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ARMS2 interference leads to decrease of proinflammatory mediators.
Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie - 1 Nov 2013
Zeng Fanxing, Zhang Min, Xu Yiting, Xu Haifeng
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BACKGROUND: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a major cause of irreversible blindness among elderly people in developed countries. Many studies suggested that age-related maculopathy susceptibility 2 (ARMS2) is the second major susceptibility gene for AMD. Increasing evidence was found recently that inflammatory processes and oxidative stress may contribute to the pathogenesis of AMD. Meanwhile, the...
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