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Inclusion of genotype with fundus phenotype improves accuracy of predicting choroidal neovascularization and geographic atrophy.
Ophthalmology - 1 Sept 2013
Perlee Lorah T, Bansal Aruna T, Gehrs Karen, Heier Jeffrey S, Csaky Karl, Allikmets Rando, Oeth Paul, Paladino Toni, Farkas Daniel H, Rawlings P Lyle, Hageman Gregory S
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The accuracy of predicting conversion from early-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD) to the advanced stages of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) or geographic atrophy (GA) was evaluated to determine whether inclusion of clinically relevant genetic markers improved accuracy beyond prediction using phenotypic risk factors alone. DESIGN: Cohort study. PARTICIPANTS: White, non-Hispanic subjects...
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