Views of ophthalmologists on the genetics of age-related macular degeneration: Results of a qualitative study

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in industrialized countries. It is a multifactorial disease of the retina modified by environmental/individual (e.g. smoking) and genetic factors. 34 independent genomic loci are associated with the risk to develop AMD; an inte...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2018-12, Vol.13 (12), p.e0209328-e0209328
Hauptverfasser:	Loss, Julika, Müller, Daniel, Weigl, Johannes, Helbig, Horst, Brandl, Caroline, Heid, Iris M, Finger, Robert P, Weber, Bernhard H F, Curbach, Janina
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Age related diseases Attitudes Biology and Life Sciences Blindness Colorectal cancer Communication Content analysis Cross-Sectional Studies Disease Disease prevention Disease susceptibility Education Educational programs Epidemiology Etiology Genetic aspects Genetic Counseling Genetic factors Genetic Testing Genetics Genomes Genomics Germany Health risk assessment Health risks Heritability Hospitals Humans Inclination Industrialized nations Interviews as Topic Knowledge bases (artificial intelligence) Lifestyles Macular degeneration Macular Degeneration - etiology Macular Degeneration - genetics Macular Degeneration - prevention & control Medical personnel Medicine and Health Sciences Multifactorial Inheritance Ophthalmologists Ophthalmologists - education Patient Education as Topic Patients People and Places Preventive medicine Primary care Qualitative Research Retina Risk Risk communication Risk Factors Services Smoking Social Sciences Sociology Tests Translational Medical Research
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