Abnormal Blood Vessel Formation (IMAGE)

WashU Medicine

Abnormal Blood Vessel Formation

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In this image of the retina, normal blood vessels (green) surround a clump of new, abnormal vessels that has formed beneath the center of the retina. Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a molecular pathway that leads to the formation of such blood vessels, which can cause blindness in people with age-related macular degeneration.

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