Genome identified for age-related blindness</tile> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="description" content="Genome identified for age-related blindness"> <meta http-equiv="keywords" content="Genome,identified,for,age-related,blindness"> </head> <body> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="10" height="39"> </td> <td width="99%" height="39"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="16%"><a href="http://inttranews.inttra.net"><img src="http://inttranews.inttra.net/images/inttranews_grey_2.jpg" width="192" height="37" border="0"></a></td> <td width="50%" valign="middle"> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><font color="#CCCCCC" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">KNOW.<br> HOW.</font></b></font> </p> </td> <td width="34%" align="right" valign="top"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#666666">15-04-2005</font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="99%" > </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="99%" > <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <b>Genome identified for age-related blindness</b></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> <img src="http://inttranews.inttra.net/img_news/img_SE1di4lOz06lOXAh1b8s_1.jpg" align="left" vspace="5" hspace="5" ><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">California, USA (Sciencemag): Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the developed world and is characterized by a breakdown of light-sensitive cells in the retina. Both genetic and environmental factors are thought to contribute to the disorder, but its molecular pathogenesis has been unclear. Three research groups have identified a sequence-specific variant in the genome that increases an individual's risk of developing AMD by three-to sevenfold and that may explain 20 to 60% of AMD incidence in older adults. <br> <br>For more information, please visit: <br><a href="http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/308/5720/385?etoc" target="blank">www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/308/5720/385?etoc</a> <br></font></td> </tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="<http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show