Genetic pleiotropy between age-related macular degeneration and 16 complex diseases and traits

Acknowledgements The authors thank the International AMD Genomics Consortium (IAMDGC, http://eaglep.case.edu/iamdgc_web/) for providing the genotypes. They also thank Paul N. Baird (Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Australia), Michael B. Gorin (Department of Ophthalmology, David Geffen School of Medicine, Stein Eye Institute, University of California, USA), Jie Jin Wang (Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, Australia), and Ron Klein (Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, USA) from the IAMDGC for their critical comments on the final manuscript.Peer reviewedPublisher PD