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Association of HTRA1 rs11200638 with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in Brazilian patients.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Jan 2000
Lana Tamires Prates, da Silva Costa Sueli Matilde, Ananina Galina, Hirata Fábio Endo, Rim Priscila Hae Hyun, Medina Flávio MacCord, de Vasconcellos José Paulo Cabral, de Melo Mônica Barbosa
Abstract excerpt
Age-related macular degeneration is a multifactorial disease that can lead to vision impairment in older individuals. Although the etiology of age-related macular degeneration remains unknown, risk factors include age, ethnicity, smoking, hypertension, obesity, and genetic factors. Two main loci have been identified through genome-wide association studies, on chromosomes 1 and 10. Among the variants located at...
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