From: Prevalence of anti-retinal autoantibodies in different stages of Age-related macular degeneration
AMD stage | Total seropositivity | Patients seropositive for a single antigen | Unique antigens* |
---|---|---|---|
Controls | 14/26 (54%) | 5/26 (19%) | 35Â k (12%) |
68Â k (16%) | |||
46Â k (28%) | |||
Intermediate AMD | 26/41 (63%) | 21/41 (51%) | 40Â k (10%) |
42Â k (16%) | |||
46Â k (41%) | |||
Late AMD - Geographic Atrophy | 18/28 (64%) | 9/28 (32%) | 30Â k (23%) |
46Â k (46%) | |||
Late AMD - Neovascular AMD | 16/33 (49%) | 10/33 (30%) | 32Â k (13%) |
35Â k (21%) | |||
46Â k (29%) | |||
60Â k (8%) | |||
Late AMD - Both GA + NV | 4/6 (67%) | 4/6 (67%) | Not determined |