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Associations between Serum Vitamin D and Genetic Variants in Vitamin D Pathways and Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the European Eye Study.
Ophthalmology - 1 Jan 2017
McKay Gareth J, Young Ian S, McGinty Ann, Bentham Graham C G, Chakravarthy Usha, Rahu Mati, Seland Johan, Soubrane Gisele, Tomazzoli Laura, Topouzis Fotis, Vioque Jesus, de Jong Paulus T V M, Fletcher Astrid E
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To study associations between early and late age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and neovascular AMD (nvAMD) with serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) and genetic variants in vitamin D pathway genes. DESIGN: Population-based, cross-sectional study in a random sample aged 65 years or older from 7 European countries. PARTICIPANTS: Of 4753 participants, 4496 (2028 men and 2468 women), with a mean age of...
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