A69S and R38X ARMS2 and Y402H CFH gene polymorphisms as risk factors for neovascular age-related macular degeneration in Poland - a brief report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The wet form of age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is a leading cause of irreversible blindness in Caucasians. Our purpose was to assess influence of gene polymorphisms A69S (rs10490924) and R38X (rs2736911) ARMS2 and Y402 (rs1061170) CFH on wet ARMD risk in a Polish population.

Material/methods

130 unrelated patients (90 with wet ARMD and 40 controls) took part in the study. Dry blood was used for DNA isolation. PCR amplification and gene sequencing were performed. In subjects with R38X and A69S, SNP gene cloning was used to exclude the possible combined variant.

Results

Homozygous Y402H and A69S conferred a significance risk of wet ARMD in Poland: Y402H odds ratio (OR) was 5.57 (95% confidence interval: 1.58-19.6), p=0.002; and A69S OR was 7.72 (95%

SUBMITTER: Teper SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3560583 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature