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Novel Association of High C-Reactive Protein Levels and A69S at Risk Alleles in Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration Women.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2018
Fernandez-Robredo Patricia, Recalde Sergio, Hernandez Maria, Zarranz-Ventura Javier, Molins Blanca, Casaroli-Marano Ricardo P, Adan Alfredo, Saenz-de-Viteri Manuel, García-Layana Alfredo
Abstract excerpt
Purpose: To explore the relationship between plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, the main ARMS2 gene single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), and gender in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD). Methods: Our study included 131 patients with wetAMD [age-related eye disease study (AREDS) category 4] and 153 control participants (AREDS category 1) from two Spanish retinal units. CRP...
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