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Association of ABCG1 With Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy in Chinese and Japanese.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Oct 2016
Ma Li, Liu Ke, Tsujikawa Motokazu, Chen Haoyu, Brelen Marten E, Chan Vesta C K, Lai Timothy Y Y, Sayanagi Kaori, Hara Chicako, Hashida Noriyasu, Tam Pancy O S, Young Alvin L, Chen Weiqi, Nishida Kohji, Pang Chi Pui, Chen Li Jia
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: We investigated the association of the ATP-binding cassette, subfamily G, member 1 (ABCG1) gene with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) and neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) in independent Chinese and Japanese cohorts. METHODS: A total of 12 haplotype-tagging single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and the SNP rs57137919 in the ABCG1 gene were first analyzed in a Hong Kong Chinese...
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