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Familial cases with age-related macular degeneration.
Japanese journal of ophthalmology - 1 Jan 2000
Yoshida A, Yoshida M, Yoshida S, Shiose S, Hiroishi G, Ishibashi T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) remains unknown. Genetic and environmental factors are thought to be associated with AMD. Although some studies have reported familial cases of AMD in the United States, as far as we know, familial cases of AMD have rarely been reported in Japan. CASES: We describe three families with two members of each family affected with AMD and one family...
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