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Association of Apolipoprotein E Alleles with Susceptibility to Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Iranian Patients

Authors :
Mohammad Askari
Amin Reza Nikpoor
Hajar Aryan
Hamid Ghaedi
Javad Akhtari
Asaad Azarnejad
Kazem Mousavizadeh
Mohammad Hossein Sanati
Alireza Irani
Khalil Ghasemi Falavarjani
Hossein Nazari
Source :
Research in Molecular Medicine, Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 22-27 (2015)
Publication Year :
2015
Publisher :
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, 2015.

Abstract

Background: We aimed here to investigate the association between alleles and genotypes of APOE and Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) development. Materials and Methods: After ophthalmological examination, 120 patients with confirmed AMD and 120 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. The polymorphic segment of APOE gene was PCR-amplified and sequenced to determine the frequency distribution of polymorphic alleles and genotypes of this gene in the sample population. Results: The frequency distribution of APOE alleles and genotypes differed significantly between the patients and the control groups (P

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23221348 and 2322133X
Volume :
3
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Research in Molecular Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.0298d2e7d25d45269df4daa005d759fe
Document Type :
article