Foveal Avascular Zone and Choroidal Thickness Are Decreased in Subjects with Hard Drusen and without High Genetic Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s Disease

Foveal Avascular Zone and Choroidal Thickness Are Decreased in Subjects with Hard Drusen and without High Genetic Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s Disease

A family history (FH+) of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and ɛ4 allele of the ApoE gene are the main genetic risk factors for developing AD, whereas ɛ4 allele plays a protective role in age-related macular degeneration. Ocular vascular changes have been reported in both pathologies. We analyzed the choroi...

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Main Authors: Inés López-Cuenca, Rosa de Hoz, Celia Alcántara-Rey, Elena Salobrar-García, Lorena Elvira-Hurtado, José A. Fernández-Albarral, Ana Barabash, Federico Ramírez-Toraño, Jaisalmer de Frutos-Lucas, Juan J. Salazar, Ana I. Ramírez, José M. Ramírez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Biomedicines
Subjects:
Alzheimer’s
family history
ApoE ɛ4
AMD
choroid
foveal avascular zone
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/6/638

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