Ophthalmology
Volume 117, Issue 8 , Pages 1567-1570, August 2010

Three Major Loci Involved in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Are Also Associated with Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy

  • Luiz H. Lima, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Vitreous, Retina, Macula Consultants of New York and the LuEsther T. Mertz Retina Research Center, Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, New York
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  • Carl Schubert, BA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University, New York
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  • Daniela C. Ferrara, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Vitreous, Retina, Macula Consultants of New York and the LuEsther T. Mertz Retina Research Center, Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, New York
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  • Joanna E. Merriam, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University, New York
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  • Yutaka Imamura, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Vitreous, Retina, Macula Consultants of New York and the LuEsther T. Mertz Retina Research Center, Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, New York
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  • K. Bailey Freund, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Vitreous, Retina, Macula Consultants of New York and the LuEsther T. Mertz Retina Research Center, Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, New York
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  • Richard F. Spaide, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Vitreous, Retina, Macula Consultants of New York and the LuEsther T. Mertz Retina Research Center, Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, New York
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  • Lawrence A. Yannuzzi, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Vitreous, Retina, Macula Consultants of New York and the LuEsther T. Mertz Retina Research Center, Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, New York
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  • Rando Allikmets, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University, New York
    • Department of Pathology & Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Rando Allikmets, PhD, Eye Institute Research Addition, Columbia University, 160 Fort Washington Avenue, 7th Floor, Room 715, New York, NY, 10032

Received 16 September 2009; received in revised form 2 November 2009; accepted 9 November 2009. published online 08 April 2010.

Available online: April 8, 2010.

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 Manuscript no. 2009-1288.

 Financial Disclosure(s): The author(s) have no proprietary or commercial interest in any materials discussed in this article.

 Supported by grants National Institutes of Health EY13435, EY017404, The Macula Foundation, Inc., and an unrestricted grant to the Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University, from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc. Dr. Imamura was funded by grants from Koureisha Ganshikkan Kenkyu Zaidan, Mishima Saiichi-kinen Gankakenkyu Kokusaikouryu Kikin, and Takeda Kagaku Shinkou Zaidan.

PII: S0161-6420(09)01443-2

doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2009.12.018

Ophthalmology
Volume 117, Issue 8 , Pages 1567-1570, August 2010

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