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Joint Associations of Diet, Lifestyle, and Genes with Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
Ophthalmology - 1 Nov 2015
Meyers Kristin J, Liu Zhe, Millen Amy E, Iyengar Sudha K, Blodi Barbara A, Johnson Elizabeth, Snodderly D Max, Klein Michael L, Gehrs Karen M, Tinker Lesley, Sarto Gloria E, Robinson Jennifer, Wallace Robert B, Mares Julie A
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PURPOSE: Unhealthy lifestyles have been associated with increased odds for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Whether this association is modified by genetic risk for AMD is unknown and was investigated. DESIGN: Interactions between healthy lifestyles AMD risk genotypes were studied in relation to the prevalence of AMD, assessed 6 years later. PARTICIPANTS: Women 50 to 79 years of age in the Carotenoids in...
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