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Expression of human complement factor H prevents age-related macular degeneration-like retina damage and kidney abnormalities in aged Cfh knockout mice.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Jan 2015
Ding Jin-Dong, Kelly Una, Landowski Michael, Toomey Christopher B, Groelle Marybeth, Miller Chelsey, Smith Stephanie G, Klingeborn Mikael, Singhapricha Terry, Jiang Haixiang, Frank Michael M, Bowes Rickman Catherine
Abstract excerpt
Complement factor H (CFH) is an important regulatory protein in the alternative pathway of the complement system, and CFH polymorphisms increase the genetic risk of age-related macular degeneration dramatically. These same human CFH variants have also been associated with dense deposit disease. To mechanistically study the function of CFH in the pathogenesis of these diseases, we created transgenic mouse lines...
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