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SUBMITTER: Cheung CMG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5580892 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cheung Chui Ming Gemmy CMG Gan Alfred A Fan Qiao Q Chee Miao Ling ML Apte Rajendra S RS Khor Chiea Chuen CC Yeo Ian I Mathur Ranjana R Cheng Ching-Yu CY Wong Tien Yin TY Tai E Shyong ES
Journal of lipid research 20170711 9
Disturbance in lipid metabolism has been suggested as a major pathogenic factor for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Conventional lipid measures have been inconsistently associated with AMD. Other factors that can alter lipid metabolism include lipoprotein phenotype and genetic mutations. We performed a case-control study to examine the association between lipoprotein profile and neovascular AMD (nAMD) and whether the cholesterylester transfer protein (<i>CETP</i>) D442G mutation modulate ...[more]