Complement factor H polymorphism p.Tyr402His and cuticular Drusen.
Complement factor H polymorphism p.Tyr402His and cuticular Drusen.
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DOI:
10.1001/archopht.125.1.93
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发表时间:
2007
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通讯作者:
M. Grassi;J. Folk;T. Scheetz;C. M. Taylor;V. Sheffield;E. Stone
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作者:
M. Grassi;J. Folk;T. Scheetz;C. M. Taylor;V. Sheffield;E. Stone
OBJECTIVE To determine the histidine frequency in patients with the cuticular drusen phenotype of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). METHODS Fifty individuals were identified who met the criteria for the cuticular drusen phenotype using a standard threshold photograph. We genotyped DNA samples using a polymerase chain reaction-based restriction digest assay. Seven hundred individuals with typical AMD and 252 controls were also genotyped. Fisher exact test was used to analyze the significance of allele frequency differences. RESULTS The histidine variant was present in 70% (frequency +/- SE, 0.70 +/- 0.05) of the cuticular cohort, 55% (frequency +/- SE, 0.55 +/- 0.01) of the more typical AMD cases, and 34% (frequency +/- SE, 0.34 +/- 0.02) of controls. The association between the cuticular drusen phenotype and the histidine allele was highly significant (P = .003; odds ratio, 2.0; 95% confidence interval, 1.21-3.07; vs AMD cases PC, p.Tyr402His allelic variant in the CFH gene is associated with a 3-fold increased risk for AMD. A high frequency of the histidine allele has also been noted in patients with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type II.