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SUBMITTER: Nazari Khanamiri H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4181200 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nazari Khanamiri Hossein H Ghasemi Falavarjani Khalil K Sanati Mohammad Hossein MH Aryan Hajar H Irani Alireza A Hashemi Masih M Modarres Mehdi M Parvaresh Mohammad Mehdi MM Nikeghbali Aminollah A
Journal of ophthalmic & vision research 20140401 2
<h4>Purpose</h4>To determine the frequency of complement factor H (Y402H) and age related macular degeneration susceptibility gene 2 (A69S) single nucleotide polymorphisms in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and in matched non-AMD controls in an Iranian population.<h4>Methods</h4>Seventy patients with AMD and 86 age- and sex-matched controls were recruited and examined. Peripheral blood sample was obtained from all subjects for DNA extraction and direct sequencing of Y402H an ...[more]