A number of genes currently known or suggested to be associated with AMD, showed high (C3 [genbank: NM_000064], CFB [genbank: NM_001710], CFH [genbank: NM_000186], HTRA1 [genbank: NM_002775], and CST3 [genbank: NM_000099]) or moderate (FBLN5 [genbank: NM_006329]) expression levels in the RPE. This evidence concerns the gene C3 and age-related macular degeneration.