Elastin rs2301995 polymorphism is not associated with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy in caucasians

Ophthalmic Genetics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 80-82

  Lima, Luiz H ^a,b   Merriam, Joanna E ^c   Freund, K Bailey ^a,c   Barbazetto, Irene A ^a   Spaide, Richard F ^a   Yannuzzi, Lawrence A ^a,c   Allikmets, Rando ^d  

^a EAR AND THROAT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

age related macular degeneration; caucasians; elastin; genetics; polymorphisms; polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy

Indexed keywords

ELASTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ELASTIN GENE; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYPOIDAL CHOROIDAL VASCULOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

AGED; CHOROID; CHOROID DISEASES; ELASTIN; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 79955813276     PISSN: 13816810     EISSN: 17445094     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13816810.2010.544362     Document Type: Article

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