The association between macular pigment optical density and CFH, ARMS2, C2/BF, and C3 genotype

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 592-598

  Loane, Edward ^a,b   Nolan, John M ^a,c   McKay, Gareth J ^d   Beatty, Stephen ^a,c,e  

^a Ireland   (Ireland)

^b ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c Institute of Vision Research   (Ireland)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^e Institute of Eye Surgery   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Age related maculopathy susceptibility 2 gene; Carotenoids; Complement factor H; Lutein; Macular pigment; Zeaxanthin

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; DNA; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA EXTRACTION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MACULAR PIGMENT OPTICAL DENSITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; OPTICAL DENSITY; PHOTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSORY SYSTEM PARAMETERS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; AGED; COMPLEMENT C2; COMPLEMENT C3; COMPLEMENT FACTOR B; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENSITOMETRY; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LUTEIN; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PHOTOMETRY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEINS; RETINAL PIGMENTS; XANTHOPHYLLS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81355133177     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: 10960007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

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