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Heritability of Macular Pigment: A Twin Study

22 Nov 2005

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PURPOSE: Several studies have reported higher levels of macular pigment (MP) in association with reduced risk for age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), a disease to which there is a genetic predisposition. A classic twin study was performed to determine the heritability of MP in the healthy eye. METHODS: One hundred fifty twin pairs (76 monozygotic [MZ] and 74 dizygotic [DZ]), aged 18 to 50 years,...

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PMID: 16303930
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.05-0519

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