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Monomeric C-reactive protein and inflammation in age-related macular degeneration.
The Journal of pathology - 1 Oct 2016
Chirco Kathleen R, Whitmore S Scott, Wang Kai, Potempa Lawrence A, Halder Jennifer A, Stone Edwin M, Tucker Budd A, Mullins Robert F
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a devastating disease characterized by central vision loss in elderly individuals. Previous studies have suggested a link between elevated levels of total C-reactive protein (CRP) in the choroid, CFH genotype, and AMD status; however, the structural form of CRP present in the choroid, its relationship to CFH genotype, and its functional consequences have not been...
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