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Cerebral microbleeds and age-related macular degeneration: the AGES-Reykjavik Study
Stockholm University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Aging Research Center (ARC), (together with KI).
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2012 (English)In: Neurobiology of Aging, ISSN 0197-4580, E-ISSN 1558-1497, Vol. 33, no 12, p. 2935-2937Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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We test the hypothesis that cerebral microbleeds (CMB) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), both linked to amyloid-beta deposition, are correlated. This study includes 4205 participants (mean age 76.2; 57.8% women) in the Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility (AGES)Reykjavik Study (2002-2006). CMB were assessed from magnetic resonance images, and AMD was assessed using digital retinal images. Data were analyzed with multinomial logistic models controlling for major confounders. Evidence of CMB was detected in 476 persons (272 with strict lobar CMB and 204 with nonlobar CMB). AMD was detected in 1098 persons (869 with early AMD, 140 with exudative AMD, and 89 with pure geographic atrophy). Early and exudative AMD were not associated with CMB. The adjusted odds ratio of pure geographic atrophy was 1.62 (95% confidence interval 0.93-2.82, p = 0.089) for having any CMB, 1.43 (0.66-3.06, p = 0.363) for strict lobar CMB, and 1.85 (0.89-3.87, p = 0.100) for nonlobar CMB. This study provides no evidence that amyloid deposits in the brain and AMD are correlated. However, the suggestive association of geographic atrophy with CMB warrants further investigation.

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2012. Vol. 33, no 12, p. 2935-2937
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Age-related macular degeneration, Cerebral microbleeds, Amyloid-beta, The AGES-Reykjavik Study
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Neurosciences Gerontology, specialising in Medical and Health Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-83049DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2012.01.012ISI: 000310200000019OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-83049DiVA, id: diva2:573850
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Available from: 2012-12-03 Created: 2012-12-03 Last updated: 2018-01-12Bibliographically approved

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