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MB Sample ID: SA032377
| Local Sample ID: | AMD01_002 |
| Subject ID: | SU000613 |
| Subject Type: | HUman |
| Subject Species: | Homo sapiens |
| Taxonomy ID: | 9606 |
| Age Or Age Range: | 51-95 |
| Gender: | 253 female; 143 male |
| Human Smoking Status: | 5 smokers; 113 ex-smokers; 275 non smokers |
| Human Inclusion Criteria: | For AMD group: clinical diagnosis of AMD, confirmed on color fundus photographs; For controls: age equal or superior than 50 years old, with normal macular health |
| Human Exclusion Criteria: | Diagnosis of any other vitreoretinal disease, active uveitis or ocular infection, significant media opacities that precluded the observation of the ocular fundus, refractive error equal or greater than 6 diopters of spherical equivalent, past history of retinal surgery, history of any ocular surgery or intra-ocular procedure (such as laser and intra-ocular injections) within the 90 days prior to enrolment, and diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, with or without concomitant diabetic retinopathy. |
| Species Group: | Human |
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Sample Preparation:
| Sampleprep ID: | SP000620 |
| Sampleprep Summary: | Prior to analysis, plasma samples were thawed at room temperature and homogenized in a vortex mixer. Then, 400 µl of saline solution (NaCl 0.9% in 10% D2O) were added to 200 µl of sample. After centrifugation (4500 g, 5min, 25ºC), 550 µl of each sample was transferred to a 5 mm NMR tube. |
