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SUBMITTER: Usategui-Martin R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6405106 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Usategui-Martín Ricardo R Pastor-Idoate Salvador S Chamorro Antonio J AJ Fernández Itziar I Fernández-Bueno Iván I Marcos-Martín Miguel M González-Sarmiento Rogelio R Carlos Pastor José J
PloS one 20190307 3
<h4>Purpose</h4>Several researchers have suggested that the rs243865 (16q13-q21) polymorphism in the promoter region of the metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) gene could be associated with an increased risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD). However, previous results remain inconclusive. To clarify this controversy, we conducted a meta-analysis of the relationship between rs243865 of MMP-2 and AMD.<h4>Methods</h4>We included 6 independent case-control studies involving 1,682 AMD pati ...[more]