ATG7, autophagy related 7, 10533

N. diseases: 179; N. variants: 17
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0242383
Disease: Age related macular degeneration
Age related macular degeneration
0.010 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Because A2E accumulation in the RPE is associated with pathogenesis of both Stargardt disease and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in humans, deletion of Abca4 was introduced into Atg7(flox/flox);VMD2-rtTA-cre+ mice to investigate the role of autophagy during A2E accumulation. 26468292 2015