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SUBMITTER: Barnett BP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3753825 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gerontology 20130208 4
<h4>Background</h4>Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the western world. To prevent what will certainly be a tremendous health and economic burden, effective therapeutics for AMD are urgently needed. To develop these agents in a timely fashion, the molecular pathways that cause disease progression must be elucidated.<h4>Objective</h4>To briefly describe the clinical features of AMD, and review the current understanding of the molecular basis of AMD.<h4>Me ...[more]