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HLA class II genotypes are not associated with age related macular degeneration in a case-control, population-based study.
Human immunology - 1 Mar 2015
Pappas Derek, Hollenbach Jill, Coleman Anne L, Gorin Michael B, Yu Fe, Williams Kevin, Noble Janelle, Tranah Gregory J
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Multiple lines of evidence support an immunologic basis and genetic disposition for the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Comprehensive human leukocyte antigens (HLA) class II typing at four loci (DRB1, DQA1, DQB1, and DPB1) was assessed using next generation sequencing methods and tested for association with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a case-control study of 456 AMD cases and...
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