Genetic susceptibility to age related macular degeneration

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 83-87

  Yates, John R W ^a   Moore, Anthony T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Genetic susceptibility

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; APOLIPOPROTEIN E;

CHROMOSOME 1Q; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DYSTROPHY; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; REVIEW; SMOKING; STARGARDT DISEASE; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0034054041     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.37.2.83     Document Type: Review

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