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Mechanism of Nucleic Acid Sensing in Retinal Pigment Epithelium (RPE): RIG-I Mediates Type I Interferon Response in Human RPE
18 Jun 2021
Abstract excerpt
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a degenerative disease of the outer retina, is the leading cause of blindness among the elderly. A hallmark of geographic atrophy (GA), an advanced type of nonneovascular AMD (dry AMD), is photoreceptor and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cell death. Currently, there are no FDA-approved therapies for GA due to a lack of understanding of the disease-causing mechanisms....
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