Variants in the APOE Gene Are Associated with Improved Outcome after Anti-VEGF Treatment for Neovascular AMD

PURPOSE. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) drugs have dramatically improved the treatment of neovascular AMD. In pivotal studies, almost 90% of patients maintain vision, with approximately 30% showing significant improvement. Despite these successes, 10% to 15% of patients continue...

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Main Authors: Wickremasinghe, Sanjeewa S., Xie, Jing, Lim, Jonathan, Chauhan, Devinder S., Robman, Luba, Richardson, Andrea J., Hageman, Gregory, Baird, Paul N., Guymer, Robyn
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Inc. 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3175959/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21245410
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.10-6550
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