Akhtar‐Schäfer, Isha
Wang, Luping
Krohne, Tim U https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2280-925X
Xu, Heping
Langmann, Thomas https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6826-529X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Diabetes UK (11/0004230)
Diabetes UK (13/0004729)
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (LA1203/6‐2)
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (LA1203/9‐1)
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (LA1203/10‐1)
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (FOR2240)
Pro Retina Foundation
Hans and Marlies Stock Foundation
European Union Horizon 2020 (722717)
Fight for Sight UK (1574/1575)
Dunhill Medical Trust (R188/0211)
Article History
Received: 4 January 2018
Revised: 21 August 2018
Accepted: 31 August 2018
First Online: 17 September 2018
Conflict of interest
: T.L. is named inventor on a patent application related to the use of polysialic acid for neurodegenerative diseases filed by the universities of Bonn and Cologne. All other authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.