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CFH (rs1410996), HTRA1 (rs112000638) and ARMS2 (rs10490923) gene polymorphisms are associated with AMD risk in Spanish patients.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Jun 2014
Cruz-González Fernando, Cieza-Borrella Clara, López Valverde Gloria, Lorenzo-Pérez Rebeca, Hernández-Galilea Emiliano, González-Sarmiento Rogelio
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the main cause of legal blindness in the western adult population. We investigated the association between SNPs located in CFH, ARMS2 and HTRA1 and AMD in Spanish patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We obtained peripheral blood samples from 121 patients with a diagnosis of AMD (84 exudative and 37 atrophic) at the Department of Ophthalmology of the University...
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