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Association between polymorphism of the DNA repair SMUG1 and UNG genes and age-related macular degeneration.
Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) - 1 Jan 2014
Synowiec Ewelina, Wysokinski Daniel, Zaras Malgorzata, Kolodziejska Urszula, Stoczynska-Fidelus Ewelina, Janik Katarzyna, Szaflik Jerzy, Blasiak Janusz, Szaflik Jacek P
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To investigate the association between the g.4235T>C (rs2337395) polymorphism of the UNG gene and the c.-31A>G (rs3087404) polymorphism of the SMUG1 gene and the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), as well as modulation of this association by some environmental and lifestyle factors. METHODS: Overall, 272 AMD patients and 105 control subjects were enrolled in this study. Both polymorphisms...
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