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Ronald Klein

Researcher at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Publications -  1306
Citations -  163459

Ronald Klein is an academic researcher from University of Wisconsin-Madison. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Diabetes mellitus. The author has an hindex of 194, co-authored 1305 publications receiving 149140 citations. Previous affiliations of Ronald Klein include Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute & Wake Forest University.

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Identification of a major locus for age-related cortical cataract on chromosome 6p12-q12 in the Beaver Dam Eye Study

Sudha K. Iyengar, +9 more
- 05 Oct 2004 - 
TL;DR: The current genome scan for age-related cortical cataracts may lead to identification of novel genes, because few regions identified in the current scan have previously been implicated in congenital or age- related cataract.
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Are sex hormones associated with age-related maculopathy in women? The Beaver Dam Eye Study.

B. E. K. Klein, +3 more
- 01 Jan 1994 - 
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Migraine and retinal microvascular abnormalities The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

Kathryn M. Rose, +5 more
- 15 May 2007 - 
TL;DR: Middle-aged persons with migraine and other headaches were more likely to have retinopathy signs, supporting the hypothesis that neurovascular dysfunction may underlie vascular headaches.
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THE UPTAKE OF METHYL MERCURY (203Hg) IN DIFFERENT TISSUES RELATED TO ITS NEUROTOXIC EFFECTS

George G. Somjen, +7 more
- 01 Dec 1973 - 
TL;DR: The results are consistent with the idea derived from other investigations that spinal ganglia are the primary targets of poisoning by MeHg+, and that sensory axons degenerate because their parent cell bodies are damaged.
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Cigarette smoking and the natural history of age-related macular degeneration: the Beaver Dam Eye Study.

Chelsea E. Myers, +5 more
- 01 Oct 2014 - 
TL;DR: Current smoking and a greater number of pack-years smoked increase the risk of the progression of AMD and has important health care implications because smoking is a modifiable behavior.