Macular Degeneration
Research from Washington University, Medical Department has provided new information about macular degeneration
Published in Drug Week, May 1st, 2009
" To determine whether there is an association between complement factor H (CFH) or LOC387715 genotypes and response to treatment with photodynamic therapy (PDT) for exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Sixty-nine patients being treated for neovascular AMD with PDT were genotyped for the CFH Y402H and LOC387715 A69S polymorphisms by allele-specific digestion of PCR products," scientists in the United States report.
"AMD phenotypes were characterized by clinical examination, fundus photography, and fluorescein angiography. Adjusting for age, pre-PDT visual acuity (VA), and lesion type, mean VA after PDT was significantly worse for the CFH TT genotype than...
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Source: Drug Week (2009-05-01)
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