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SUBMITTER: Michaelides M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1735576 | biostudies-other | 2003 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Michaelides M M Hunt D M DM Moore A T AT
Journal of medical genetics 20030901 9
The inherited macular dystrophies comprise a heterogeneous group of disorders characterised by central visual loss and atrophy of the macula and underlying retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). The different forms of macular degeneration encompass a wide range of clinical, psychophysical and histological findings. The complexity of the molecular basis of monogenic macular disease is now beginning to be elucidated with the identification of many of the disease-causing genes. Age related macular degen ...[more]