Systemic complement activation in age-related macular degeneration.

Dysregulation of the alternative pathway (AP) of complement cascade has been implicated in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in the elderly. To further test the hypothesis that defective control of complement activation underlies AMD, paramete...

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Main Authors: Hendrik P N Scholl, Peter Charbel Issa, Maja Walier, Stefanie Janzer, Beatrix Pollok-Kopp, Florian Börncke, Lars G Fritsche, Ngaihang V Chong, Rolf Fimmers, Thomas Wienker, Frank G Holz, Bernhard H F Weber, Martin Oppermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18596911/pdf/?tool=EBI