The Role of the Immune Response in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

• Main Authors: Scott M. Whitcup (Author), Akrit Sodhi (Author), John P. Atkinson (Author), V. Michael Holers (Author), Debasish Sinha (Author), Bärbel Rohrer (Author), Andrew D. Dick (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in developed countries; with the aging population, the negative health impacts and costs of the disease will increase dramatically over the next decade. Although the exact cause of AMD is unknown, genetic studies have implicate...