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CFH Y402H polymorphism is associated with elevated vitreal GM-CSF and choroidal macrophages in the postmortem human eye.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2015
Wang Jay Ching Chieh, Cao Sijia, Wang Aikun, To Eleanor, Law Geoffrey, Gao Jiangyuan, Zhang Dean, Cui Jing Z, Matsubara Joanne A
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PURPOSE: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in people 50 years of age or older in developed countries. The homozygous CC genotype in the complement factor H (CFH) Y402H single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP; rs1061170) is widely recognized as a ris...
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