A circulating microrna profile is associated with late-stage neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of severe vision impairment in Western populations over 55 years. A growing number of gene variants have been identified which are strongly associated with an altered risk to develop AMD. Nevertheless, gene-based biomarkers which could be d...

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Main Authors: Felix Grassmann, Peter G A Schoenberger, Caroline Brandl, Tina Schick, Daniele Hasler, Gunter Meister, Monika Fleckenstein, Moritz Lindner, Horst Helbig, Sascha Fauser, Bernhard H F Weber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4159338?pdf=render