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TOMM40 rs2075650 polymorphism shows no association with neovascular age-related macular degeneration or polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy in a Chinese population.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2013
Guo Jing, Li Haiping, Zhang Chunfang, Sun Yaoyao, Deng Xun, Bai Yujing, Li Shanshan, Zhao Min, Miao Heng, Yu Wenzhen, Wang Bin, Huang Lvzhen, Li Xiaoxin
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PURPOSE: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and Alzheimer disease (AD) are age-related neurodegenerative diseases that share similar environmental risk factors, cellular pathologies, and genetic backgrounds. Recently, the rs2075650 single nucleotide polymorphism in the translocase of outer mitochondrial membrane 40 homolog (TOMM40) gene was identified as a risk factor for AMD and Alzheimer disease. We aimed...
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