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ArticleEuropean journal of human genetics : EJHG2009

Variation near complement factor I is associated with risk of advanced AMD.

Jesen A Fagerness, Julian B Maller, Benjamin M Neale, Robyn C Reynolds, Mark J Daly, Johanna M Seddon

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Article in European journal of human genetics : EJHG, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 214 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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214citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
24.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

214 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 352 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jesen A FagernessCenter for Human Genetic Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Julian B Maller
Benjamin M Neale
Robyn C Reynolds
Mark J Daly
Johanna M Seddon
Broad Institute · USTufts Medical Center · USMassachusetts General Hospital · US

Funding

AN NCRR CENTER FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT SNP GENOTYPING AND ANALYSIS: GAIN NETWORKU54RR020278 · NCRR · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI GABRIEL, STACEY · 2004 to 2008
$14.4M
ETIOLOGIC STUDIES OF AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATIONR01EY011309 · NEI · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI SEDDON, JOHANNA M · 2003 to 2017
$9.3M
ETIOLOGIC STUDIES OF AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATIONU10EY011309 · NEI · MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY · PI SEDDON, JOHANNA M · 1996 to 2000
$910k
NCRR NIH HHS U54 RR020278NEI NIH HHS EY11309NEI NIH HHS R01 EY011309NEI NIH HHS U10 EY011309
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A case-control association study for advanced age-related macular degeneration was conducted to explore several regions of interest identified by linkage. This analysis identified a single nucleotide polymorphism just 3' of complement factor I on chromosome 4 showing significant association (P<10(-7)). Sequencing was performed on coding exons in linkage disequilibrium with the detected association. No obvious functional variation was discovered that could be the proximate cause of the association, suggesting a noncoding regulatory mechanism.

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Polymorphism, Single NucleotideAgedCase-Control StudiesChromosomes, Human, Pair 4Complement Factor IFemaleHumansLinkage DisequilibriumMacular DegenerationMaleMiddle AgedRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSequence Analysis, DNACFI protein, humanComplement Factor I

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PMID18685559
PMCPMC2985963
OpenAlexW2092148373

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