Compositions and methods for inhibiting drusen formation and for diagnosing or treating drusen-related disorders

摘要

Compositions of matter and methods for inhibiting drusen or drusen-like deposits and/or for treating diseases related to drusen or drusen-like deposits in human or animal subjects by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of i) a conformational epitope of an aggregate that contributes to the formation or biosynthesis of drusen or drusen-like deposits and/or ii) an antibody that binds to a conformational epitope of an aggregate that contributes to the formation or biosynthesis of drusen or the drusen-like deposit.