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Rare variants and loci for age-related macular degeneration in the Ohio and Indiana Amish.
Human genetics - 1 Oct 2019
Waksmunski Andrea R, Igo Robert P, Song Yeunjoo E, Cooke Bailey Jessica N, Laux Renee, Fuzzell Denise, Fuzzell Sarada, Adams Larry D, Caywood Laura, Prough Michael, Stambolian Dwight, Scott William K, Pericak-Vance Margaret A, Haines Jonathan L
Abstract excerpt
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness in the world. While dozens of independent genomic variants are associated with AMD, about one-third of AMD heritability is still unexplained. To identify novel variants and loci for AMD, we analyzed Illumina HumanExome chip data from 87 Amish individuals with early or late AMD, 79 unaffected Amish individuals, and 15 related Amish individuals...
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