First Gene Associated With Dry Macular Degeneration Found
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 20:21
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,scientists have made two important discoveries related to age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in adults over the age of 60.
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