Among them, CETP (rs3764261/rs2303790) and ABCG1 (rs57137919) were the major susceptibility genes for PCV in Asian population and ABCG1 (rs57137919) showed allelic diversity between PCV and AMD.
The SNP rs3764261 in the cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) gene was associated significantly with neovascular AMD (P = 1.82×10(-4); odds ratio [OR], 1.89) and PCV (P = 4.04×10(-4); OR, 1.80).
CETP rs3764261 was significantly associated with the development of PCV; the frequency of the minor allele A was higher in the PCV cases (24.0%) than in the control subjects (18.5%) (P = 0.0025; odds ratio [OR], 1.41; 95% confidence interval, 1.13-1.75).