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Ethnic differences in the association of SERPING1 with age-related macular degeneration and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy.
Scientific reports - 24 Mar 2015
Liu Ke, Lai Timothy Y Y, Ma Li, Lai Frank H P, Young Alvin L, Brelen Marten E, Tam Pancy O S, Pang Chi Pui, Chen Li Jia
Abstract excerpt
Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) are leading causes of irreversible blindness in developed countries. In this study, we investigated the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the serpin peptidase inhibitor, clade G, member 1 (SERPING1) gene with neovascular AMD and PCV. Two haplotype-tagging SNPs, rs1005510 and rs11603020, of...
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