Untreated AMD cell lysates also showed 101.4 % higher IL-17A protein levels compared to untreated normal cell lysates: P = 0.0159; NL UN CL = 1 ± 0.2259 a.u.; AMD UN CL = 2.014 ± 0.2994 a.u. (Figure 4J). This evidence concerns the gene IL17A and age-related macular degeneration.