New Genetic Discovery Explains 74 Percent Cases Of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

A new study, led by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center, pinpoints the role that two genes – Factor H and Factor B – play in the development of nearly three out of four cases of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a devastating eye disease that affects more than 10 million people in the United States. (Nature Genetics)

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