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Evidence of a novel gene HERPUD1 in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy.
International journal of clinical and experimental pathology - 1 Jan 2015
Jin Enzhong, Bai Yujing, Huang Lvzhen, Zhao Min, Zhang Chunfang, Zhao Mingwei, Li Xiaoxin
Abstract excerpt
Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) is an exudative maculopathy, with clinical features distinct from neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) which is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the elderly. Our studies focused on the genetic background and function of a novel gene HERPUD1 in PCV. HERPUD1 has been reported to increase the level of amyloid β (Aβ), which is a component of drusen...
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