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Title A blood test could diagnose the world's most common cause of blindness 'YEARS before symptoms develop' Media name/outlet Mail Online Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 7/02/20 Description A blood test could help diagnose the world's most common cause of blindness – years before symptoms develop.
Age-related macular degeneration patients have much higher levels of the FHR-4 protein, scientists have discovered.
The breakthrough could lead to earlier detection when drugs are more likely to be effective and the development of medications that target it.
Ophthalmologists at the University of Manchester say the discovery could lead to a blood test to predict who will get the vision-robbing condition.URL https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7978933/Blood-test-diagnose-common-cause-blindness-YEARS-symptoms-develop.html Persons Paul Bishop
Keywords
- vision
- Age-related macular degeneration