CHICAGO — Researchers used a direct-to-consumer genetic testing service to identify patients with CFH Y402H and ARMS2 A69S alleles, the genetic variants most commonly associated with an increased risk for developing age-related macular degeneration, a speaker said here.
“This is the first description of an unselected cohort of AMD patients with Y402H and A69S alleles identified through direct-to-consumer genetic testing,” Theodore Leng, MD, MS, said at the American Society of Retina Specialists annual meeting.
The national cross-sectional study included nearly 3.5 million
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