
Scientists have discovered that age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is caused by a failure of at least one of five proteins that regulate the immune system.
Researchers at the University of Manchester said the discovery could lead to developments in new treatments and a test to determine at risk patients.
Dr Richard Unwin from The University of Manchester’s Stoller Biomarker Discovery Centre said: ‘This is a hugely important study for people with AMD. Measuring the levels of these FHR proteins has been a big challenge over the last few years and is technically quite challenging as they are present at low levels in the blood and are very similar to each other.
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