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Analysis of the EFEMP1 gene in individuals and families with early onset drusen.
Eye (London, England) - 1 Jan 2005
Narendran N, Guymer R H, Cain M, Baird P N
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is considered a complex genetic disease, although the genetic influences are not yet fully understood. Genetic analysis is hampered by the late onset of disease and the difficulty in obtaining multigenerational families. To investigate this problem further we studied our population of early onset drusen cases. The Arg345Trp mutation on exon 10 of the EGF-containing...
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