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Model to study age-related macular degeneration could pave way for better treatment
10-09-2007 · EurekAlert!Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have created the first animal model of age-related macular degeneration caused by a mutation known to produce disease in people, an important first step in developing treatments.
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