Association between vascular endothelial growth factor gene polymorphisms and age-related macular degeneration in a Polish population

Experimental and Molecular Pathology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 234-238

  Janik Papis, Katarzyna ^a   Zaras, Malgorzata ^b   Krzyzanowska, Anna ^a   Wozniak, Katarzyna ^a   Blasiak, Janusz ^a   Szaflik, Jerzy ^b   Szaflik, Jacek P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; AMD; Gene polymorphism; Vascular endothelial growth factor; VEGF

Indexed keywords

DNA; VASCULOTROPIN;

AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; POLAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLAND; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 70350572321     PISSN: 00144800     EISSN: 10960945     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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