Can genetic associations change with age? CFH and age-related macular degeneration

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 21, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 5229-5236

  Adams, Madeleine K M ^a   Simpson, Julie A ^b,c   Richardson, Andrea J ^a   Guymer, Robyn H ^a   Williamson, Elizabeth ^b   Cantsilieris, Stuart ^a   English, Dallas R ^b,c   Aung, Khin Zaw ^a   Makeyeva, Galina A ^a   Giles, Graham G ^b,c   Hopper, John ^b   Robman, Liubov D ^a   Baird, Paul N ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT FACTOR H;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 1Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLELES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO;

EID: 84869019331     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/dds364     Document Type: Article

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