Autoimmunity and age-related macular degeneration: A review of the literature

Seminars in Ophthalmology

Volumn 26, Issue 4-5, 2011, Pages 304-311

  Fazelat, Ahad ^a   Bahrani, Hasan ^a   Buzney, Sheldon ^a   Lashkari, Kameran ^b   Weiter, John J ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; Autoimmunity; Choroidal Neovascular Membranes; Complement; Drusen; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; ALPHA ENOLASE; AUTOANTIBODY; AUTOANTIGEN; BETA CRYSTALLIN; COMPLEMENT; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; PENTRAXIN; PYRROLE;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; AUTOIMMUNITY; BLOOD RETINA BARRIER; DRUSEN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; LYMPH NODE; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; REVIEW;

AUTOIMMUNITY; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MACULAR DEGENERATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80053486885     PISSN: 08820538     EISSN: 17445205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08820538.2011.588666     Document Type: Review

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