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Association between vitamin D status and age-related macular degeneration by genetic risk.
JAMA ophthalmology - 1 Oct 2015
Millen Amy E, Meyers Kristin J, Liu Zhe, Engelman Corinne D, Wallace Robert B, LeBlanc Erin S, Tinker Lesley F, Iyengar Sudha K, Robinson Jennifer G, Sarto Gloria E, Mares Julie A
Abstract excerpt
IMPORTANCE: Deficient 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) concentrations have been associated with increased odds of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). OBJECTIVE: To examine whether this association is modified by genetic risk for AMD and whether there is an association between AMD and single-nucleotide polymorphisms of genes involved in vitamin D transport, metabolism, and genomic function. DESIGN, SETTING, AND...
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