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Complement Factor H Polymorphism in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Yale University · Emmes (United States) · +2 more institutions

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Abstract

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a major cause of blindness in the elderly. We report a genome-wide screen of 96 cases and 50 controls for polymorphisms associated with AMD. Among 116,204 single-nucleotide polymorphisms genotyped, an intronic and common variant in the complement factor H gene (CFH) is strongly associated with AMD (nominal P value

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