Rare gene variant linked to macular degeneration

An international team of researchers, led by scientists at The Genome Institute at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Michigan School of Public Health in Ann Arbor, have identified a gene mutation linked to age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in Americans over age 50.

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-09/wus…