The SERPING1 gene and age-related macular degeneration
Publisher:
The LancetDate published:
21 November, 2008Region:
United Kingdom Publication type:
researchPublication link:
The SERPING1 gene and age-related macular degenerationAge-related macular degeneration is the main cause of blindness in 30·5 million people worldwide. 1 The devastating outcome might change in the near future because of remarkable research developments currently taking place. The most prominent discoveries about the cause of the disease have been the identification of the complement factor H ( CFH ) and LOC387715 genes.
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