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Association of variants in the LIPC and ABCA1 genes with intermediate and large drusen and advanced age-related macular degeneration.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 28 Jun 2011
Yu Yi, Reynolds Robyn, Fagerness Jesen, Rosner Bernard, Daly Mark J, Seddon Johanna M
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Intermediate and large drusen usually precede advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD). There is little information about which genes influence drusen accumulation. Discovery of genetic variants associated with drusen may lead to prevention and treatments of AMD in its early stages. METHODS: A total of 3066 subjects were evaluated on the basis of ocular examinations and fundus photography and...
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