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Review
. 2015 Summer;55(3):63-78.
doi: 10.1097/IIO.0000000000000073.

Inflammatory Mechanisms of Age-related Macular Degeneration

Jared E Knickelbein, Chi-Chao Chan, H Nida Sen, Frederick L Ferris, Robert B Nussenblatt
Review

Inflammatory Mechanisms of Age-related Macular Degeneration

Jared E Knickelbein et al. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2015 Summer.
No abstract available

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Disclosures: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest to disclose

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Figure 1
HLA-DR expression on RPE in eyes with (A) geographic atrophic and (B) neovascular AMD. Arrows indicate areas of strongly positive staining.
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