Genetic risk factors and age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in individuals older than 65 years of age. It is a multifactorial disorder and identification of risk factors enables individuals to make lifestyle choices that may reduce the risk of disease. Collaboration between geneticists,...

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Main Authors: Maryam Mousavi, Richard A. Armstrong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-10-01
Series:Journal of Optometry
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S188842961300054X