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Associations of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) gene variants with predisposition to age-related macular degeneration.
Gene - 15 Dec 2017
Liutkeviciene Rasa, Vilkeviciute Alvita, Streleckiene Greta, Kriauciuniene Loresa, Chaleckis Romanas, Deltuva Vytenis Pranas
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PURPOSE: To determine the frequency of the genotypes of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the gene encoding cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) and their associations with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in the Lithuanian population. STUDY DESIGN: A total of 1264 subjects were examined: 251 patients with early AMD, 206 patients with exudative AMD, and 807 healthy controls. METHODS: The...
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