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CFH Y402H polymorphism and response to intravitreal ranibizumab in Brazilian patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes - 1 Jan 2000
Veloso Carlos Eduardo, Almeida Luciana Negrão Frota de, Nehemy Márcio Bittar
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between CFH gene polymorphism and response to ranibizumab in Brazilian patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). METHODS: 95 patients were genotyped for the CFH rs1061170 (Y402H) single nucleotide polymorphism. Patients with neovascular AMD initially received intravitreal ranibizumab injections for three months and were retreated as needed. Visual...
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