Exclusion of TIMP3 as a candidate locus in age-related macular degeneration.

1997104 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Monica A. De La Paz · Duke Medical Center

Abstract

No evidence of linkage or association or both was found between AMD and TIMP3 in these 38 families. These data suggest that although clinically similar, the genetic defect in Sorsby's fundus dystrophy is of a different cause than the majority of the genetic causes of AMD.

Topics & Keywords

Retinal Diseases and Treatments Retinal Imaging and Analysis Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: PubMed

Volume 38, Issue 6, pp. 1060-5

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