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Genetic Risk Factors for Radiation Vasculopathy.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Mar 2018
Papakostas Thanos D, Morrison Margaux A, Lane Anne Marie, Awh Caroline, DeAngelis Margaret M, Gragoudas Evangelos S, Kim Ivana K
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to perform a genome-wide scan for polymorphisms associated with risk of vision loss from radiation complications in patients treated with proton beam irradiation for choroidal melanoma. Methods: We identified a cohort of 126 patients at high risk of radiation complications due to tumor location within 2 disc diameters of the optic nerve and/or fovea who provided a blood...
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