Article
[Age-related macular degeneration--a complex genetic disease].
Klinika oczna - 1 Jan 2008
Antoniak Katarzyna, Bienias Wojciech, Nowak Jerzy Z
Abstract excerpt
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD,) is the most common cause of severe visual loss and blindness in the population over 60 years old, especially in the developed world. Two types of AMD are distinguished: the dry (non-exudative or atrophic) and the wet (exudative or neovascular) form. Family and twins studies have shown that the susceptibility for this disease is genetically influenced and the heritability...
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