Article
HTRA1 promoter variant differentiates polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy from exudative age-related macular degeneration.
Scientific reports - 24 Jun 2016
Ng Tsz Kin, Liang Xiao Ying, Lai Timothy Y Y, Ma Li, Tam Pancy O S, Wang Jian Xiong, Chen Li Jia, Chen Haoyu, Pang Chi Pui
Abstract excerpt
Exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) share similar abnormal choroidal vasculature, but responses to treatments are different. In this study, we sequenced the whole HTRA1 gene and its promoter by direct sequencing in a Hong Kong Chinese PCV cohort. We identified rs11200638, c.34delCinsTCCT, c.59C>T, rs1049331 and rs2293870 significantly associated with PCV....
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