Effect of the Y402H Variant in the Complement Factor H Gene on the Incidence and Progression of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Author(s) -
Ronald E. Gang,
Kristine E. Lee,
Ronald Klein,
Sudha K. Iyengar,
Theru A. Sivakumaran
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
archives of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3601
pISSN - 0003-9950
DOI - 10.1001/archophthalmol.2012.693
Subject(s) - macular degeneration , factor h , incidence (geometry) , medicine , hazard ratio , proportional hazards model , risk factor , ophthalmology , immunology , confidence interval , complement system , physics , antibody , optics
To investigate the effect of age, sex, and the Y402H variant in the complement factor H (CFH) gene on the incidence, progression, and regression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) as well as the effect of these factors and AMD on mortality, using multistate models.
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