2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Involvement of Angptl2 in pathogenesis of Age-relatedmacular degeneration
Project/Area Number |
23792003
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Ophthalmology
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Research Institution | Keio University |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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Keywords | アンギオポイエチン様タンパク加齢黄斑変性 |
Research Abstract |
Age-related macular degeneration isthe main cause of blindness in middle age in Japan, elucidation of the new molecular mechanism is desired. We investigated the involvement of angiopoietin-like protein 2 (Angptl2) to age-related macular degeneration. In
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