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Haplotypes in IL-8 Gene Are Associated to Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Case-Control Study

BACKGROUND: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the main cause of blindness in the developed world. The etiology of AMD is multifactorial due to the interaction between genetic and environmental factors. IL-8 has a role in inflammation and angiogenesis; we report the genetic characterization o...

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Autores principales: Ricci, Federico, Staurenghi, Giovanni, Lepre, Tiziana, Missiroli, Filippo, Zampatti, Stefania, Cascella, Raffaella, Borgiani, Paola, Marsella, Luigi Tonino, Eandi, Chiara Maria, Cusumano, Andrea, Novelli, Giuseppe, Giardina, Emiliano
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3686762/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23840568
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0066978