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Complement Dysregulation: A Link for Stargardt Disease & Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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Title: Complement Dysregulation: A Link for Stargardt Disease & Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Author: Roxana A. Radu, MD; Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, UCLA Stein Eye Institute
Date: 1/15/2020
Keywords/Main Subjects: RPE; Complement activity; Membrane attack complex; Mutation; Complement factor H; ABCA4 gene; Bisretinoids; STGD1; Photoreceptor cell loss
Diagnosis: Stargardt Disease
Brief Description: Discussion of research supporting complement dysregulation as pathologic mechanism for Stargardt disease
Format: Video
Series: Moran Eye Center Grand Rounds
Identifier: Moran_CORE_27353
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