Hypomethylation of the IL17RC Promoter Associates with Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the elderly population worldwide. Although recent studies have demonstrated strong genetic associations between AMD and SNPs in a number of genes, other modes of regulation are also likely to play a role in the...

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Main Authors: Lai Wei, Baoying Liu, Jingsheng Tuo, Defen Shen, Ping Chen, Zhiyu Li, Xunxian Liu, Jia Ni, Pradeep Dagur, H. Nida Sen, Shayma Jawad, Diamond Ling, Stanley Park, Sagarika Chakrabarty, Catherine Meyerle, Elvira Agron, Frederick L. Ferris, 3rd, Emily Y. Chew, J. Philip McCoy, Emily Blum, Peter J. Francis, Michael L. Klein, Robyn H. Guymer, Paul N. Baird, Chi-Chao Chan, Robert B. Nussenblatt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-11-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124712003683