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Chromosome 10q26 locus and age-related macular degeneration: a progress update.
Experimental eye research - 1 Feb 2014
Wang Gaofeng
Abstract excerpt
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of late-onset central vision loss in developed countries. Both genetic and environmental factors contribute to the onset of AMD. Variation at a locus on chromosome 10q26 has been consistently associated with this disease and represents one of the two strongest genetic effects being identified in AMD. At least three genes are located within the bounds of...
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