The challenges and surprises of studying the genetics of age-related macular degeneration

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 139, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 908-911

  Traboulsi, Elias I ^a,b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHROMOSOME IDENTIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; GENDER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; GENOME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MUTAGENESIS; NUTRITION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 18144422363     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.01.045     Document Type: Editorial

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