Anti-fumarase antibody promotes the dropout of photoreceptor inner and outer segments in diabetic macular oedema

Conclusions/interpretationThis study has identified anti-fumarase antibody as a serum biomarker and demonstrates that the generation of this autoantibody might be a pathological mechanism of autoimmune photoreceptor injuries in DMO.

http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00125-018-4773-1

Source: Diabetologia - February 13, 2019 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research