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The genetics of age-related macular degeneration.
Molecular vision - 3 Nov 1999
Gorin M B, Breitner J C, De Jong P T, Hageman G S, Klaver C C, Kuehn M H, Seddon J M
Abstract excerpt
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is increasingly recognized as a complex genetic disorder in which one or more genes contribute to an individual's susceptibility for developing the condition. Twin and family studies as well as population-based genetic epidemiologic methods have convincingly demonstrated the importance of genetics in AMD, though the extent of heritability, the number of genes involved, and...
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