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Mitochondrial variation and the risk of age-related macular degeneration across diverse populations.
Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing. Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing - 1 Jan 2015
Restrepo Nicole A, Mitchell Sabrina L, Goodloe Robert J, Murdock Deborah G, Haines Jonanthan L, Crawford Dana C
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Substantial progress has been made in identifying susceptibility variants for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The majority of research to identify genetic variants associated with AMD has focused on nuclear genetic variation. While there is some evidence that mitochondrial genetic variation contributes to AMD susceptibility, to date, these studies have been limited to populations of European descent...
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