Researchers of Miller School of Medicine in Miami worked with an international team to identify seven new genes that can be linked to macular degeneration in a study entitled "Seven New Loci Associated with Age-Related Macular Degeneration," according to a Health Canal report.
The seven loci identified were B3GALTL, ADAMTS9/MIR548A2, COL8A1/FILIP1L, SLC16A8, TGFBR1, RAD51B and IER3/DDR1.
The study was a result of work done through the National Eye Institute of the NIH AMD gene consortium, which includes over 60 institutes worldwide.
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The seven loci identified were B3GALTL, ADAMTS9/MIR548A2, COL8A1/FILIP1L, SLC16A8, TGFBR1, RAD51B and IER3/DDR1.
The study was a result of work done through the National Eye Institute of the NIH AMD gene consortium, which includes over 60 institutes worldwide.
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