WNT7A/B promote choroidal neovascularization
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Drusen complement components C3a and C5a promote choroidal neovascularization.
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in industrialized nations, affecting 30-50 million people worldwide. The earliest clinical hallmark of AMD is the presence of drusen, extracellular deposits that accumulate beneath the retinal pigmented epithelium. Although drusen nearly always precede and increase the risk of choroidal neovascularization (CNV...
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عنوان ژورنال: Experimental Eye Research
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0014-4835
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2018.05.033