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| Title |
Thyroid function: a new road to understanding age-related macular degeneration?
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| Published in |
BMC Medicine, April 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12916-015-0343-2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Till Ittermann, Clemens Jürgens |
| Abstract |
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) continues to be amongst the leading causes of blindness and visual impairment worldwide. AMD remains a degenerative disorder of unknown etiology with rising prevalence. It induces retinal changes and damages those parts of the retina which are essential for central vision. The risk of developing this condition is associated with increasing age. Early stages usually progress without warning signs over years. The major identified risk factors for AMD development are age, ethnicity, family history, and current smoking. Associations of other modifiable risk factors with AMD have been widely published but these studies have reported conflicting results and showed a lack of consistency. According to recent data published in BMC Medicine from the population-based Rotterdam study, thyroid hormones may contribute to a better characterization of AMD in clinical practice. In that study serum free thyroxine levels were positively associated with development of AMD. More studies are needed to validate these findings and to understand better the role of thyroid hormones in the pathogenesis of AMD disease.Please see related article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-015-0329-0. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 4 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 2 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 29 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 28 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 10% |
| Researcher | 3 | 10% |
| Other | 5 | 17% |
| Unknown | 7 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 28% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 14% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 3% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 4 | 14% |
| Unknown | 9 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 06 February 2016.
All research outputs
#2,563,686
of 22,800,560 outputs
Outputs from BMC Medicine
#1,600
of 3,421 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#34,552
of 265,382 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Medicine
#45
of 83 outputs
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