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Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups confer differences in risk for age-related macular degeneration: a case control study

BACKGROUND: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss in elderly, Caucasian populations. There is strong evidence that mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress play a role in the cell death found in AMD retinas. The purpose of this study was to examine the asso...

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Autores principales: Kenney, M Cristina, Hertzog, Dieter, Chak, Garrick, Atilano, Shari R, Khatibi, Nikan, Soe, Kyaw, Nobe, Andrew, Yang, Elizabeth, Chwa, Marilyn, Zhu, Feilin, Memarzadeh, Masood, King, Jacqueline, Langberg, Jonathan, Small, Kent, Nesburn, Anthony B, Boyer, David S, Udar, Nitin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3566905/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23302509
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2350-14-4