Heredity and cataracts

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: June 19, 2000 | Copyright information

Medical Roundup

Heredity and cataracts

Compiled by Journal Sentinel reporter Kawanza L. Griffin from recent reports.

Monday, June 19, 2000

Heredity plays a bigger role in the development of cataracts than smoking, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine.

London researchers studied 506 sets of identical or fraternal female twins ages 50 to 79 and found that heredity accounted for 48% of eye cloudiness, whereas age explained 38% and l...

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