Inventors:
Abbot F. Clark - Fort Worth TX, US
Edwin M. Stone - Iowa City IA, US
Val C. Sheffield - Iowa City IA, US
John Fingert - Iowa City IA, US
Thomas L. Casavant - Iowa City IA, US
Todd Scheetz - Iowa City IA, US
Terry Braun - Iowa City IA, US
A. Jason Grundstad - Oak Lawn IL, US
Assignee:
ALCON RESEARCH, LTD. - Fort Worth TX
IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, UNIVERSITY OF - Iowa City IA
International Classification:
A61K 39/395, G01N 33/50, C40B 40/06, A61P 27/02
Abstract:
The invention provides genes and polymorphisms associated with AMD, and methods for diagnosing an increased risk of AMD in a patient who has at least one of the AMD-associated polymorphisms as provided.