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ArticleOphthalmology science2026

Geographic Atrophy in Patients with Age-Related Macular Degeneration Is Associated with Rare Variants in Complement Factor H and Complement Factor I.

Anita de Breuk, Sarah de Jong, Bjorn Bakker, Eveline Kersten, Daniel T Luttikhuizen, Sascha Fauser, Caroline C W Klaver, Anneke I den Hollander, Carel B Hoyng, Yara T E Lechanteur

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Anita de BreukDepartment of Ophthalmology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Sarah de JongDepartment of Ophthalmology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Bjorn BakkerDepartment of Ophthalmology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Eveline KerstenDepartment of Ophthalmology, Rijnstate, Arnhem, The Netherlands.
Daniel T LuttikhuizenDepartment of Ophthalmology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Sascha FauserDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Caroline C W KlaverDepartment of Ophthalmology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Anneke I den HollanderDepartment of Ophthalmology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Carel B HoyngDepartment of Ophthalmology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Yara T E LechanteurDepartment of Ophthalmology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

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Abstract

Purpose: To describe the phenotype of patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) carrying rare genetic variants in the complement factor H ( Design: Cross-sectional study. Participants: Two hundred thirty-four patients with AMD carrying rare variants in Methods: Genetic data of patients with AMD from the European Genetic Database were filtered for rare coding and splice-site variants in Main Outcome Measures: Phenotypic characteristics on color fundus photographs. Results: Geographic atrophy and intermediate AMD, along with features such as predominant drusen type, largest drusen size, and drusen area, were associated with carriership of rare pathogenic variants in Conclusions: In this study, patients with AMD carrying rare variants in Financial Disclosures: The authors have no proprietary or commercial interest in any materials discussed in this article.

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Age-related macular degenerationComplement factor HComplement factor IGeographic atrophyPhenotype

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