Article
Age-related macular degeneration. Clinical features in a large family and linkage to chromosome 1q.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Aug 1998
Klein M L, Schultz D W, Edwards A, Matise T C, Rust K, Berselli C B, Trzupek K, Weleber R G, Ott J, Wirtz M K, Acott T S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To identify the chromosomal location of a disease-causing gene and to describe the clinical characteristics of a large family with age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). METHODS: An ARMD pedigree was identified, and the disease state of family members was documented by stereoscopic...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1
- DNA
- Female
- Fundus Oculi
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Markers
- Genotype
- Humans
- Lod Score
- Macular Degeneration
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pedigree
