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Impact of visceral fat and pro‐inflammatory factors on the pathogenesis of age‐related macular degeneration

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2015

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Paulina Haas, Katharina E. Kubista, Walter Krugluger, Johannes Huber, Susanne Binder
Acta Ophthalmologica

Abstract

Our results suggest that abdominal fat distribution is significantly associated with age-related macular degeneration. Analysis of patients with exudative AMD revealed higher levels of CRP, amyloid ß1-42, IL-6 and amyloid alpha.

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