CFH Y402H confers similar risk of soft drusen and both forms of advanced AMD.
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of irreversible visual impairment in the developed world. The two forms of advanced AMD, geographic atrophy and neovascular AMD, represent different pathological processes in the macula that lead to loss of central vision. Soft drusen,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2006-01-01
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Series: | PLoS Medicine |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1288033?pdf=render |