bevacizumab, exon 9 of CFH was analyzed for the Y402H polymorphism by direct sequencing in 135 healthy...
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