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Age-related macular degeneration: genetics and biology coming together.
Annual review of genomics and human genetics - 1 Jan 2014
Fritsche Lars G, Fariss Robert N, Stambolian Dwight, Abecasis Gonçalo R, Curcio Christine A, Swaroop Anand
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Genetic and genomic studies have enhanced our understanding of complex neurodegenerative diseases that exert a devastating impact on individuals and society. One such disease, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), is a major cause of progressive and debilitating visual impairment. Since the pioneering discovery in 2005 of complement factor H (CFH) as a major AMD susceptibility gene, extensive investigations...
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