Article
Genetic risk models in age-related macular degeneration.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology - 1 Jan 2014
Grassmann Felix, Heid Iris M, Weber Bernhard H F
Abstract excerpt
Late-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common sight-threatening disease of the central retina affecting approximately 1 in 30 Caucasians. Besides age and smoking, common genetic variants from at least 19 gene loci have reproducibly been associated with AMD likely explaining a large proportion of disease. Based on the current knowledge, several models were calculated to predict disease risk each...
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