AAV	adeno-associated virus
AMD	age-related macular degeneration
AP	alternative pathway
ARM	age-related maculopathy
BRB	blood-retina barrier
C3	complement component 3 (same for C2, C4, etc.)
C3(H2O)Bb	fluid-phase C3-convertase
CC	choriocapillaris
CNV	choroidal neovascularization
CP	classical pathway
CR1	complement receptor 1
dAMD	dry AMD
EMA	European Medicines Agency
ECM	extracellular matrix
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
FB	factor B
FD	factor D
FH	factor H
FI	factor I
GA	geographic atrophy
GAG	glycosaminoglycans
GWAS	genome-wide association study
Ig	immunoglobulin
KO	knock-out
LP	lectin pathway
MAC	membrane-attack complex
MASP	MBL-associated serine protease
MBL	mannose-binding lectin
mRNA	messenger RNA
PEDF	pigment endothelial-derived factor
PR	photoreceptor
rCD59	recombinant CD59
RPE	retinal pigment epithelium
SNP	single nucleotide polymorphism
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-alpha
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
wAMD	wet AMD