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ReviewBiomedicines2024

Genetic Insights into Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

Bhumika, Nalini S Bora, Puran S Bora

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Review in Biomedicines, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

BhumikaDepartment of Zoology, Sunderwati Mahila College, Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bihar 812007, India.ORCID 0000-0002-6304-1980
Nalini S BoraPat & Willard Walker Eye Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Jones Eye Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA.
Puran S BoraPat & Willard Walker Eye Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Jones Eye Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4781-1217

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

One of the major causes of vision impairment among elderly people in developed nations is age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The distinctive features of AMD are the accumulation of extracellular deposits called drusen and the gradual deterioration of photoreceptors and nearby tissues in the macula. AMD is a complex and multifaceted disease influenced by several factors such as aging, environmental risk factors, and a person's genetic susceptibility to the condition. The interaction among these factors leads to the initiation and advancement of AMD, where genetic predisposition plays a crucial role. With the advent of high-throughput genotyping technologies, many novel genetic loci associated with AMD have been identified, enhancing our knowledge of its genetic architecture. The common genetic variants linked to AMD are found on chromosome 1q32 (in the complement factor H gene) and 10q26 (age-related maculopathy susceptibility 2 and high-temperature requirement A serine peptidase 1 genes) loci, along with several other risk variants. This review summarizes the common genetic variants of complement pathways, lipid metabolism, and extracellular matrix proteins associated with AMD risk, highlighting the intricate pathways contributing to AMD pathogenesis. Knowledge of the genetic underpinnings of AMD will allow for the future development of personalized diagnostics and targeted therapeutic interventions, paving the way for more effective management of AMD and improved outcomes for affected individuals.

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AMDAPOEARMS2/HTRA1CFHchoroidal neovascularizationcomplementary proteinsdrusengeographic atrophy

Identifiers

PMID39062052
PMCPMC11274963

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