Researchers report a critical role for the complement system in early macular degeneration

Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 22:00 in Biology & Nature

Researchers report the unexpected finding that in mice genetically engineered to have an inherited form of macular degeneration, turning off the animals' complement system, a part of the immune system, prevented the disease.

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