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[Sorsby's fundus dystrophy. A genetically homogeneous disease].
Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft - 1 May 1998
Felbor U, Weber B H
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BACKGROUND: The recent identification of the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-3 (TIMP3) as the gene underlying SFD pathology has made it possible to address the question of genetic heterogeneity in this disorder. In addition, it now has become feasible to clarify whether SFD is directly involved in other maculopathies and, in particular, may represent a genetic model for age-related macular degeneration....
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