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Three Variants of or near VEGF-A Gene are Not Associated with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy in a Han Chinese Population.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Jan 2015
Su Yu, Zhang Xiongze, Zuo Chengguo, Li Meng, Wu Kunfang, Ji Yuying, Wen Feng
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PURPOSE: To investigate whether three previously identified variants for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) variants of or near the vascular endothelial growth factor A gene (VEGFA), were associated with neovascular AMD or polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) in a Han Chinese cohort. METHODS: This was a case-control study comprising 251 PCV patients, 157...
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