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Disease mechanisms in late-onset retinal macular degeneration associated with mutation in C1QTNF5.
Human molecular genetics - 15 May 2006
Shu Xinhua, Tulloch Brian, Lennon Alan, Vlachantoni Dafni, Zhou Xinzhi, Hayward Caroline, Wright Alan F
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Late-onset retinal macular degeneration (L-ORMD) is an autosomal dominant condition resembling age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in which a key pathological feature is a thick extracellular sub-retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) deposit. L-ORMD is caused by mutation in the C1QTNF5 (CTRP5) shor...
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