Chlamydia pneumoniae infection, complement factor H variants and age-related macular degeneration

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 405-408

  Shen, D ^a   Tuo, J ^a   Patel, M ^a,b   Herzlich, A A ^a   Ding, X ^a   Chew, E Y ^a   Chan, C C ^a  

^a NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; GENOMIC DNA;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIAL PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICRODISSECTION; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; COMPLEMENT PATHWAY, ALTERNATIVE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RISK; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 61749095744     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.145383     Document Type: Article

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