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Individualised risk in AMD
Author(s) -
MACKEY D
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.2346.x
Subject(s) - genetic testing , ask price , medicine , dna testing , optometry , business , genetics , biology , finance
With the advent of direct to consumer DNA testing, several companies are offering testing to patients for genetic risk of AMD. This testing is provided with significant information about AMD and its genetics. However, patients and their families will ask their ophthalmologists about this and ophthalmologists will need to be aware of what is being provided.