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Familial aggregation of age-related macular degeneration in the Utah population.
Vision research - 1 Feb 2008
Luo Ling, Harmon Jennifer, Yang Xian, Chen Haoyu, Patel Shrena, Mineau Geraldine, Yang Zhenglin, Constantine Ryan, Buehler Jeanette, Kaminoh Yuuki, Ma Xiang, Wong Tien Y, Zhang Maonian, Zhang Kang
Abstract excerpt
We examined familial aggregation and risk of age-related macular degeneration in the Utah population using a population-based case-control study. Over one million unique patient records were searched within the University of Utah Health Sciences Center and the Utah Population Database (UPDB), identifying 4764 patients with AMD. Specialized kinship analysis software was used to test for familial aggregation of...
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