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Associations of complement factor B and complement component 2 genotypes with subtypes of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy.
BMC ophthalmology - 25 Jun 2014
Tanaka Koji, Nakayama Tomohiro, Mori Ryusaburo, Sato Naoyuki, Kawamura Akiyuki, Yuzawa Mitsuko
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We previously reported on subtypes of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV), and categorized PCV as polypoidal choroidal neovascularization (CNV) and typical PCV. The aim of this study was to clarify whether complement component 2 (C2) and complement factor B (CFB) genotypes are associated with subtypes of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy, such as polypoidal CNV and typical PCV. METHODS: First, we...
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