Mitochondrial DNA polymorphism A4917G is independently associated with age-related macular degeneration.

Mitochondrial DNA polymorphism A4917G is independently associated with age-related macular degeneration.

The objective of this study was to determine if MTND2*LHON4917G (4917G), a specific non-synonymous polymorphism in the mitochondrial genome previously associated with neurodegenerative phenotypes, is associated with increased risk for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). A preliminary study of 39...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey A Canter, Lana M Olson, Kylee Spencer, Nathalie Schnetz-Boutaud, Brent Anderson, Michael A Hauser, Silke Schmidt, Eric A Postel, Anita Agarwal, Margaret A Pericak-Vance, Paul Sternberg, Jonathan L Haines
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2330085?pdf=render

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