(3) We deliberately selected a panel of proteins that have been implicated in previous or related AqH studies4, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and can be involved in more than one (e.g. IL-22, IL-6, or IL-17 are linked to AMD, Uveitis, and B cell lymphoma29, 30, 31, 32) of these retinal conditions to challenge the discriminative power of the algorithm. The gene discussed is IL6; the disease is age-related macular degeneration.