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Genes in the high-density lipoprotein metabolic pathway in age-related macular degeneration and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy.
Ophthalmology - 1 Apr 2014
Liu Ke, Chen Li Jia, Lai Timothy Y Y, Tam Pancy O S, Ho Mary, Chiang Sylvia W Y, Liu David T L, Young Alvin L, Yang Zhenglin, Pang Chi Pui
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PURPOSE: To investigate the associations of genetic variants in the high-density lipoprotein (HDL) metabolism pathway with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV). DESIGN: Cross-sectional, case-control association study. PARTICIPANTS: A Chinese case-control group of 200 neovascular AMD patients, 233 PCV patients, and 275 control subjects. METHODS: Eight...
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