Both scores of bone-mineral density (in the femoral neck and in the lumbar spine) are nominally significant, suggesting a protective effect for AMD in individuals having a higher bone-mineral density.
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Genetic pleiotropy between age-related macular degeneration and 16 complex diseases and traits.
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higher genetic scores are associated with higher AMD risk), although they failed to reach statistical significance.
We found a highly significant association of the myopia genetic score with AMD revealing a strong protective effect.