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Genetics of pigment changes and geographic atrophy.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Jul 2007
Thompson Cheryl L, Jun Gyungah, Klein Barbara E K, Klein Ronald, Capriotti Jennifer, Lee Kristine E, Iyengar Sudha K
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Studies of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) often involve persons with both choroidal neovascularization and geographic atrophy (GA), but few genome-wide scans (GWSs) have discriminated between these two outcomes. METHODS: To comprehend the role of pigmentary abnormalities (PA) and GA in AMD, the authors analyzed the data from a previous GWS on AMD (FARMS [Family Age-Related Maculopathy...
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