Age-Related Macular Degeneration Genetics

Ophthalmology

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Recalde, Sergio ^a   Fernandez Robredo, Patricia ^a   Altarriba, Maria ^a   Salinas Alaman, Angel ^a   García Layana, Alfredo ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; PROTEIN LOC387715;

DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SMOKING;

EID: 42649123342     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2007.12.012     Document Type: Letter

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