Investigation of associations of , , and gene polymorphisms with wet age-related macular degeneration in a Greek population.

Background: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a multifactorial degenerative ocular disease that leads to loss of central vision. Functional gene polymorphisms have already been associated with the disease (for example, A69S, rs10490924).

Aim: The goal of our study was to verify the correlation of the aforementioned variation with the disease, to examine, for the first time, the role of the C260T variation (rs2569190), and to investigate the association of two polymorphisms (Asp299Gly or rs4986790 and Thr399Ile or rs4986791) in a Greek population with the wet form of AMD.

Evaluation of a particle enhanced turbidimetric assay for the measurement of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in plasma and urine on Architect-8000: Analytical performance and establishment of reference values.

Objectives: Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is a promising biomarker for acute kidney injury. NGAL can be measured in both blood and urine. Apart from kidney injury, NGAL levels in both plasma and urine can be influenced by various pathological situations.