Molecular genetics of age-related macular degeneration

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 20, 2001, Pages 2285-2292

  Stone, Edwin M ^a   Sheffield, Val C ^a,b   Hageman, Gregory S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; SCLEROPROTEIN;

CHROMOSOME 1; CHROMOSOME 11; CHROMOSOME 13; CHROMOSOME 22; CHROMOSOME 6; CHROMOSOME MAP; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE FUNDUS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DYSTROPHY; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULA VITELLIFORM DEGENERATION; REVIEW; STARGARDT DISEASE;

EID: 0035475141     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/10.20.2285     Document Type: Review

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