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A genome-wide association study for primary open angle glaucoma and macular degeneration reveals novel Loci.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Scheetz Todd E, Fingert John H, Wang Kai, Kuehn Markus H, Knudtson Kevin L, Alward Wallace L M, Boldt H Culver, Russell Stephen R, Folk James C, Casavant Thomas L, Braun Terry A, Clark Abbot F, Stone Edwin M, Sheffield Val C
Abstract excerpt
Glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are the two leading causes of visual loss in the United States. We utilized a novel study design to perform a genome-wide association for both primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) and AMD. This study design utilized a two-stage process for hypothe...
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