Familial cases with age-related macular degeneration

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 290-295

  Yoshida, Ayako ^a   Yoshida, Motoaki ^a   Yoshida, Shigeo ^a   Shiose, Satomi ^a   Hiroishi, Goro ^a   Ishibashi, Tatsuro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Environmental factors; Family; Genetic factor; Smoking

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULOPATHY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION;

AGED; EYE DISEASES, HEREDITARY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034611995     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-5155(99)00227-0     Document Type: Article

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