First gene associated with dry macular degeneration found
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 17:21
in Health & Medicine
In a study that underscores the important role that individual genetic profiles will play in the development of new therapies for disease, a multi-institutional research team - led by Kang Zhang, MD, PhD professor of ophthalmology and human genetics at Shiley Eye Center at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine - has made two important discoveries related to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in adults over the age of 60.
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