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Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Amino Acid Link to Age-Related MD
Researchers lead by Dr Johanna M. Seddon at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and the Devers Eye Institute in Oregon, have discovered that higher levels of an amino acid called homocysteine in the blood may show an increased risk of age-related macular degeneration.
Dietary intake of vitamins B6, B12 and folate, homocysteine levels can be reduced.
The study is published in the January issue of the American Journal of Ophthalmology. Read more in the Harvard Medical School media release 'Biomarker for age-related macular degeneration found' (4 January 2006).
Dietary intake of vitamins B6, B12 and folate, homocysteine levels can be reduced.
The study is published in the January issue of the American Journal of Ophthalmology. Read more in the Harvard Medical School media release 'Biomarker for age-related macular degeneration found' (4 January 2006).
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