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Complement factor H polymorphism p.Tyr402His and cuticular Drusen.
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Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) [Arch Ophthalmol] 2007 Jan; Vol. 125 (1), pp. 93-7. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- Objective: To determine the histidine frequency in patients with the cuticular drusen phenotype of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).<br />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.<br />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 P<.001; odds ratio 4.54; 95% confidence interval, 2.79-7.50; vs controls). Genotype distribution between the 3 groups was similarly significant (P<.001).<br />Conclusion: The cuticular drusen phenotype is highly associated with the Tyr402His variant of the complement factor H (CFH) gene. The significantly higher histidine allele frequency in this group compared with the typical AMD cohort suggests that the complement cascade may play a greater role in the pathogenesis of the cuticular drusen subtype than in AMD as a whole.<br />Clinical Relevance: The c.1204T>C, 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.
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0003-9950
- Volume :
- 125
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 17210858
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.125.1.93