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- Title
Complement factor H polymorphism, complement activators, and risk of age-related macular degeneration.
- Authors
Despriet, Dominiek D G; Klaver, Caroline C W; Witteman, Jacqueline C M; Bergen, Arthur A B; Kardys, Isabella; de Maat, Moniek P M; Boekhoorn, Sharmila S; Vingerling, Johannes R; Hofman, Albert; Oostra, Ben A; Uitterlinden, André G; Stijnen, Theo; van Duijn, Cornelia M; de Jong, Paulus T V M
- Abstract
The evidence that inflammation is an important pathway in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is growing. Recent case-control studies demonstrated an association between the complement factor H (CFH) gene, a regulator of complement, and AMD.
- Publication
JAMA, 2006, Vol 296, Issue 3, p301
- ISSN
1538-3598
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.296.3.301