Cell's 'power plant' genes raise vision disorder risk

Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 06:56 in Biology & Nature

Genetic variation in the DNA of mitochondria - the “power plants” of cells - contributes to a person`s risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), Vanderbilt investigators report May 7 in the journal PLoS ONE.

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