Anneke den Hollander

Company: Abbvie

Job title: Head of Functional Genomics

Seminars:

Functional Genomics in AMD: From Genetic Associations to Understanding Disease Mechanisms 11:30 am

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified >60 loci that are associated with AMD; main disease pathways include the complement system, lipid metabolism, and extracellular matrix The vast majority of AMD-associated loci have not yet been assessed in functional studies. Functional genomics approaches can help unravel causal variants, genes and disease mechanisms. Quantitative trait loci (QTLs),…Read more

day: Conference Day 1