Modelling the Genetic Risk in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Late-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common sight-threatening disease of the central retina affecting approximately 1 in 30 Caucasians. Besides age and smoking, genetic variants from several gene loci have reproducibly been associated with this condition and likely explain a large...

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Main Authors: Grassmann, Felix, Fritsche, Lars G., Keilhauer, Claudia N., Heid, Iris M., Weber, Bernhard H. F.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3364197/