Age-related macular degeneration genetics

Ophthalmology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 600-601

  Byeon, Suk Ho ^a   Chu, Young Kwang ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN A; VASCULOTROPIN INHIBITOR;

APOPTOSIS; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUSEN; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LETTER; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION;

GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; INTRONS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-2;

EID: 79952256818     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2010.11.010     Document Type: Letter

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