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Risk alleles in CFH and ARMS2 and the long-term natural history of age-related macular degeneration: the Beaver Dam Eye Study.
JAMA ophthalmology - 1 Mar 2013
Klein Ronald, Myers Chelsea E, Meuer Stacy M, Gangnon Ronald E, Sivakumaran Theru A, Iyengar Sudha K, Lee Kristine E, Klein Barbara E K
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the relationships of risk alleles in complement factor H (CFH, rs1061170) and age-related maculopathy susceptibility 2 (ARMS2, rs10490924) to the incidence and progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) during a 20-year period. METHODS: There were 4282 persons aged 43 to 86 years at the baseline examination in 1988-1990 enrolled in a population-based cohort study who participated...
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