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Thyroid function and age-related macular degeneration: a prospective population-based cohort study - the Rotterdam Study

BACKGROUND: In animal models, lack of thyroid hormone is associated with cone photoreceptor preservation, while administration of high doses of active thyroid hormone leads to deterioration. The association between thyroid function and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has not been investigated...

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Autores principales: Chaker, Layal, Buitendijk, Gabriëlle HS, Dehghan, Abbas, Medici, Marco, Hofman, Albert, Vingerling, Johannes R, Franco, Oscar H, Klaver, Caroline CW, Peeters, Robin P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4407352/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25903050
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-015-0329-0