Article
[Genotyping in progressive age-related macular degeneration].
Oftalmologia (Bucharest, Romania : 1990) - 1 Jan 2012
Calugaru Dan
Abstract excerpt
After presenting both the prevalence and the staging of the age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the disease progression is discussed; it is determined primarily by genetic factors but is also influenced by environmental, demographic and behavioral factors. The genes working by means of the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) pathway have critical roles in the drusen initiation in the early AMD stages....
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