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Pleiotropic Locus 15q24.1 Reveals a Gender-Specific Association with Neovascular but Not Atrophic Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD).
Cells - 8 Oct 2020
Kiel Christina, Strunz Tobias, International Amd Genomics Consortium Project Manager Susan Blanton Iamdgc, Grassmann Felix, Weber Bernhard H F
Abstract excerpt
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified an abundance of genetic loci associated with complex traits and diseases. In contrast, in-depth characterization of an individual genetic signal is rarely available. Here, we focus on the genetic variant rs2168518 in 15q24.1 previously associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but only with suggestive evidence. In a two-step procedure, we...
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