Is Asthma Related to Choroidal Neovascularization?
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Is Asthma Related to Choroidal Neovascularization?
BACKGROUND Age-related degeneration (AMD) and asthma are both diseases that are related to the activation of the complement system. The association between AMD and asthma has been debated in previous studies. The authors investigated the relationship between AMD and asthma systemically. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS The epidemiological study showed that asthma was related to choroidal neovascularization...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS ONE
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035415