Gut flora connects obesity with pathological angiogenesis in the eye
Neovascular age‐related macular degeneration (nvAMD) can cause severe vision loss among the elderly. Genetic risk factors for AMD include several variants related to the immune system and lipid metabolism. Obesity is a well‐known predisposing factor for nvAMD but how this metabolic disorder modulate...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Nature
2016-12-01
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Series: | EMBO Molecular Medicine |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.15252/emmm.201607165 |