Meyers, K., J. Mares, R. Igo Jr, B. Truitt, Z. Liu, A. Millen, M. Klein, E. Johnson, C. Engelman, C. Karki, B. Blodi, K. Gehrs, L. Tinker, R. Wallace, J. Robinson, E. LeBlanc, G. Sarto, P. Bernstein, J. SanGiovanni, and S. Iyengar. Genetic Evidence for Role of Carotenoids in Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the Carotenoids in Age-Related Eye Disease Study (CAREDS). Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 2014, p. PubMed Text.
Abstract
Purpose: We tested variants in genes related to lutein and zeaxanthin status for association with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in the Carotenoids in Age-Related Eye Disease Study (CAREDS).
Keywords: carotenoids; genes; macular degeneration.