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A Phenotyping Regimen for Genetically Modified Mice Used to Study Genes Implicated in Human Diseases of Aging
Published on: July 14, 2016
Lipid-lowering drug and complement factor H genotyping-personalized treatment strategy for age-related macular
Can Can Xue1, Kelvin Y C Teo1,2, Yih Chung Tham1,2,3,4
1Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore 169856, Singapore.
Abstract:
We investigated whether the effect of lipid-lowering drugs (LLDs) on age-related macular degeneration (AMD) differs according to the main complement genetic variants in Singapore Epidemiology of Eye Diseases (SEED) (n = 5,579) and UK Biobank studies (n = 445,727). The effect of LLD was determined for each stratum of 20 complement genetic variants. In SEED, 484 individuals developed AMD and 216 showed progression over 6 years. In the UK Biobank, 913 participants developed AMD over 11 years. rs1061170 variant (complement factor H gene) was the only variant for which we found a protective effect in both populations. This effect was found in individuals carrying at least one C allele in SEED (odds ratio [OR] = 0.41; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.19-0.87) and in individuals carrying two C alleles in UK Biobank (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.65; 95% CI, 0.45-0.93). These effects corresponded to a 50% and 35% decrease in AMD risk, respectively. Our study highlights the potential for personalized therapy for AMD based on complement genotyping.
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