Vascular endothelial growth factor gene polymorphisms in age-related macular degeneration in a Turkish population
Vascular endothelial growth factor gene polymorphisms in age-related macular degeneration in a Turkish population作者机构:Department of OphthalmologySchool of MedicinePamukkale University Department of Medical GeneticsSchool of MedicinePamukkale University Department of Medical BiologySchool of MedicinePamukkale University
出 版 物:《International Journal of Ophthalmology(English edition)》 (国际眼科杂志(英文版))
年 卷 期:2014年第7卷第5期
页 面:773-777页
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学科分类:1002[医学-临床医学] 100212[医学-眼科学] 10[医学]
基 金:Supported by Pamukkale University Scientific Research Unit(No.2011TPF025)
主 题:age-related macular degeneration vascular endothelial growth factor single nucleotide polymorphism
摘 要:AIM:To assess the association between age-related macular degeneration(AMD) and three single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPS) related to the vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) ***:The patients who were diagnosed with AMD were included in this prospective study. Three SNPs(rs1413711, rs2146323, and rs3025033) of the VEGF gene were genotyped by real-time polymerase chain reaction in the genomic DNA isolated from peripheral blood samples of the 82 patients and 80 ***:The genotype frequencies of rs1413711 and rs2146323 were not significantly different between the study group and the control group(P =0.072 and P =0.058).However, there was a significant difference in the genotype frequencies of these SNPs between the wet type AMD and dry type AMD(P =0.005 and P =0.010,respectively). One of the SNPs(rs1413711) was also found to be associated with the severity of AMD(P =0.001)with significant genotype distribution between early,intermediate, and advanced stages of the disease. The ancestral alleles were protective for both SNPs while the polymorphic alleles increased the risk for dry ***:VEGF SNPs rs1413711 and rs2146323 polymorphisms are significantly associated with AMD subtypes in our population.