Eye protection.A gene variant may guard against a common, blinding eye disease. The gene, TLR TLR Trailer TLR Toll Like Receptor (immunological research) TLR Temple (University) Law Review TLR Twin Lens Reflex TLR Texas Law Review TLR The Last Resort (gaming clan) 3, may play a pivotal role in the dry form of age-related macular degeneration Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) Degeneration of the macula (the central part of the retina where the rods and cones are most dense) that leads to loss of central vision in people over 60. , the leading cause of blindness in the elderly. The new finding, reported online August 27 in The New England Journal of Medicine The New England Journal of Medicine (New Engl J Med or NEJM) is an English-language peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Massachusetts Medical Society. It is one of the most popular and widely-read peer-reviewed general medical journals in the world. , reveals that roughly three in 10 people harbor a variant form of TLR3 that subdues its normal activity, seeming to provide a partial safeguard against the eye disease. |
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