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CETP/LPL/LIPC gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to age-related macular degeneration.
Scientific reports - 27 Oct 2015
Wang Ya-Feng, Han Yue, Zhang Rui, Qin Li, Wang Ming-Xu, Ma Le
Abstract excerpt
Three high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-related loci have been reported to be associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but the results were inconsistent. In this study, the cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) rs3764261 variant was significantly associated with an increased risk of AMD (odds ratio [OR] = 1.13, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.05-1.21, P < 0.001), and the hepatic lipase (LIPC)...
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