“…An allele of MMP-2 rs2287074 was less prevalent in subjects with late AMD than in those with early or no AMD (p = 0.01) (Seitzman et al, 2008). The third study also proved that analysis of MMP-2 (-1306 C/T) gene polymorphism has not revealed any differences in the genotype distribution between patients with early AMD and reference group subjects when analyzed in overall group, but MMP-2 gene C/C genotype was more frequent in AMD patients younger than 65 years comparing to AMD group ≥65 years (67.21% vs. 49.37%, p = 0.039), and C/T genotype was more frequent in AMD patients ≥65 years comparing to AMD patients <65 years (26.23% vs. 44.3%, p = 0.033) (Liutkeviciene et al, 2013). MMP-2 expression in experimental models (Berglin et al, 2003) and in Bruch's membrane-choroid prepara tions in human donor eyes with AMD diagnosis were also analyzed (Hussain et ., 1998).…”