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Analysis of copy number variation at DMBT1 and age-related macular degeneration.
BMC medical genetics - 15 Jul 2016
Polley Shamik, Cipriani Valentina, Khan Jane C, Shahid Humma, Moore Anthony T, Yates John R W, Hollox Edward J
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BACKGROUND: DMBT1 is a gene that shows extensive copy number variation (CNV) that alters the number of bacteria-binding domains in the protein and has been shown to activate the complement pathway. It lies next to the ARMS2/HTRA1 genes in a region of chromosome 10q26, where single nucleotide variants have been strongly associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the commonest cause of blindness in...
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