ORs for exudative AMD with heterozygous GA genotype and homozygous AA genotype of rs11200638 in the promoter of HTRA1 were 2.75 (95% CI; 1.34–5.64) and 7.90 (95% CI; 3.61–17.26), respectively, when compared to the wild-type GG genotype. Here, HTRA1 is linked to age-related macular degeneration.