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Genetic and environmental risk factors for extramacular drusen.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2020
Altay Lebriz, Subiras Xavier, Lorés de Motta Laura, Schick Tina, Berghold Aileen, Hoyng Carel B, den Hollander Anneke I, Fauser Sascha, Sadda Srinivas R, Liakopoulos Sandra
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To analyze risk factors for extramacular drusen (EMD) in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and healthy control individuals. METHODS: This case-control study included 1,520 patients from the prospective multicenter European Genetic Database (EUGENDA). Color fundus photographs and optical coherence tomography scans were evaluated for the presence of AMD and EMD. EMD was considered...
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