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Complement factor B polymorphism and the phenotype of early age-related macular degeneration.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Mar 2014
Mantel Irmela, Ambresin Aude, Moetteli Leila, Droz Ivaine, Roduit Raphaël, Munier Francis L, Schorderet Daniel F
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has been associated with a number of polymorphisms in genes in the complement pathway. We examined the potential genotype-phenotype correlation of complement factor B (CFB) (R32Q) polymorphisms in Caucasian patients with AMD. METHODS: Data from a Central European cohort of 349 patients with early AMD in at least one eye were analyzed for potential associations of...
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