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age-related macular degeneration (AMD) on chromosome 10q26, which is one of the
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A Arnarsson, T Sverrisson, E Stefánsson, H … - American journal of ophthalmology, 2006 - Elsevier Current alcohol consumption decreased the risk for drusen. Being married rather
than divorced or widowed decreased the risk for soft drusen; being single
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S Tanimoto, H Tamura, T Ue, K Yamane, H … - Neuroscience letters, 2007 - Elsevier Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of blindness
among older adults in developed countries and also in Japan. Previous research
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in the elderly, is a complex disease that results from genetic modifications
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SL Alexander, WT Linde-Zwirble, W Werther, … - Ophthalmology, 2007 - Elsevier Presented at: American Society of Retinal Specialists/European Society of
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- ►nih.gov A Decanini, CL Nordgaard, X Feng, DA … - American journal of ophthalmology, 2007 - Elsevier The pattern of protein changes identified in human donor tissue graded using the
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A Lotery, D Trump - Human Genetics, 2007 - Springer Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is an extremely prevalent complex genetic
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