Researchers have identified a new protein linked to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) that could offer new hope for the diagnosis and treatment of the disease, which affects over 1.5 million people in the UK alone.
The research team, made up of scientists from Queen Mary University of London, the University of Manchester, Cardiff University, and Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, found significantly higher levels of a protein called factor H-related protein 4 (FHR-4) in the blood of AMD patients.
Further investigation, using eye tissue donated for medical research, showed the presence of the FHR-4 protein within the macula -- the specific region of the eye affected by the disease.
The research team, made up of scientists from Queen Mary University of London, the University of Manchester, Cardiff University, and Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, found significantly higher levels of a protein called factor H-related protein 4 (FHR-4) in the blood of AMD patients.
Further investigation, using eye tissue donated for medical research, showed the presence of the FHR-4 protein within the macula -- the specific region of the eye affected by the disease.
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