The ERCC6 gene and age-related macular degeneration.

The ERCC6 gene and age-related macular degeneration.

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible visual loss in the developed countries and is caused by both environmental and genetic factors. A recent study (Tuo et al., PNAS) reported an association between AMD and a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) (rs3793784) in...

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Main Authors: Dominique C Baas, Dominiek D Despriet, Theo G M F Gorgels, Julie Bergeron-Sawitzke, André G Uitterlinden, Albert Hofman, Cornelia M van Duijn, Joanna E Merriam, R Theodore Smith, Gaetano R Barile, Jacoline B ten Brink, Johannes R Vingerling, Caroline C W Klaver, Rando Allikmets, Michael Dean, Arthur A B Bergen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2967476?pdf=render

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