Association of CRP levels with ARMS2 and CFH variants in age-related macular degeneration
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DOI: 10.1007/s10792-020-01460-y
Abstract: To investigate whether plasma high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) level is associated with exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) as well as variants of ARMS2 A69S and CFH I62V in patients with exudative AMD. A case-control… read more here.
Keywords: crp levels; age related; patients exudative; crp ... See more keywords
Decreased Circulating Levels of Dickkopf-1 in Patients with Exudative Age-related Macular Degeneration
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-01119-2
Abstract: Aberrant activation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway plays a pathogenic role in retinal inflammation and neovascularization. Here, we investigated whether circulating levels of Dickkopf-1 (DKK-1), a specific inhibitor of this pathway, are altered in patients… read more here.
Keywords: exudative amd; levels dickkopf; patients exudative; amd ... See more keywords