Positive association of CD36 gene variants with the visual outcome of photodynamic therapy in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy.

Shigeru Honda,Hiroaki Bessho,Naoshi Kondo,Sentaro Kusuhara,Yasutomo Tsukahara,Akira Negi

Positive association of CD36 gene variants with the visual outcome of photodynamic therapy in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy.

2012

Shigeru Honda
Hiroaki Bessho
Naoshi Kondo
Sentaro Kusuhara
Yasutomo Tsukahara
Akira Negi

Purpose To clarify the association between cluster of differentiation 36 (CD36) gene polymorphisms and the response to photodynamic therapy (PDT) in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV).

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Molecular biology
Biology
Cluster of differentiation
Fluorescein angiography
Photodynamic therapy
Pathology
Choroid
Allele frequency
Genotype
Visual acuity
Choroidal neovascularization
Genetic association
Single-nucleotide polymorphism
Oncology
Internal medicine

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