Chlamydia infection status, genotype, and age-related macular degeneration

PURPOSE: To evaluate whether Chlamydia (C.) infections are associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and to assess if this association is influenced by the complement factor H (CFH) Y402H or the high temperature requirement A serine peptidase 1 (HTRA1) rs11200638 risk genotypes. METHOD...

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Main Authors: Khandhadia, Sam (Author), Foster, Sebastian (Author), Cree, Angela J. (Author), Griffiths, Helen (Author), Osmond, Clive (Author), Goverdhan, Srinivas (Author), Lotery, Andrew J. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2012-01-10.
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