Impact of the common genetic associations of age-related macular degeneration upon systemic complement component C3d levels.

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common condition that leads to severe vision loss and dysregulation of the complement system is thought to be associated with the disease. To investigate associations of polymorphisms in AMD susceptibility genes with systemic complement activation, 2655 in...

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Main Authors: Tina Ristau, Constantin Paun, Lebriz Ersoy, Moritz Hahn, Yara Lechanteur, Carel Hoyng, Eiko K de Jong, Mohamed R Daha, Bernd Kirchhof, Anneke I den Hollander, Sascha Fauser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3968152?pdf=render