Open AccessAge related macular degeneration in monozygotic twins and their spouses in Iceland
Author(s) -
Gottfredsdottir Maria S.,
Sverrisson Thordur,
Musch David C.,
Stefánsson Einar
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1600-0420
pISSN - 1395-3907
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0420.1999.770413.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ophthalmology , optometry , library science , family medicine , computer science
To examine the importance of genetic factors in age-related macular degeneration by using a twin study to compare the concordance of age-related macular degeneration in monozygotic twin pairs and their spouses.