A full genome scan for age-related maculopathy

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1329-1349

  Weeks, Daniel E ^a   Conley, Yvette P ^a   Mah, Tammy S ^b   Paul, T Otis ^c   Morse, Lawrence ^d   Ngo Chang, Julilani ^e   Dailey, J P ^f   Ferrell, Robert E ^a   Gorin, Michael B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SMITH KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Erie Retinal Surgery Inc ^*  (United States)

^f Erie Retinal Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 10; CHROMOSOME 5; CHROMOSOME 9; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION;

EID: 0034702032     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/9.9.1329     Document Type: Article

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