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[Genetic aspects of age-related macular degeneration].
Klinika oczna - 1 Jan 2009
Janik-Papis Katarzyna, Zaraś Małgorzata, Skłodowska Anna, Ulińska Magdalena, Borucka Anna I, Błasiak Janusz
Abstract excerpt
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive disease characterized in macula photoreceptors degeneration that leads to loss of central vision in elderly people, especially in developed countries. Many environmental and genetic factors have influence on the occurrence and progression of AMD as well as its form: either dry or exudative. Despite of the extensive research, etiology and molecular background...
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