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HTRA1 variant confers similar risks to geographic atrophy and neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) - 2 May 2007
Cameron D Joshua, Yang Zhenglin, Gibbs Daniel, Chen Haoyu, Kaminoh Yuuki, Jorgensen Adam, Zeng Jiexi, Luo Ling, Brinton Eric, Brinton Gregory, Brand John M, Bernstein Paul S, Zabriskie Norman A, Tang Shibo, Constantine Ryan, Tong Zongzhong, Zhang Kang
Abstract excerpt
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of irreversible visual impairment in the developed world. The two forms of advanced AMD, geographic atrophy (GA) and choroidal neovascularization (wet AMD), represent two types of degenerative processes in the macula that lead to loss of central vision. Soft confluent drusen, characterized by deposits in macula without visual loss are considered a...
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