Molecular Pathogenesis of Genetic and Inherited Diseases Decreased Thickness and Integrity of the Macular Elastic Layer of Bruch’s Membrane Correspond to the Distribution of Lesions Associated with Age- Related Macular Degeneration
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From the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences,* The University of Iowa Center for Macular Degeneration, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; the Department of Ophthalmology, King’s College, London, United Kingdom; The Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London and Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom; and the Department of Neuroscience and Locomotion, Division of Ophthalmology, Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden
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