What can we learn about age-related macular degeneration from other retinal diseases?

D. J. Zack, M. Dean, R. S. Molday, J. Nathans, T. M. Redmond, E. M. Stone, A. Swaroop, D. Valle, B. H. Weber

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Abstract

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is increasingly recognized as a complex genetic disorder in which one or more genes contribute to an individual's susceptibility for developing the condition. Twin and family studies as well as population-based genetic epidemiologic methods have convincingly demonstrated the importance of genetics in AMD, though the extent of heritability, the number of genes involved, and the phenotypic and genetic heterogeneity of the condition remain unresolved. The extent to which other hereditary macular dystrophies such as Stargardts disease, familial radial drusen (malattia leventinese), Best's disease, and peripherin/RDS-related dystrophy are related to AMD remains unclear. Alzheimer's disease, another late onset, heterogeneous degenerative disorder of the central nervous system, offers a valuable model for identifying the issues that confront AMD genetics.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)30
Number of pages1
JournalMolecular vision
Volume5
StatePublished - Nov 3 1999

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ophthalmology

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