Prevalence and Genetic Characteristics of Geographic Atrophy among Elderly Japanese with Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

To investigate the prevalence and genetic characteristics of geographic atrophy (GA) among elderly Japanese with advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a clinic-based study.Two-hundred and ninety consecutive patients with advanced AMD were classified into typical neovascular AMD, polypoi...

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Main Authors: Yoichi Sakurada, Seigo Yoneyama, Atsushi Sugiyama, Naohiko Tanabe, Wataru Kikushima, Fumihiko Mabuchi, Atsuki Kume, Takeo Kubota, Hiroyuki Iijima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4769020?pdf=render