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Heritability of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the Amish
2026-08-06
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<h4>Purpose</h4> Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), a degenerative disease of aging, leads to central vision loss and has a strong genetic risk. Genetic heritability, used to quantify genetic influence on a trait, has mainly focused on twin study designs but these are vulnerable to bias. Studying relatives beyond twins is necessary to bring clarity to the genetic burden of AMD and help focus the search for a...
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- DOI
- 10.64898/2026.08.04.26359695