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A common haplotype in the complement regulatory gene factor H (HF1/CFH) predisposes individuals to age-related macular degeneration.
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It is shown that factor H (HF1), the major inhibitor of the alternative complement pathway, accumulates within drusen and is synthesized by the retinal pigmented epithelium, implicating HF1 function in the pathogenetic mechanisms underlying AMD.
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An Integrated Hypothesis That Considers Drusen as Biomarkers of Immune-Mediated Processes at the RPE-Bruch's Membrane Interface in Aging and Age-Related Macular Degeneration
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Variation in factor B (BF) and complement component 2 (C2) genes is associated with age-related macular degeneration
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Combined analysis of the C2 and BF haplotypes and CFH variants shows that variation in the two loci can predict the clinical outcome in 74% of the affected individuals and 56% ofThe controls, expanding and refine the understanding of the genetic risk for AMD.
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A role for local inflammation in the formation of drusen in the aging eye.
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The pivotal role of the complement system in aging and age-related macular degeneration: Hypothesis re-visited
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Drusen associated with aging and age‐related macular degeneration contain proteins common to extracellular deposits associated with atherosclerosis, elastosis, amyloidosis, and dense deposit disease
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Drusen associated with aging and age‐related macular degeneration contain proteins common to extracellular deposits associated with atherosclerosis, elastosis, amyloidosis, and dense deposit disease.
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Seven New Loci Associated with Age-Related Macular Degeneration
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A collaborative genome-wide association study, including >17,100 advanced AMD cases and >60,000 controls of European and Asian ancestry, identifies 19 loci associated at P < 5 × 10−8, which show enrichment for genes involved in the regulation of complement activity, lipid metabolism, extracellular matrix remodeling and angiogenesis.
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The role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration.
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Age‐related macular degeneration—emerging pathogenetic and therapeutic concepts
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Recently, compelling evidence has emerged that the innate immune system and, more specifically, uncontrolled regulation of the complement alternative pathway plays a central role in the pathobiology of AMD.
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Mutations in the novel protocadherin PCDH15 cause Usher syndrome type 1F.
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It is shown that protocadherins are essential for maintenance of normal retinal and cochlear function and are found in the linkage interval defined by the USH1F locus.
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