Identification of a potential susceptibility locus for macular telangiectasia type 2.

Macular Telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel) is a relatively rare macular disease of adult onset presenting with distortions in the visual field and leading to progressive loss of visual acuity. For the purpose of a gene mapping study, several pedigrees were ascertained with multiple affected family membe...

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Main Authors: Nancy L Parmalee, Carl Schubert, Maria Figueroa, Alan C Bird, Tunde Peto, Mark C Gillies, Paul S Bernstein, Krzysztof Kiryluk, Joseph D Terwilliger, Rando Allikmets, MacTel Project
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3432025?pdf=render