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A common haplotype in the complement regulatory gene factor H (HF1/CFH) predisposes individuals to age-related macular degeneration

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most frequent cause of irreversible blindness in the elderly in developed countries. Our previous studies implicated activation of complement in the formation of drusen, the hallmark lesion of AMD. Here, we show that factor H (HF1), the major inhibitor o...

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Hauptverfasser: Hageman, Gregory S., Anderson, Don H., Johnson, Lincoln V., Hancox, Lisa S., Taiber, Andrew J., Hardisty, Lisa I., Hageman, Jill L., Stockman, Heather A., Borchardt, James D., Gehrs, Karen M., Smith, Richard J. H., Silvestri, Giuliana, Russell, Stephen R., Klaver, Caroline C. W., Barbazetto, Irene, Chang, Stanley, Yannuzzi, Lawrence A., Barile, Gaetano R., Merriam, John C., Smith, R. Theodore, Olsh, Adam K., Bergeron, Julie, Zernant, Jana, Merriam, Joanna E., Gold, Bert, Dean, Michael, Allikmets, Rando
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: National Academy of Sciences 2005
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1088171/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15870199
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0501536102
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