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The role of MMP2 (-1306C>T) and TIMP2 (-418 G>C) promoter variants in age-related macular degeneration.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Dec 2013
Ortak Huseyin, Demir Selim, Ateş Ömer, Benli İsmail, Söğüt Erkan, Sahin Mehmet
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PURPOSE: To investigate the possible association between the matrix metalloproteinase 2 (-1306C>T) (rs 243865) and tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinase 2 (-418 G>C) (rs 8179090) polymorphisms and the risk of age-related macular degeneration. METHODS: This case-controlled prospective study included 144 age-related macular degeneration patients and 172 control subjects. All subjects were screened for age,...
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