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Investigating the CFH Gene Polymorphisms as a Risk Factor for Age-related Macular Degeneration in an Iranian Population.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Jun 2016
Babanejad Mojgan, Moein Hamidreza, Akbari Mohammad R, Badiei Azadeh, Yaseri Mehdi, Soheilian Masoud, Najmabadi Hossein
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BACKGROUND: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a complex disorder which results in irreversible vision loss and progressive impairment of central vision. Disease susceptibility is influenced by multiple genetic and environmental factors. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the complement factor H gene are the most important genetic risk factors. We conducted a case-control study to investigate the...
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